+0.08 points a game is the venue form gap, in Birmingham City Women's favour: Birmingham City Women takes 1.83 a game at home over the last two seasons, Crystal Palace Ladies 1.75 away.
Birmingham City Women: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season in the Women's Championship. Crystal Palace Ladies: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season in the Women's Championship.
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
Birmingham City Women -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 0 of 1, scoring 2 and conceding 2. Last season at home in the Women's Championship: won 7, drew 0, lost 4 of 11, scoring 27 and conceding 16 -- 1.91 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Chelsea Women 0-2 away; drew with Brighton & Hove Albion Women 2-2 at home; lost to Manchester City Women 1-3 away; beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 2-0 away in the Women's Championship; lost to Ipswich Town W 0-3 at home in the Women's Championship. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 8 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Amy Merricks. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Crystal Palace Ladies -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 0 of 1, scoring 0 and conceding 0. Last season away in the Women's Championship: won 6, drew 2, lost 3 of 11, scoring 16 and conceding 13 -- 1.82 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Tottenham Hotspur Women 0-7 at home; drew with Arsenal Women 0-0 away; beat Everton Women 1-0 at home; beat Portsmouth Ladies 6-1 at home in the Women's Championship; beat Sunderland Women 2-1 away in the Women's Championship. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 8 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Josanne Potter. 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.