National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arsenal W or Reading W that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Arsenal W form and stats
Arsenal W have been outstanding at home so far in the Wsl 1 Women with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses. 4W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the League Cup Women for Arsenal W. The Arsenal W fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. Arsenal W has played ten games in a row here without a defeat. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of eight straight victories regardless of arena.
The Arsenal W goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud Magnin is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 547 minutes without conceding a goal in the Wsl 1 Women.
A good away victory last time out for Arsenal W, who won 4-0 against Brighton W. Ahead of that match, Arsenal W won a home game hosting Birmingham W (2-0).
As mentioned above, Arsenal W "killed" Brighton W in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Arsenal W as they have a new game in only four days, a Wsl 1 Women match thankfully also at home. Chelsea W are visiting.
Arsenal W always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 21 goals in 6 league games. Defensively Arsenal W have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reading W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the quarter-finals.2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Reading W in their Wsl 1 Women matches away. When we have look at the League Cup Women statistics, we find 3W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
Reading W are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Wsl 1 Women against Birmingham W. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Chelsea W's place.
Reading W has another fixture away, a Wsl 1 Women game, against Everton W in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Reading W have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Reading W have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Arsenal W-Reading W H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Arsenal W 3 wins, Reading W 0 wins, 0 draws. 3 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 V. Miedema 14 goals | K. Little 5 goals | J. Nobbs 4 goals |
Arsenal W missing players
Reading W missing players
| Arsenal W | Reading W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 87 | 54 | Scored | S | 20 | 50 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 13 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 7.5 | 8.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 336 | 200 | Total Shots | T S | 75 | 271 | ||
| 173 | 109 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 107 | ||
| 46% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal W | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City W | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 30 |
| 3 | Chelsea W | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 29 |
| 4 | Reading W | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Tottenham W | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 6 | Manchester United W | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | Everton W | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | West Ham W | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | Brighton W | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | -18 | 9 |
| 10 | Birmingham W | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
| 11 | Bristol City W | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | -28 | 6 |
| 12 | Liverpool W | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 3 |