WSL Cup · Group Stage
Southampton W vs Crystal Palace W
Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC · Silverlake Stadium, Eastleigh
Southampton W host Crystal Palace W on Wed 21 Oct 2026 (WSL Cup); from both squads' Elo our model gives Southampton W 8%, draw 16%, Crystal Palace W 77%.
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: Southampton W 1551 · Crystal Palace W 2037
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.
Southampton W
- 4 OctLBristol City W Women's Championship–
- 30 SepLWest Ham W WSL Cup1508
- 27 SepDNottingham Forest W Women's Championship1609
- 20 SepDSunderland W Women's Championship1593
- 13 SepDIpswich Town W Women's Championship1596
Crystal Palace W
- 4 OctDAston Villa W FA WSL2036
- 30 SepWCharlton Athletic W WSL Cup1928
- 27 SepDBirmingham City W FA WSL2059
- 23 SepWWatford W WSL Cup1919
- 20 SepLTottenham Hotspur W FA WSL2067
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).
Southampton W · Elo 1391
Crystal Palace W · Elo 1690