Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aston Villa W & Sheffield Utd W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup Women. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Aston saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Wsl 1 Women. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sheffield Utd W have had more rest.
Aston Villa W form and stats
Last season, Aston's League Cup Women journey ended in the quarter-finals.Aston Villa W have less points than they have played home games in the Wsl 1 Women so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Aston to get some points in this home game. The Aston manager G. Davies might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Prior to that, an away loss at Reading W in the Wsl 1 Women.
Aston were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Aston after this match as they are travelling to Bristol City W for a Wsl 1 Women game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Aston Villa W's 2 home games: 0 goals, 8 conceded.
Sheffield Utd W form and stats
Sheffield was sent out of League Cup Women in the quarter-finals last season.1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Sheffield Utd W playing as the away team in the Wsl 2 Women this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Aston Villa W game have they lost an away game, meaning Sheffield has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Leicester W in the Wsl 2 Women.
As mentioned above, Sheffield was the only team on the pitch versus London Bees W in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sheffield manager N. Redfearn as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Coventry United.
Sheffield Utd W have the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Aston victories, one draw and two Sheffield Utd W wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Aston Villa W missing players
Sheffield Utd W missing players
| Aston Villa W | Sheffield Utd W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 55 | 32 | Scored | S | 35 | 76 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 254 | 164 | Total Shots | T S | 130 | 281 | ||
| 120 | 80 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 118 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 53% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Coventry United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Durham W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield Utd W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | Everton W | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Chelsea W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Manchester United W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Manchester City W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Reading W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Brighton W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tottenham W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 9 | West Ham W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 1 |
| 10 | Birmingham W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| 11 | Aston Villa W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
| 12 | Bristol City W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | -15 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool W | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Durham W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Sheffield Utd W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Lewes W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Leicester W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Charlton W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Coventry United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 10 | Millwall W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 11 | London Bees W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 0 |