London City Lionesses host Manchester City in the Women’s Super League on Sunday 1 November, with kick-off at 14:00 in Jerusalem in the match schedule. It is a meeting of third and second before any result has been recorded for the fixture.

Similar scoring output, different points totals

London City have 16 points from seven matches against Manchester City’s 19 in the table checked before the round. The hosts have scored 19 and conceded eight; the visitors have scored 20 and conceded nine. Their scoring totals are close even though their points differ.

ESPN’s report published on 29 October describes London City’s opening record of five wins, one draw and one defeat. A home win would bring the teams level on points without by itself resolving the order between them. An away win would widen the gap to six. That gives the fixture an immediate consequence for two neighbouring positions in the table.

Archival cover photograph: Lauren Hemp before Manchester City’s women’s match against Arsenal in May 2019; not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: Katie Chan. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. The Wikimedia-supplied thumbnail is used without further modification. Image date as recorded by the source: 2019-05-11 12:18:28.