WSL Cup · Group Stage
Watford W vs Leicester City FC W
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC · The Hive Stadium, London
Watford W host Leicester City FC W on Sat 17 Oct 2026 (WSL Cup); from both squads' Elo our model gives Watford W 9%, draw 16%, Leicester City FC W 75%.
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: Watford W 1353 · Leicester City FC W 1804
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.
Leicester City FC W · Average-0.05 · Elo 1882
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Watford W
- 4 OctDWolverhampton W Women's Championship–
- 27 SepLSunderland W Women's Championship1340
- 23 SepLCrystal Palace W WSL Cup1243
- 20 SepLBristol City W Women's Championship1355
- 13 SepDNottingham Forest W Women's Championship1333
Leicester City FC W
- 4 OctLSunderland W Women's Championship–
- 27 SepLNewcastle United W Women's Championship1610
- 23 SepLLondon City Lionesses W WSL Cup1565
- 20 SepLIpswich Town W Women's Championship1713
- 13 SepWDurham W Women's Championship1709
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).
Watford W · Elo 1131
Leicester City FC W · Elo 1697