Women's Super League match preview: Leicester W believed to be the weaker party when West Ham W pays a visit

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Competition: England Women's Super League
Competition: Sun 13.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

11th- against 7th position might not seem all that hot. But look: Here's the information that makes Leicester W - West Ham W (even) more interesting!

Insights:
  • Leicester W have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • All of West Ham W's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

Leicester W and West Ham W should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Leicester W form and stats

With 2 Women's Super League wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Leicester W are certainly not brimming with confidence.

A strong away win for Leicester W against Birmingham W the last match, as Purfield and Sigsworth were on target.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Leicester here at Pirelli Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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West Ham W form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Women's Super League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

West Ham W play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Aston Villa W (placed 9th).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting West Ham W as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. As for defending, West Ham W rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: West Ham W - Leicester 4-0.

Top Goalscorers

West Ham WD. Brynjarsdóttir
D. Brynjarsdóttir
3 goals
West Ham WC. Walker
C. Walker
3 goals
Leicester WJ. Sigsworth
J. Sigsworth
2 goals

Leicester W missing players

West Ham W missing players

Leicester W West Ham W
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 13
3 2 1 Won W 1 2 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
11 5 1 Lost L 0 3 3
9 6 2 Scored S 3 6 18
27 12 4 Conceded C 2 11 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
50% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 38%
29% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 23%
7% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 43% 46%
14% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 31%
50% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 23%
 
2.7 2.3 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.3 3.3
7.3 7.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.7 5.4
1.4 1 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
6.9 7.7 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 5.3 5.4
3.1 3.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.3 3.1
21% 24% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 38% 45%
 
12.4 16 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 13 10
5.3 6.1 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.3 4.5
Key stats in Women's Super League this season:
  • All of West Ham W's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Leicester W have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Leicester W have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Leicester W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • West Ham W have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • West Ham W have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • West Ham W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 14 9 4 1 34 8 7 6 1 0 22 4 7 3 3 1 12 4 26 31
2 Chelsea W 13 9 2 2 30 6 7 6 1 0 17 1 6 3 1 2 13 5 24 29
3 Manchester United W 13 7 4 2 28 14 7 4 1 2 18 10 6 3 3 0 10 4 14 25
4 Tottenham W 13 7 3 3 17 11 7 4 3 0 10 3 6 3 0 3 7 8 6 24
5 Reading W 12 7 1 4 17 15 7 5 0 2 10 9 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 22
6 Manchester City W 13 6 2 5 29 20 5 1 1 3 7 9 8 5 1 2 22 11 9 20
7 West Ham W 13 5 5 3 18 15 6 3 3 0 12 4 7 2 2 3 6 11 3 20
8 Brighton W 14 5 1 8 13 22 7 3 1 3 5 10 7 2 0 5 8 12 -9 16
9 Aston Villa W 13 4 1 8 9 28 6 1 0 5 4 13 7 3 1 3 5 15 -19 13
10 Everton W 12 3 2 7 10 21 6 1 2 3 6 10 6 2 0 4 4 11 -11 11
11 Leicester W 14 3 0 11 9 27 7 2 0 5 6 12 7 1 0 6 3 15 -18 9
12 Birmingham W 14 1 1 12 9 36 7 1 0 6 5 16 7 0 1 6 4 20 -27 4

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.