This Sunday, Chelsea will try to win their first trophy under Sonia Bompastor when they compete against Manchester City – now under the interim accusation of Nick Cushing – in the final of the Women's League Cup.
That collision in Pride Park means that there is a reduced list in the Women's Super League, and gives Manchester United and Arsenal the opportunity to come up with site on top.
The Gunners visit Everton in one of the two Friday games, who were 11 points on Drift of Bompastor's undefeated blues with a competition in hand.
United is now confronted with Rivals Liverpool in a headline collision in Anfield, knowing that a victory will take them from Chelsea within five points.
There is also a basement fight between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, while Tottenham Brighton could jump in the top five when they meet on Sunday.
But who expects the Opta -Supercomputer from this round of luminaires with another three points to their name?
Everton v Arsenal
Since the first league match of Renee Slaesal in October in October, only Chelsea (2.7) has on average more points per match in the WSL than the Gunners' 2.5.
They have won eight of their last nine WSL matches (one defeat) and score four or more goals in each of their last three.
Since October 2018 (seven in a row), the Gunners have not delivered four or more goals in four consecutive league games – they won their most recent competition title that season.
This term, Champions League qualification is probably the limit of their ambitions, and their strong record at Everton should give them hope.
They have won eight of their last nine WSL road matches against the Toffees, although they pulled this fixture 1-1 last season.
However, Everton is unbeaten in each of their last four WSL home competitions, only once longer without defeat on Thuisveld-Een nine-game run between April 2012 and May 2013.
The Toffees have won three of their last four Home League matches, as much as in their previous 19 (six draws, 10 defeats).
Arsenal is still the biggest favorites of the supercomputer for the victory this week, but with a chance of 71.2% on the victory compared to the 12.7% of Everton.
Liverpool v man utd
Manchester United is currently enjoying the longest winning run in the WSL (seven games), and the OPTA -SUPERCOMPUTER gives them a 76% chance of ending in the qualifying places of the Champions League.
Another victory will see them equal to their best run in the competition, after they have won eight in a row between March and October 2023.
If they can find a way along Liverpool in Friday's headline match, they will be within five of Chelsea with a home game against the blues that come, so maybe the title race is still alive.
After their 4-0 victory in the reverse match in December, United wants to complete the double over Liverpool in the WSL for the second time, and does this in 2022-23.
In the meantime, Liverpool has lost all four of their WSL matches on Anfield due to a total score of 7-1, and lost 2-1 to Manchester City in the location earlier this season.
But they have been picked up somewhat lately, with interim coach Amber Whiteley who led them to the victory over Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup last time.
The Reds also won three of their five WSL matches in 2025 (two defeats) and grab so many points on this calendar year (nine) if they succeeded in their last 10 league matches of 2024 (two victories, three draws, five losses).
They will get a tough task when it comes to testing Phallon Tullis-Joyce in the United Doel. The Marc Skinner team held the most clean sheets in the WSL this season (10), with only Lyon (13) and Atletico Madrid (12) holding more five competitions in Europe's large.
Only the city in 2016 (three) once admitted fewer goals after 15 WSL competitions than the Red Devils have this campaign (six).
United are favorites for the victory, which come at the top 53.9% of the simulations of the supercomputer, with Liverpool won in 23.5% and earns a draw in 22.6%.
Crystal Palace against Aston Villa
The first of two games that take place on Sunday is a huge fight to prevent relegation, whereby the 12th posted palace needs a victory to reduce the four -point gorge to villa in the 11th.
The Eagles have played more home games in the WSL without ever winning one than any other team (seven-one draw, six losses), and they lost the reverse match 3-2 in November thanks to a 94th minute winner of Ebony Salmon.
They may just feel a chance here to pick up three points here.
Villa will remain Winless in five league games in 2025 (one draw, four defeats), all their longest waiting for a WSL victory at the start of a single calendar year.
Villa has struggled at both ends this season. Their opponents convert their shots with the highest percentage in the WSL (17.9% – 29/162), while 45% of the shots on Doel with which the Villans are confronted, have found the net, another competitive figure (29/64).
In the meantime, Rachel Daly has not scored in each of her last four WSL performances, its joint longest goal of drought in the competition for Villa.
The Supercomputer is struggling to split these teams, where Villa gave a chance of winning of 40.1% to the 34.1% of Palace.
Tottenham V Brighton
In the last game of the weekend host Tottenham -hastheer Brighton, where both teams hope to end up as the “Best of the Rest” behind the top four.
Spurs have been unbeaten in their last six WSL meetings with Brighton (three wins, three draws) since she lost 2-1 in October 2021.
The seagulls never won to Tottenham in the WSL in five previous attempts, but they have earned a draw with their last two visits after losing their first three trips.
Neither of the teams introduces this in good shape. While Tottenham has lost three in a row, Brighton has seen their momentum evaporate after a good start until 2024-25.
Only Bottom Club Palace (12) is on a longer current Windless Streak in the WSL Dan Brighton (seven – three draws, four losses), and only the Eagles (one) have won fewer points in the WSL than the Dario Vidosic team since the beginning of December.
If they have to stop that run, they will have to stop Beth England, whose eight WSL goals against Brighton are more than any other player in the history of the competition.
Home advantage makes Spurs favorites here, because they won 54% of our pre-match simulations, lose 22.4% and draw 23.6%.
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