WSL Cup · Group Stage
Liverpool W vs Manchester United W
Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC · St Helens Stadium, St Helens
Liverpool W host Manchester United W on Wed 21 Oct 2026 (WSL Cup); from both squads' Elo our model gives Liverpool W 24%, draw 23%, Manchester United W 53%.
- Manchester United W are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
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: Liverpool W 2115 · Manchester United W 2286
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.
Players to watch
Highest EAR (form over 180 days, at least five rated matches) in each projected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Liverpool W · Average-0.02 · Elo 2227
Manchester United W · Average-0.02 · Elo 2493
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Liverpool W
- 3 OctLManchester United W FA WSL2143
- 30 SepWBirmingham City W WSL Cup1965
- 27 SepWEverton W FA WSL–
- 23 SepWSunderland W WSL Cup1921
- 18 SepLManchester City W FA WSL2137
Manchester United W
- 3 OctWLiverpool W FA WSL2311
- 30 SepWDurham W WSL Cup2179
- 27 SepWWest Ham W FA WSL–
- 23 SepWSheffield United W WSL Cup2184
- 19 SepDArsenal W FA WSL2243
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).