Reading W vs Birmingham W match preview

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Competition: England Wsl 1 Women
Date: Sun 12.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Reading W are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 9th.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Reading W form and stats

Reading W have played 5 Wsl 1 Women games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Reading W, who won 1-0 against Chelsea W (placed 3rd). Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Tottenham W.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Reading W as they are travelling to their away game against Arsenal W in the League Cup Women. That match is three days after this one.

Reading W have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Reading W with 11 goals conceded in these matches.

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Birmingham W form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham W playing as the away team in the Wsl 1 Women this season.

Two away games in a row for Birmingham W, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Arsenal W in the Wsl 1 Women. The game before that, in the League Cup Women, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Manchester United W.

Goals are few and far between in Birmingham W's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. In the opposite end, Birmingham W have conceded 7 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 1 Reading W victory, 0 draws and 2 Birmingham W wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

 R. Allen
R. Allen
3 goals
 
J. Moore
3 goals
 
F. Williams
2 goals

Reading W missing players

Birmingham W missing players

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Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 5 9
5 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
3 2 0 Lost L 1 4 6
16 9 3 Scored S 0 2 5
17 11 3 Conceded C 1 9 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 78%
60% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 33%
50% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
30% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
50% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 11%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 22%
30% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 80% 67%
 
6.2 6.2 6 Corners For (avg) C F 5 5.6 6
3.1 4.2 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4.6 4.2
1.4 1.6 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 0.6 0.9
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
127 78 21 Total Shots T S 16 48 94
42 21 5 Shots on Target S O 7 17 39
38% 43% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 13%
Key stats in Wsl 1 Women this season:
  • All of Reading W's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Birmingham W have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Birmingham W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reading W have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Reading W have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reading W have scored more than double the goals of Birmingham W.
  • Reading 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 10 9 0 1 29 5 5 5 0 0 19 2 5 4 0 1 10 3 24 27
2 Manchester City W 10 8 0 2 24 3 5 5 0 0 15 0 5 3 0 2 9 3 21 24
3 Chelsea W 9 7 2 0 21 5 4 4 0 0 6 2 5 3 2 0 15 3 16 23
4 Manchester United W 9 5 0 4 16 7 5 4 0 1 11 2 4 1 0 3 5 5 9 15
5 Everton W 9 5 0 4 13 11 5 3 0 2 8 5 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 15
6 Reading W 9 4 2 3 15 17 5 2 1 2 9 11 4 2 1 1 6 6 -2 14
7 Tottenham W 10 4 1 5 9 14 4 2 0 2 2 5 6 2 1 3 7 9 -5 13
8 West Ham W 9 3 1 5 12 19 5 2 0 3 7 10 4 1 1 2 5 9 -7 10
9 Birmingham W 8 2 1 5 5 15 4 1 1 2 3 8 4 1 0 3 2 7 -10 7
10 Brighton W 10 1 3 6 7 22 4 1 2 1 7 6 6 0 1 5 0 16 -15 6
11 Liverpool W 10 0 3 7 3 12 5 0 3 2 3 5 5 0 0 5 0 7 -9 3
12 Bristol City W 9 0 3 6 6 30 5 0 1 4 1 13 4 0 2 2 5 17 -24 3

Read more about Wsl 1 Women

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.