National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Millwall W or Birmingham W that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Millwall nor Birmingham 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.
Millwall W form and stats
Millwall W was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup Women.Millwall W have collected 10 points from their Wsl 2 Women home games so far after 3-1-0.
A good away victory last time out for Millwall, who won 6-1 against Ashford Town (Middx) W. As mentioned above, Millwall "killed" Ashford Town (Middx) W in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Heartbreak before that as Millwall lost 0-2 at Charlton W's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bristol City W are coming to town in four days.
The Millwall fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Millwall W have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Birmingham W form and stats
Birmingham W's mission in League Cup Women last season failed in the group stage.0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham W playing as the away team in the Wsl 1 Women this season.
Birmingham might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Manchester City W proved too strong as Birmingham W slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans.
Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting Chelsea W's place.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Birmingham manager Elliott as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Leicester W.
Goals are few and far between in Birmingham's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Birmingham W's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Jarrett 4 goals | A. Rodgers 2 goals |  L. Quinn 2 goals |
Millwall W missing players
Birmingham W missing players
| Millwall W | Birmingham W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 17 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 23 | 65 | ||
| 84% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 48% | 44% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 27% | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.4 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Millwall W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Birmingham W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Millwall W | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace W | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Durham W | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Bristol City W | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Charlton W | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Lewes W | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Sunderland W | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Sheffield Utd W | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers W | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 11 | Coventry United W | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
| 12 | Watford W | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 5 |
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 25 |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Tottenham W | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton W | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Manchester United W | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester City W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | West Ham W | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Reading W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Everton W | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Villa W | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham W | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -20 | 1 |
| 12 | Leicester W | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -20 | 0 |