Man City are in ruthless form and no team is seemingly getting in their way on their route to conquer a top-three finish, and this weekend is likely to follow suit.
Taylor's team have scored four goals in four of their last five outings in all competitions, which suggests that they will be on fire in front of goal, while Brighton have struggled in the attacking third this season, and the hosts are expected to limit the Seagulls to very few chances, anyway.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City Women win with a probability of 92.82%. A draw had a probability of 5.6% and a win for Brighton & Hove Albion Women had a probability of 1.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Women win was 3-0 with a probability of 14.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (13%) and 2-0 (12.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.62%), while for a Brighton & Hove Albion Women win it was 0-1 (0.73%). The actual scoreline of 7-2 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City Women would win this match.