Manchester City Women vs Birmingham City Women Match Analysis and Prediction

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Manchester City Women will be looking for the 12th victory in a row in all competitions when they host Birmingham City Women on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Birmingham City will be relegated from the Women’s Super League if they do not claim three points at the Academy Stadium.

Manchester City are currently involved in a vicious battle with their local rivals Manchester United for the third and final Champions League qualification spot.

Gareth Taylor’s side are currently fourth in the table, one point behind Man United, but after playing a game less, the Citizens could move back into the top three with a win on Wednesday.

Momentum is certainly in their favour, with City having won their last 11 matches in all competitions, with seven of those victories coming in the league.

For the fifth occasion in their last six matches, Man City scored at least four goals in a match after they thumped Aston Villa 7-2 on Saturday.

Khadija Shaw scored four of those goals, while Caroline Weir, Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp all got on the scoresheet, and a couple more displays like that would guarantee the Citizens Champions League football for next season.

On the other hand, Birmingham are fighting for survival at the bottom of the WSL and although their relegation rivals Leicester City have played a game more, they trail the Foxes by five points.

Darren Carter’s side know that if they are to avoid the drop then they must defeat Manchester City and Aston Villa, while Leicester City have to drop points against Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the season.

Carter’s lead has demonstrated the Blues’ fighting qualities in their last three games after picking up four points from matches against Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion before losing narrowly to title-chasers Chelsea on Sunday.

Manchester City Women vs Birmingham City Women head to head

The two teams have previously met on 24 occasions across all competitions, where Man City have claimed 17 victories while Birmingham have won four, and they have drawn in three. Man City have scored 45 goals and conceded 20. In their last game in the league, City claimed a 3-2 away win.

Manchester City 2-1 Birmingham City 03/11/19

Birmingham City 0-2 Manchester City 19/0120

Birmingham City 0-4 Manchester City 28/02/21

Manchester City 4-0 Birmingham City 02/05/21

Birmingham City 2-3 Manchester City 12/12/21

Manchester City Women latest home form

Man City have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their ten most recent matches. In their last home game, they defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 7-2 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 21 goals and conceded two.

Manchester City 2-0 Reading 16/03/22

Manchester City 4-0 Everton 20/03/22

Manchester City 4-0 Everton 23/03/22

Manchester City 4-0 Leicester City WFC 24/04/22

Manchester City 7-2 Brighton & Hove Albion 30/04/22

Manchester City Women latest away form

Man City have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their five most recent matches. In their last away hame, they defeated West Ham United 4-1 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceding three.

Manchester United 1-4 Manchester City 27/02/22

Chelsea 1-3 Manchester City 05/03/22

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester City 13/03/22

West Ham United 0-2 Manchester City 02/04/22

West Ham United 1-4 Manchester City 16/04/22

Birmingham City Women latest home form

Birmingham have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having failed to win in any of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they were defeated 1-0 by Chelsea in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored one goal and conceded six.

Birmingham City 1-2 Leicester City WFC 06/02/22

Birmingham City 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur 13/02/22

Birmingham City 0-1 West Ham United 13/03/22

Birmingham City 0-0 Everton 01/04/22

Birmingham City 0-1 Chelsea 01/05/22

Birmingham City Women latest away form

Birmingham have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 5-0 to Chelsea on March 20 in the Women’s FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 13.

Reading 3-2 Birmingham City 23/01/22

Durham 0-1 Birmingham City 27/02/22

Arsenal 4-2 Birmingham City 06/03/22

Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham City 20/03/22

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Birmingham City 23/04/22

Manchester City Women news

Man City are still without the services of Steph Houghton and Esme Morgan, who are both out due to injury issues.

Khadija Shaw will continue to operate in a front three alongside Hemp and Chloe Kelly, while Vicky Losada and Jess Park could return before the end of the season.

Birmingham City Women news

Birmingham’s Lucy Whipp returned from injury to feature as a second half substitute against Chelsea and is expected to be on the bench once again on Wednesday.

Cecilie Sandvej is also nearing her return, but it remains to be seen if the Danish international is fit enough to appear in midweek.

Prediction and Odds

Birmingham know they should win to take the relegation battle to the final day, but they are likely to fall short in midweek facing a Man City side who are in a good vein of form.

We believe City are capable of winning the game and leapfrog their local rivals in the standings.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.00 2 2.50