Manchester City Women v Brighton & Hove Albion Women

What this step says

+2.08 points a game is the venue form gap, in Manchester City Women's favour: Manchester City Women takes 3.00 a game at home over the last two seasons, Brighton & Hove Albion Women 0.92 away.

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Manchester City Women: 27 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season. Brighton & Hove Albion 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

Manchester City Women -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue

This season at home: won 3, drew 0, lost 0 of 3, scoring 11 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 11, drew 0, lost 0 of 11, scoring 38 and conceding 8 -- 3.00 points a game.

Its last five league matches

Newest first: beat Arsenal Women 4-2 at home; beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 1-0 away; beat Liverpool Women 4-2 at home; beat Aston Villa Ladies 4-1 away; beat Birmingham City Women 3-1 at home.

The dugout

Every one of the 12 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Andree Jeglertz. 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 1 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 4. 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: beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 5-1 at home; lost to London City Lionesses 0-2 away; 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.

The dugout

The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 14 matches with one recorded (11, 3 apiece), most recently Arturo Ruiz Álvarez with 3. 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.