National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Aston Villa W or Sheffield Utd 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 Villa and Sheffield Utd W.
Aston Villa W form and stats
Last season, Villa's League Cup Women journey ended in the quarter-finals.Aston Villa W have played three Wsl 1 Women home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Villa, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Happy days for Villa in their previous game, a Wsl 1 Women match away at Birmingham W that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Before that game, the home loss against Chelsea W with the scoreline 0-1.Villa are traveling soon after this match as the Wsl 1 Women match at Manchester City W awaits in three days.
Villa have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Villa are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Sheffield Utd W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the group stage.The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Wsl 2 Women. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sheffield are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sheffield have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 262 minutes ago. L. Watson was the goal scorer.
Two away games in a row for Sheffield, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Millwall W in the Wsl 2 Women.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Charlton W in the Wsl 2 Women.A quick return to home after this game, as Sheffield are hosting Lewes W in the Wsl 2 Women only four days away.
The attacking power of Sheffield when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. In the opposite end, Sheffield have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding eight meetings featuring these two teams are: five wins for Villa, one draw and two wins for Sheffield Utd W. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Watson 5 goals | C. Sweetman-Kirk 3 goals |   R. Allen 2 goals |
Aston Villa W missing players
Sheffield Utd W missing players
| Aston Villa W | Sheffield Utd W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 28 | 42 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 32% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 6 | 7.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 27% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 11.8 | 13.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Utd W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Aston Villa W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sunderland W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Liverpool W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 19 |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
| 3 | Brighton W | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Tottenham W | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Manchester United W | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Aston Villa W | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 10 |
| 7 | West Ham W | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Reading W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Manchester City W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Everton W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 11 | Birmingham W | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -14 | 1 |
| 12 | Leicester W | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Millwall W | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Durham W | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace W | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Bristol City W | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Charlton W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Lewes W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Sunderland W | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd W | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers W | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Watford W | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 5 |
| 12 | Coventry United W | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 2 |