The Arsenal W manager J. Montemurro attacks this game with the team placed 2nd so far. In the visitors dressing room Bristol City W and their manager T. Oxtoby are in 12th place before this match.
The hosts Arsenal W saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the FA Cup Women. That game was an away game at Manchester City W, so at least Arsenal are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Arsenal W form and stats
Arsenal W have only played one Wsl 1 Women game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 7 matches.
Arsenal W faced defeat in their previous match, away at Manchester City W (1-2). Ahead of that match, Arsenal won a home game hosting Tottenham W (4-0).
Arsenal W are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 37 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Arsenal W has won 33 times, drawn three and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Arsenal W has won by at least two goals 22 times when in this position.
The manager J. Montemurro will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chelsea W in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Arsenal W's 1 home game: 6 goals, 1 conceded.
Bristol City W form and stats
Bristol City W have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Wsl 1 Women were 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 8 fixtures.
Bristol City W aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 195 league minutes without a goal. E. Salmon was the last player to find the net.
Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Everton W.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Chelsea W was particularly ugly (0-9). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Nobody expects Bristol City W to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 30 times before, with the overall statistics of won eleven, draw five and lost 14. When defeated, 13 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
A new game in only three days for Bristol, the League Cup Women home match versus London Bees W. Busy days.
It's early days yet, but Bristol City W has scored 0 and conceded 9 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Arsenal-Bristol City W H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Arsenal W five wins, Bristol City W zero wins, one draw. five of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Arsenal W missing players
Bristol City W missing players
| Arsenal W | Bristol City W | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | 24 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52% | 55% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Arsenal W | Last season | Bristol City W | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 7 | Played | P | 8 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 8 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 24 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 67% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 43% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 29% | ||
| 47% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 53% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 196 | 98 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 68 | ||
| 92 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 33 | ||
| 43% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton W | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Arsenal W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Chelsea W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Manchester United W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Brighton W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Manchester City W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Reading W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 8 | Tottenham W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | West Ham W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 1 |
| 10 | Birmingham W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 11 | Aston Villa W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
| 12 | Bristol City W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City W | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 40 |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 36 | 39 |
| 3 | Arsenal W | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 36 |
| 4 | Manchester United W | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading W | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Tottenham W | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 20 |
| 7 | Everton W | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | West Ham W | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 16 |
| 9 | Brighton W | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | -19 | 13 |
| 10 | Bristol City W | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | -29 | 9 |
| 11 | Birmingham W | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -18 | 7 |
| 12 | Liverpool W | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 6 |