WSL Cup · Group Stage
Durham W vs Birmingham City W
Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC · Wolf Competitions Stadium, South Shields
Durham W host Birmingham City W on Wed 21 Oct 2026 (WSL Cup); from both squads' Elo our model gives Durham W 13%, draw 19%, Birmingham City W 68%.
Prediction — from both squads' Elo
From the gap between the two clubs' squad Elo and this competition's home advantage. Women's line-ups are published only after the match, so this is the one prediction; it is frozen at kick-off.
Team Elo: Durham W 1478 · Birmingham City W 1834
Projected line-ups
Strongest available side by Elo in a 4-4-2 — not a team sheet, and not what the prediction is computed from.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Durham W
- 4 OctLNewcastle United W Women's Championship–
- 30 SepLManchester United W WSL Cup1298
- 27 SepLSheffield United W Women's Championship1362
- 20 SepLNottingham Forest W Women's Championship1375
- 13 SepLLeicester City FC W Women's Championship1372
Birmingham City W
- 4 OctLEverton W FA WSL1805
- 30 SepLLiverpool W WSL Cup1706
- 27 SepDCrystal Palace W FA WSL1864
- 23 SepLEverton W WSL Cup1782
- 19 SepLChelsea W FA WSL1911
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Durham W · Elo 1348
Birmingham City W · Elo 1756