Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Manchester City W & Durham 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 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 Manchester City W and Durham W.
Manchester City W form and stats
Manchester was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the League Cup Women.Manchester City W have played 2 Wsl 1 Women games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Manchester manager G. Taylor might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Manchester crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Chelsea W here at Academy Stadium in a FA Cup Women match.
Before that, Manchester City W had a League Cup Women home game versus Everton W which ended with a victory 5-1.There will be little rest for Manchester City W after this match as they are travelling to Leicester W for a Wsl 1 Women game in only three days.
Durham W form and stats
Last season their League Cup Women adventure ended in the quarter-finals.It's gone fairly well in the Wsl 2 Women away games so far for Durham W with six points collected from three matches. Durham have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Durham goalkeeper Megan Borthwick is eager to challenge this, with his 477 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
D. Bradley scored in Durham W's previous match, the home game against Millwall W that ended 1-0.
A draw for Durham before that, at their own venue hosting Manchester United W (2-2).Durham have another match that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Wsl 2 Women fixture versus Crystal Palace W. A gruelling schedule for the guests!
The travelling fans enjoy Durham's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Durham W have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Hepple 4 goals |  K. Shaw 2 goals |  S. Houghton 1 goals |
Manchester City W missing players
Durham W missing players
| Manchester City W | Durham W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 64 | 41 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 10.3 | ||
| 7 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Durham W | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Liverpool W | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Millwall W | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Charlton W | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Sunderland W | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Bristol City W | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sheffield Utd W | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Lewes W | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace W | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers W | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Coventry United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 12 | Watford W | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 1 |