Soccer fixture preview: Home supporters with high expectations before Reading W - Birmingham W

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Competition: England Women's Super League
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

The lights are on for Women's Super League and Reading W - Birmingham W. In this preview and news article you'll find numbers, results, numbercrunching, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • Reading W is in the best form (5-1-0) in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the most conceded goals (31) in Women's Super League

Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic match!

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Reading W form and stats

12 points is a decent return from 6 Women's Super League games here at Select Car Leasing Stadium for Reading W. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. There’s a good atmosphere here at Select Car Leasing Stadium after three straight home wins.

The Reading goalkeeper Grace Moloney is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 325 minutes without conceding a goal in the Women's Super League.

Reading W's last game was hosting Leicester W (placed 11th) and winning 1-0. The home club members saw a 1-0 draw versus Leicester W last time out and are looking for a victory here. The Reading W regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Select Car Leasing Stadium: A 1-0 defeat against Leicester W (placed 11th).

Reading W are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost one.

The Reading W fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Birmingham W form and stats

Birmingham W have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Women's Super League, after 0-1-5 (6 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Birmingham W have lost on their last two travels.

Birmingham W play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 0-5 victory visiting Manchester United W (placed 3rd). It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Manchester United W (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-5. Birmingham are travelling again after losing away to Manchester United W in their previous match (0-5).

Before that, Birmingham W secured a home win against Arsenal W with the score 2-0. A draw for Birmingham W before that, at their own venue hosting Arsenal W (2-0). A 2-0 loss hosting Arsenal W before that.

You'll want to know how Birmingham W managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Birmingham W's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Birmingham W's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 17 goals in 6 travels.

Head 2 Head

Reading and Birmingham W have faced off already this season: Birmingham W - Reading W 0-3. Reading W-Birmingham W H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Reading W three wins, Birmingham W three wins, three draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Reading WN. Dowie
N. Dowie
4 goals
Reading WD. Rose
D. Rose
3 goals
Reading WE. Harries
E. Harries
2 goals

Reading W missing players

Birmingham W missing players

Reading W Birmingham W
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 6 3 Played P 1 6 12
5 4 2 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
4 2 1 Lost L 0 5 10
12 7 4 Scored S 1 2 6
12 7 3 Conceded C 1 17 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
50% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
20% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 42%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 33%
10% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 25%
50% 67% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
40% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 67%
 
3 3 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.2 2.3
4.6 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.7 5.9
1.1 0.8 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.7 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.5 6.3 5.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5 4.2 4.2
2.6 2.8 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.3 1.8
46% 41% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 25% 27%
 
10.2 11.3 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 7 10.3 9.2
3 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6 4.9
Key stats in Women's Super League this season:
  • Birmingham W have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Birmingham W have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Birmingham W have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Birmingham W have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the most conceded goals (17) away in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the most conceded goals (31) in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Women's Super League
  • Birmingham W have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Birmingham W have yet to win a game away.
  • Birmingham W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reading W have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Birmingham W have scored away.
  • Reading W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reading W is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Arsenal W 10 8 1 1 30 5 5 5 0 0 19 2 5 3 1 1 11 3 25 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 Manchester United W 11 6 3 2 24 13 6 3 1 2 15 10 5 3 2 0 9 3 11 21
4 Tottenham W 11 6 3 2 13 8 6 3 3 0 6 3 5 3 0 2 7 5 5 21
5 Manchester City W 11 6 1 4 28 18 4 1 0 3 6 8 7 5 1 1 22 10 10 19
6 Reading W 10 5 1 4 12 12 6 4 0 2 7 7 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 16
7 Brighton W 11 5 0 6 12 16 6 3 0 3 5 10 5 2 0 3 7 6 -4 15
8 West Ham W 10 3 5 2 13 12 5 2 3 0 9 4 5 1 2 2 4 8 1 14
9 Everton W 10 3 2 5 9 16 5 1 2 2 5 8 5 2 0 3 4 8 -7 11
10 Aston Villa W 11 3 1 7 6 25 5 1 0 4 3 11 6 2 1 3 3 14 -19 10
11 Leicester W 12 2 0 10 6 24 6 2 0 4 5 10 6 0 0 6 1 14 -18 6
12 Birmingham W 12 1 1 10 6 31 6 1 0 5 4 14 6 0 1 5 2 17 -25 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.