A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 8th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Manchester City W form and stats
Manchester City W has performed well at Academy Stadium so far this season with 5 wins from 8 matches. Points have also been lost, 3 after draws and 0 from defeats. In general it's been a long time since Manchester City W tasted defeat here at Academy Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games. Manchester City W has a nice streak going on as they have played 22 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Atletico Madrid W defeat.Manchester City W's previous game was a FA Cup Women match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Liverpool W (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Reading W.
Manchester City W are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Academy Stadium, having scored an impressive 21 goals in 8 games. Manchester City W are not conceding a lot of goals here at Academy Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Liverpool W form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Liverpool W playing as the away team this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Liverpool W as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Millwall W match.The manager V. Jepson was unhappy after their last game, a Wsl 1 Women match played at their home ground Academy Stadium. Liverpool W suffered a 1-5 loss to Arsenal W (placed 1st). Prior to that match, the Liverpool W manager V. Jepson faced defeat in their FA Cup Women match when travelling to Manchester City W and losing 0-3.
Liverpool W find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures. In the opposite end, Liverpool W have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Liverpool W - Manchester City W 0-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Manchester City W, 0 draws and 0 wins for Liverpool W.Top Goalscorers
 N. Parris 18 goals / 6 assists | G. Stanway 11 goals / 3 assists |  C. Sweetman-Kirk 7 goals |
Manchester City W missing players
Liverpool W missing players
| Manchester City W | Liverpool W | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | Played | 8 | 16 |
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 69% |
| 71% | 62% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 56% |
| 59% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 25% |
| 24% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 12% |
| 53% | 62% | Both teams to score | 25% | 38% |
| 47% | 38% | Clean Sheet | 12% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | Failed To Score | 62% | 44% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Arsenal W | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 50 | 42 |
| 2 | Manchester City W | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 41 |
| 3 | Chelsea W | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | Birmingham W | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Bristol City W | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 25 |
| 6 | West Ham W | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Reading W | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Liverpool W | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -19 | 16 |
| 9 | Brighton W | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -21 | 13 |
| 10 | Everton W | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 9 |
| 11 | Yeovil W | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -34 | 4 |
