Women's Super League match prediction and preview for Chelsea W vs Reading W clash

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Competition: England Women's Super League
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)

1st position in the Women's Super League table for Chelsea W so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Reading W visits.

Insights:
  • Chelsea W have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Women's Super League
  • Reading W have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Women's Super League

Chelsea have less rest than Reading W in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Women's Super League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Tottenham W.

The season is still full of potential for Chelsea as they can still win the whole Women's Super League. Reading is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Chelsea W form and stats

This stadium has been a fortress for Chelsea W in the Women's Super League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-0-1. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.

It's back home for Chelsea, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tottenham W away with the result 2-0. S. Kerr (2) found the net in that victory. Before that, Chelsea W had a Champions League Women home game versus Bayern Munich W which ended with a victory 4-1.

Chelsea always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 37 goals in 10 league games. Chelsea W have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Reading W form and stats

As the visiting team in Women's Super League matches, Reading W have produced an overall stat of 3-4-3 so far.

Reading won their last game, 3-2 versus Brighton W played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Birmingham W.

Reading W find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Reading rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Reading W - Chelsea 0-5. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - three - zero (Chelsea wins - draws - Reading W wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Chelsea WS. Kerr
S. Kerr
20 goals
Chelsea WF. Kirby
F. Kirby
14 goals
Chelsea WP. Mosegaard-Harder
P. Mosegaard-Harder
9 goals

Chelsea W missing players

Reading W missing players

Chelsea W Reading W
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
17 9 2 Won W 1 3 5
3 0 0 Drew D 0 4 9
1 1 1 Lost L 2 3 7
64 37 11 Scored S 3 14 25
10 6 2 Conceded C 7 16 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 81%
67% 90% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 43%
48% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 38%
24% 30% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 24%
33% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 70% 67%
67% 60% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 14%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 10% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 0.6 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.6 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
16.8 18.4 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 3.7 6.7 9.9
7.1 8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.4 3.9
44% 46% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 45% 27%
Key stats in Women's Super League this season:
  • All of Chelsea W's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chelsea W have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chelsea W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelsea W have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Chelsea W have scored more than double the goals of Reading W.
  • Chelsea W have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Women's Super League
  • Chelsea W have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Women's Super League
  • Chelsea W have the most clean sheets (14) in Women's Super League
  • Chelsea W have the most scored goals (37) at home in Women's Super League
  • Chelsea W have the the best goal difference (+54) in Women's Super League
  • Chelsea W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reading W have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Women's Super League
  • Reading W haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chelsea W 21 17 3 1 64 10 10 9 0 1 37 6 11 8 3 0 27 4 54 54
2 Manchester City W 21 16 4 1 64 13 11 9 2 0 36 5 10 7 2 1 28 8 51 52
3 Arsenal W 21 15 2 4 63 15 10 8 1 1 30 6 11 7 1 3 33 9 48 47
4 Manchester United W 21 14 2 5 42 20 10 7 2 1 24 7 11 7 0 4 18 13 22 44
5 Everton W 21 9 5 7 39 28 11 4 3 4 16 16 10 5 2 3 23 12 11 32
6 Reading W 21 5 9 7 25 36 11 2 5 4 11 20 10 3 4 3 14 16 -11 24
7 Brighton W 21 7 3 11 18 40 10 4 0 6 8 23 11 3 3 5 10 17 -22 24
8 Birmingham W 21 3 7 11 15 43 10 0 4 6 6 23 11 3 3 5 9 20 -28 16
9 West Ham W 21 3 6 12 21 38 10 0 4 6 6 21 11 3 2 6 15 17 -17 15
10 Tottenham W 21 3 6 12 17 41 11 2 4 5 11 17 10 1 2 7 6 24 -24 15
11 Aston Villa W 21 3 5 13 15 47 11 1 3 7 5 25 10 2 2 6 10 22 -32 14
12 Bristol City W 21 2 6 13 17 69 11 2 1 8 8 33 10 0 5 5 9 36 -52 12

Read more about Women's Super League

The FA Women’s Super League (FA WSL) is the highest level of women’s football in England. It has been through numerous format changes since its first season in 2011. Eleven teams play 20 fixtures to create the final league table and decide who are champions.