National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheffield Utd W or Birmingham W that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sheffield Utd W form and stats
Sheffield Utd W participated in FA Cup Women the last season, where they reached the 5th round.Sheffield Utd W have performed here this season with 4 wins from 6 Wsl 2 Women matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Sheffield Utd W enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Coventry United's place. The match ended 5-0 with C. Dixon, M. Green, J. Pennock and K. Wilkinson (2) scoring. Preceding that match was a League Cup Women defeat to Manchester City W (0-4).
As mentioned above, Sheffield Utd W "killed" Coventry United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Sheffield Utd W are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 6 games). Sheffield Utd W have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Birmingham W form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup Women last season. This ended in the 5th round.There's been little loot from Birmingham W's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Wsl 1 Women. Birmingham W only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. Recent form does not give Birmingham W much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sheffield Utd W will be a tough nut to crack. Birmingham W has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Wsl 1 Women home defeat versus Manchester City W with 0-2 on the scoreboard. It was a Wsl 1 Women defeat before that one as the away game against Reading W wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Goals are few and far between in Birmingham W's away league games. Only 2 goals from 6 travels. In the opposite end, Birmingham W have conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
| K. Wilkinson 11 goals | J. Pennock 8 goals | O. Fergusson 6 goals |
Sheffield Utd W missing players
Birmingham W missing players
| Sheffield Utd W | Birmingham W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 74 | 34 | Scored | S | 23 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 76% | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 263 | 140 | Total Shots | T S | 96 | 174 | ||
| 112 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 69 | ||
| 55% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 19% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aston Villa W | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd W | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 26 | 31 |
| 3 | Durham W | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 4 | Millwall W | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | London Bees W | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 6 | Leicester W | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -14 | 11 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 8 | Lewes W | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 9 |
| 9 | Coventry United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 9 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace W | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -18 | 9 |
| 11 | Charlton W | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City W | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 33 |
| 2 | Arsenal W | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 33 |
| 3 | Chelsea W | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 32 |
| 4 | Manchester United W | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 5 | Everton W | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Reading W | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 7 | Tottenham W | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 8 | West Ham W | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | Brighton W | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -19 | 9 |
| 10 | Birmingham W | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -15 | 7 |
| 11 | Liverpool W | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 12 | Bristol City W | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | -29 | 6 |