The Manchester City W & Chelsea W managers G. Taylor and E. Hayes are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Women's Super League league table.
- Manchester City W have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the most scored goals (60) in Women's Super League
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a FA Cup Women match only four days ago. This match was also played here at Academy Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Chelsea W have had more rest.
Manchester City W are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Chelsea are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Manchester City W form and stats
Manchester City W, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Women's Super League, have been outstanding at home so far in the Women's Super League with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Manchester City W haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Chelsea W, 192 days ago. After failing to beat Brighton W here at Academy Stadium, Manchester has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with eight wins in a row.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Manchester, as their goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck has completely shut out the opponents for 573 minutes in the Women's Super League.
Manchester always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Academy Stadium with 30 goals in 9 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Manchester City W have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Chelsea W form and stats
The away performances of Chelsea W, who have the most scored goals (60) in Women's Super League, have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the Women's Super League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Manchester United W game have they lost an away game, meaning Chelsea has taken points from nine away matches in a row. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Manchester City W.
Chelsea have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger. It's been 552 minutes since they last conceded in Women's Super League.
That result followed a home victory 6-0 versus Birmingham W in the Women's Super League.
As mentioned above, Chelsea W was the only team on the pitch versus Millwall W in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Chelsea has another fixture away, a Champions League Women game, against Bayern Munich W in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Chelsea are a potent attacking force on the road with their 23 goals in 9 league games. Chelsea are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Chelsea W - Manchester City W 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester City W two wins, four draws and Chelsea W four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Kerr 17 goals |  F. Kirby 14 goals |   E. White 9 goals |
Manchester City W missing players
Chelsea W missing players
| Manchester City W | Chelsea W | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | 30 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 23 | 60 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 89% |
| 74% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 68% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 22% | 32% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 78% | 68% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.1 | 10.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 14.9 | 16.8 |
| 5.1 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 59% | 84% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 46% | 46% |
- Chelsea W have not yet lost a game 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 the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the most clean sheets (13) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the most clean sheets (7) away in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the most scored goals (60) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W have the the best goal difference (+52) in Women's Super League
- Chelsea W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manchester City W have not yet lost a game at home.
- Manchester City W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City W have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Women's Super League
- Manchester City W have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Women's Super League
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 52 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City W | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 47 | 48 |
| 3 | Arsenal W | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 43 | 38 |
| 4 | Manchester United W | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 | Everton W | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 6 | Brighton W | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -19 | 24 |
| 7 | Reading W | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
| 8 | Tottenham W | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -19 | 15 |
| 9 | Birmingham W | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -24 | 14 |
| 10 | West Ham W | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 11 | Bristol City W | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 34 | -51 | 11 |
| 12 | Aston Villa W | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -32 | 10 |