-0.13 points a game is the venue form gap, in Nottingham Forest Ladies's favour: Southampton W takes 1.33 a game at home over the last two seasons, Nottingham Forest Ladies 1.46 away.
Southampton W: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Nottingham Forest Ladies: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Southampton W -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 0 of 1, scoring 0 and conceding 0. Last season at home: won 4, drew 3, lost 4 of 11, scoring 23 and conceding 14 -- 1.36 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Sunderland Women 0-0 away; drew with Ipswich Town W 0-0 at home; beat Durham Women 3-1 away; beat Nottingham Forest Ladies 3-0 away; drew with Charlton Athletic Ladies 2-2 at home. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 8 matches with one recorded (7, 1 apiece), most recently Simon Parker with 7. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Nottingham Forest Ladies -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 4, drew 3, lost 4 of 11, scoring 11 and conceding 16 -- 1.36 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Durham Women 2-1 away; drew with Watford LFC 2-2 at home; drew with Ipswich Town W 1-1 away; lost to Southampton W 0-3 at home; beat Portsmouth Ladies 1-0 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 9 matches with one recorded (7, 2 apiece), most recently Tom Mallinson with 2. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.