National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arsenal W or Manchester City W that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arsenal and Manchester City W.
Arsenal W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Meadow Park as Arsenal W have scored 15 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Wsl 1 Women are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Arsenal W drew their last game, 0-0 away at West Ham W.
A home victory ahead of that game, as expected. The team were big favourites against Leeds Ladies and won 9-0.
There will be little rest for Arsenal after this match as they are travelling to Manchester City W for a Wsl 1 Women game in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 6 games), Arsenal W's attacking play is working. Arsenal W are not conceding a lot of goals here at Meadow Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Manchester City W form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Manchester, as they won the League Cup Women.Manchester City W have an excellent away record in the Wsl 1 Women so far with 5-0-2 from 7 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Manchester City W, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Leicester W last time out. Shaw has bagged at least one goal for the visitors three matches in a row. The skill!
A home victory as expected against Sheffield Utd W before that, in the FA Cup Women.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Arsenal W in just three days.
Manchester City W have the goal stats of 14-7 (for/against) from 7 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Arsenal W, two draws and four wins for Manchester City W. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Shaw 10 goals |  F. Leonhardsen Maanum 4 goals |  V. Miedema 4 goals |
Arsenal W missing players
Manchester City W missing players
| Arsenal W | Manchester City W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 75 | 43 | Scored | S | 29 | 79 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 7.9 | 8.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.5 | 17.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.8 | 16.7 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 43% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea W | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester United W | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 29 |
| 3 | Arsenal W | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 26 |
| 4 | Manchester City W | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | Everton W | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Aston Villa W | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 7 | West Ham W | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 8 | Liverpool W | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 11 |
| 9 | Tottenham W | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 10 | Brighton W | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 8 |
| 11 | Reading W | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -15 | 7 |
| 12 | Leicester W | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -22 | 3 |
