National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Birmingham W or Brighton 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 Birmingham and Brighton W.
Birmingham W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the group stage.0-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Wsl 1 Women numbers at home for Birmingham W so far this season. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 20 attempts.
Birmingham travelled for their previous game, a trip to West Ham W that ended 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Birmingham W lost 0-2 at home to Manchester United W.At St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham W has the goal stats of 0-7 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Brighton W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the group stage.Brighton W are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Wsl 1 Women, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Brighton W go into this game after a win, the home game against Tottenham W that ended 2-1.
It was a Wsl 1 Women defeat before that one as the away game against Chelsea W wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.6 goals so far away for Brighton W, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Birmingham W-Brighton W H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Birmingham W one win, Brighton W four wins, two draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Williams 2 goals |  I. Kaagman 2 goals |  G. Lee 2 goals |
Birmingham W missing players
Brighton W missing players
| Birmingham W | Brighton W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 53 | 30 | Conceded | C | 15 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 28% | ||
| 2.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4 | ||
| 6.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Birmingham W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Brighton W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Millwall W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | West Ham 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 15 |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Tottenham W | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Manchester United W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Brighton W | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | West Ham W | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Aston Villa W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | Everton W | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Manchester City W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | Reading W | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| 11 | Birmingham W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 1 |
| 12 | Leicester W | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 0 |