It's time for cup football and it's the League Cup Women Group Stage between Sheffield Utd W and Coventry United. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sheffield Utd W form and stats
Sheffield Utd W participated in League Cup Women the last season, where they reached the group stage.Overall Wsl 2 Women stats at home this season for Sheffield Utd W are 4-1-0 (wins-draw-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Sheffield Utd W has won their last four matches. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Sheffield Utd W's previous game was a Wsl 2 Women match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus London Bees W. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Millwall W.
The manager C. Ward will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Leicester W in only four days.
Sheffield Utd W always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 18 goals in 5 league games. 5 goals have been conceded.
Coventry United form and stats
There's been little loot from Coventry United's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Wsl 2 Women. Coventry United only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws.
Coventry United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Charlton W for a Wsl 2 Women game that ended a draw (1-1). The game before that, in the Wsl 2 Women, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Durham W.
Coventry United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Coventry United have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
| J. Pennock 6 goals | O. Fergusson 5 goals | K. Wilkinson 5 goals |
Sheffield Utd W missing players
Coventry United missing players
| Sheffield Utd W | Coventry United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 7 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 72 | 36 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 15 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 94% | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 94% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 81% | ||
| 64% | 82% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 50% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 25% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 88% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 6% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 12% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 195 | 102 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 92 | ||
| 85 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 46 | ||
| 60% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Durham W | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Aston Villa W | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Liverpool W | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -11 | 2 |
| 6 | Coventry United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 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 | Aston Villa W | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | Sheffield Utd W | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 | Durham W | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 4 | Millwall W | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | London Bees W | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace W | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 9 |
| 7 | Lewes W | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 8 |
| 8 | Leicester W | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 8 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Coventry United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 11 | Charlton W | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 6 |