+0.20 points a game is the venue form gap, in Manchester United Women's favour: Manchester United Women takes 1.73 a game at home over the last two seasons, Crystal Palace Ladies 1.53 away.
Manchester United Women: 31 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season. Crystal Palace Ladies: 31 league matches in the bank, 9 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
Manchester United Women -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 1, lost 1 of 4, scoring 4 and conceding 7. Last season at home: won 5, drew 4, lost 2 of 11, scoring 18 and conceding 13 -- 1.73 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Aston Villa Ladies 1-0 away; drew with Everton Women 0-0 away; drew with Manchester City Women 1-1 at home; beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 3-1 away; beat Liverpool Women 1-0 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 16 matches with one recorded (9, 7 apiece), most recently Eva Olid with 9. 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 3, lost 1 of 4, scoring 5 and conceding 6. 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: beat Charlton Athletic Ladies 3-2 at home; lost to Brighton & Hove Albion Women 1-2 away; lost to Chelsea Women 1-3 at home; lost to West Ham United Women 0-1 at home; drew with Aston Villa Ladies 1-1 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 14 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 02:20 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.