Match Report
Sheffield Utd W (11th, 18 pts) visited Durham W (10th, 22 pts) with 4 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Durham W 1.23 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Sheffield Utd W 0.95 and 1.95, with the league averaging 1.5.
Durham W had not won in 7 games.
10 meetings are on record — 2 won by Durham W, 3 by Sheffield Utd W, 5 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Only 30% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Maiden Castle Sports Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,001. On the scoreboard, Durham W led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Durham W: Mariana Sofia Speckmaier Fernández (25'), Deirdre Bradley (57') · Sheffield Utd W: Amy Andrews (87')
Key stats
Possession: Durham W 50% · Sheffield Utd W 50% · Total shots: 7-8 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-8