National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Edinburgh City W or Celtic W that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Celtic W played their last game only three days ago, a SWPL 1 match. That game was also an away game, at Hibernian W. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Edinburgh City W form and stats
Action has already taken place for Edinburgh City W in SWF Scottish Cup as they have defeated Airdrie United W to reach the 3rd Round.Edinburgh's previous game was a SWF Scottish Cup match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Airdrie United W. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Edinburgh City W "killed" Airdrie United W in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that game, the home loss against Gartcairn W with the scoreline 1-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Women's Championship game versus Renfrew W in only four days. This game is also played here at Albyn Park.
Celtic W form and stats
Playing away, Celtic W have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the SWPL 1 this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hibernian W in their previous outing. The SWPL 1 match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 7-0 versus Motherwell W in the SWPL 1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Celtic W manager Alonso as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Partick Thistle W.
The Celtic W manager Alonso has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 18 goals in 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Celtic W as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Edinburgh City W missing players
Celtic W missing players
| Edinburgh City W | Celtic W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 7 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 56 | 30 | Scored | S | 26 | 55 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 75% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 45% | ||
| 54% | 57% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 25% | ||
| 69% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 45% | ||
| 31% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 5% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Glasgow City W | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 32 |
| 2 | Rangers W | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 31 |
| 3 | Celtic W | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 27 |
| 4 | Hibernian W | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Motherwell W | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | -25 | 11 |
| 6 | Aberdeen W | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 10 |
| 7 | Hearts W | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -15 | 9 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle W | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 9 |
| 9 | Spartans W | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | -18 | 9 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical W | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -22 | 5 |
