+0.13 points a game is the venue form gap, in Chelsea Women's favour: Chelsea Women takes 2.38 a game at home over the last two seasons, Arsenal Women 2.25 away.
Chelsea Women: 25 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season. Arsenal 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
Chelsea Women -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 9, drew 0, lost 2 of 11, scoring 20 and conceding 8 -- 2.45 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Birmingham City Women 2-0 at home; beat Manchester United Women 5-0 away; drew with Aston Villa Ladies 1-1 at home; beat Manchester United Women 1-0 at home; beat Leicester City WFC 3-1 away. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 11 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Sonia Bompastor. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Arsenal Women -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 0 of 1, scoring 1 and conceding 0. Last season away: won 7, drew 3, lost 1 of 11, scoring 25 and conceding 8 -- 2.18 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Manchester United Women 1-1 at home; drew with Crystal Palace Ladies 0-0 at home; beat Brighton & Hove Albion Women 1-0 away; beat Liverpool Women 3-1 away; beat Everton Women 1-0 at home. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 14 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Renee Slegers. 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.