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Aston Villa welcome local rivals Birmingham City in an FA WSL clash where both teams desperately need points - Villa to climb the table, Birmingham to escape the relegation zone.
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Aston Villa host Birmingham City this Sunday in a WSL clash that carries weight at both ends of the table. Villa sit 9th with 10 points, Birmingham languish in 13th with just 6 - teetering above the relegation zone. Neither side can afford a slip.
Villa's recent run reads like a mood swing diary: LDWWD. They snatched a brilliant 3-2 win at Everton, beat Liverpool at home, drew at Arsenal, then lost 1-0 to Manchester United. Ten goals scored, 16 conceded - that's a defence that leaks like a garden hose. Zero clean sheets all season. Not one. At home it's worse: four matches, just one win, 1.8 goals conceded per game.
Birmingham's form screams trouble. Two consecutive defeats - 4-1 to London City Lionesses and 1-4 at home to Spurs. Their only win in five came against bottom side Charlton. On the road they've been dire: no wins in five away trips, four defeats, 0.8 goals per game. That's a recipe for heartbreak.
Birmingham's bright spot? Océane Hurtré. The French forward has bagged seven goals in nine matches, earning a France debut and WSL Player of the Month honours. She's a genuine threat Villa's shaky backline must respect.
Villa average 1.1 goals per match, Birmingham 1.2 - neither exactly prolific. But both defences are generous. Goals feel likely. Villa's home advantage could prove decisive, though their inability to keep clean sheets invites Birmingham back into the contest. Hurtré against Villa's porous defence is the key duel. Derby pride makes this unpredictable.
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