Match Report
The table read 11th (Brighton W, 0 pts) against 5th (Arsenal W, 3 pts), 3 points apart. Arsenal W had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Brighton W ran at 0 scored and 1 conceded, Arsenal W at 1 and 0.
Arsenal W arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Brighton W held 4 points of 15 and Arsenal W 15.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Brighton W, 1 draw and 7 for Arsenal W, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 70% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
K. Dowle officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.7 yellow cards each. The venue was The People's Pension Stadium, with room for 31,876 spectators. On the scoreboard, Arsenal W led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Arsenal W: Lisa Baum (10')
Key stats
Possession: Brighton W 35% · Arsenal W 65% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-7