Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brighton W & Reading W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup Women. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Brighton nor Reading W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Brighton W form and stats
Brighton participated in League Cup Women the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Brighton 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 Brighton, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Brighton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at West Ham W's place. The match ended 1-0 with R. Jarrett scoring. Preceding that match was a Wsl 1 Women defeat to Aston Villa W (0-2).
Brighton W aren't scoring a lot here at The People's Pension Stadium in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Brighton have conceded 7 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Reading W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The visitors are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Wsl 1 Women. With three draws in a row for Reading the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Reading W has drawn their two previous away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Everton W in their previous outing. The Wsl 1 Women match ended in a draw 1-1. Before that, Reading W travelled to Tottenham W and returned home with a draw after the Wsl 1 Women game finished 1-1.
Reading W have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. The Reading manager K. Chambers has some worries about the defense as 8 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Brighton victories, one draw and two Reading W wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Harding 2 goals |  M. Connolly 1 goals | R. Jarrett 1 goals |
Brighton W missing players
Reading W missing players
| Brighton W | Reading W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 25 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 150 | 75 | Total Shots | T S | 107 | 284 | ||
| 68 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 113 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Reading W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Brighton W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Charlton W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 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 | Manchester United W | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Arsenal W | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 16 |
| 3 | Chelsea W | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Everton W | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Manchester City W | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Birmingham W | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Reading W | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Brighton W | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 9 | West Ham W | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -13 | 4 |
| 10 | Aston Villa W | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 3 |
| 11 | Tottenham W | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 3 |
| 12 | Bristol City W | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | -26 | 1 |