Arsenal Women v Birmingham City Women

Women's Super League, game week 6 — UK time

Step 2 of 4 — Home and away form.

What this step says

+0.59 points a game is the venue form gap, in Arsenal Women's favour: Arsenal Women takes 2.23 a game at home over the last two seasons, Birmingham City Women 1.64 away.

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Arsenal Women: 27 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season. Birmingham City Women: 27 league matches in the bank, 5 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

Arsenal Women -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 2, lost 0 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 1. Last season at home: won 8, drew 3, lost 0 of 11, scoring 28 and conceding 6 -- 2.45 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Manchester City Women 2-4 away; lost to Chelsea Women 0-1 away; 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.
The dugout
Every one of the 16 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.

Birmingham City Women -- away

Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 3 of 3, scoring 2 and conceding 7. Last season away in the Women's Championship: won 7, drew 2, lost 2 of 11, scoring 19 and conceding 8 -- 2.09 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Everton Women 1-2 away; drew with Crystal Palace Ladies 3-3 at home; 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.
The dugout
Every one of the 10 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.

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.