London City Lionesses v Brighton & Hove Albion Women

What this step says

+0.58 points a game is the venue form gap, in London City Lionesses's favour: London City Lionesses takes 1.58 a game at home over the last two seasons, Brighton & Hove Albion Women 1.00 away.

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London City Lionesses: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Brighton & Hove Albion Women: 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

London City Lionesses -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue

This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 0 of 1, scoring 2 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 5, drew 1, lost 5 of 11, scoring 16 and conceding 16 -- 1.45 points a game.

Its last five league matches

Newest first: beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 4-1 away; lost to West Ham United Women 1-2 away; beat Manchester United Women 2-1 at home; beat Aston Villa Ladies 2-1 at home; lost to Tottenham Hotspur Women 1-2 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 11 matches with one recorded (7, 4 apiece), most recently Eder Maestre Eguia 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.

Brighton & Hove Albion Women -- away

Its record at the relevant venue

This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 0 of 1, scoring 2 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 3, drew 2, lost 6 of 11, scoring 10 and conceding 13 -- 1.00 points a game.

Its last five league matches

Newest first: drew with Aston Villa Ladies 1-1 at home; drew with Birmingham City Women 2-2 away; lost to Arsenal Women 0-1 at home; lost to Tottenham Hotspur Women 1-2 at home; drew with Arsenal Women 1-1 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 13 matches with one recorded (11, 2 apiece), most recently Arturo Ruiz Álvarez 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.