+0.20 points a game is the venue form gap, in Aston Villa Ladies's favour: Aston Villa Ladies takes 0.77 a game at home over the last two seasons, Liverpool Women 0.57 away.
Aston Villa Ladies: 27 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season. Liverpool Women: 27 league matches in the bank, 5 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
Aston Villa Ladies -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 1, lost 1 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 2, drew 3, lost 6 of 11, scoring 14 and conceding 26 -- 0.82 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Crystal Palace Ladies 1-1 at home; lost to Tottenham Hotspur Women 0-4 away; drew with Brighton & Hove Albion Women 1-1 away; lost to Manchester City Women 1-4 at home; drew with Chelsea Women 1-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 11 matches with one recorded (10, 1 apiece), most recently Brian Sorensen with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Liverpool Women -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 0, lost 2 of 3, scoring 6 and conceding 5. Last season away: won 1, drew 2, lost 8 of 11, scoring 8 and conceding 19 -- 0.45 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Manchester United Women 0-1 away; beat Everton Women 2-0 at home; lost to Manchester City Women 2-4 away; drew with Tottenham Hotspur Women 1-1 at home; beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 4-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 11 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Gareth Taylor. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:06 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.