Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United – Stat Attack

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will contest a battle for third place in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League when they meet at The Hive this afternoon.

Spurs currently have 12 points from an available 15 while visitors Manchester United have 10. The winners of this afternoon’s contest are guaranteed to end the weekend in that final UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification spot, a great incentive for both sides.

Ahead of the match, FAWSL Full-Time have been looking at the statistics surrounding the fixture provided by Opta. Here are four facts which relate to the Barclays FA Women’s Super League meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Manchester United have had complete dominance in this fixture

Manchester United have won each of the last six matches between the two sides in all competitions in a run that started in November 2018 in the FA Women’s Championship. The Red Devils have scored 20 goals across those games and have only conceded three times themselves.

A battle of worst WSL record v best WSL record

Spurs have lost all four of their Barclays FA Women’s Super League matches against Manchester United, their worst 100% losing rate against any team in the competition. In contrast, Spurs are one of just two sides who Manchester United have beaten in each meeting in the top flight (based on opponents played at least four times), Everton are the other side.

Specialists in breaking up opposition play

Manchester United (2.4) and Tottenham Hotspur (2.5) are the two sides whose opponents have averaged the fewest passes per sequence in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League this season. It will be fascinating to see how the two sides construct their respective games in possession of the ball at The Hive this afternoon.

Spurs victory the catalyst for Toone’s impressive run

Manchester United forward Ella Toone has five goals and six assists across her last eight Barclays FA Women’s Super League matches. Her run started as Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 at The Leigh Sports Village in April. Toone netted twice in that match whilst also creating Christen Press’ goal.

The Barclays FA Women’s Super League fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United kicks-off at 12.15pm this afternoon. Tickets for the match can be purchased by clicking here.

Statistics: Opta

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Daniel Pentland

I am the editor and owner of the WSL Full-Time brand which I launched in 2018.

I am an accredited journalist with the FWA, SJA and AIPS. I have reported from various levels of men’s and women’s elite football since 2016.

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