Reading W v Manchester City W preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: England Wsl 1 Women
Competition: Sun 18.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

The Reading W manager K. Chambers attacks this game with the team placed 6th so far. In the visitors dressing room Manchester City W and their manager G. Taylor are in 5th place before this match.

Reading W and Manchester City W should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Reading W form and stats

Only two Wsl 1 Women home games for Reading W so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Reading crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Birmingham W here at Madejski Stadium in a Wsl 1 Women match.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Reading W at home in the league. 3 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Manchester City W form and stats

Things could have gone better for Manchester City W in their Wsl 1 Women away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Manchester lost away at Chelsea W (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

3 goals so far away for Manchester City W, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings between the teams: Reading won one, Manchester City W won three and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Reading W missing players

Manchester City W missing players

Reading W Manchester City W
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
5 3 0 Scored S 0 3 7
8 2 1 Conceded C 0 3 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
52 42 19 Total Shots T S 0 27 46
19 16 5 Shots on Target S O 0 8 14
26% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 50%
Reading W Last season Manchester City W
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
14 8   Played P   7 16
6 4   Won W   5 13
3 2   Drew D   0 1
5 2   Lost L   2 2
21 13   Scored S   15 39
24 12   Conceded C   4 9
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
86% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 69%
57% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 56%
50% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 38%
21% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 31%
57% 50%   BTTS BTTS   29% 31%
21% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   57% 62%
21% 25%   Failed to Score F T   14% 6%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 0.9
2 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
164 109   Total Shots T S   103 221
60 34   Shots on Target S O   46 101
35% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 39%

  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 4 4 0 0 23 3 2 2 0 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 14 1 20 12
2 Everton W 4 4 0 0 14 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 10 0 13 12
3 Chelsea W 4 3 1 0 14 2 2 2 0 0 12 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 12 10
4 Manchester United W 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 7 10
5 Manchester City W 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 7
6 Reading W 4 2 0 2 5 8 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 6 -3 6
7 Brighton W 4 1 1 2 2 8 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 -6 4
8 Birmingham W 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 -5 3
9 Tottenham W 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 1
10 West Ham W 4 0 1 3 3 14 2 0 0 2 1 10 2 0 1 1 2 4 -11 1
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 3 0 0 3 1 16 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 12 -15 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

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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.