Women's Super League Predictions: Can Chelsea Overcome Their Away Day Struggles Against Crystal Palace?

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The Women's Super League resumes this weekend, promising exciting matchups in the opening round. Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor began her campaign for a sixth consecutive title with a win over Aston Villa. The defending champions will now face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Sunday's fixtures include Manchester City and Arsenal, following their thrilling clash at the Emirates. Meanwhile, Manchester United aims to build on their strong start against Everton.

In their first away game of the season, Chelsea is heavily favoured to defeat newly-promoted Crystal Palace. The Opta supercomputer gives Chelsea an 88.4% chance of victory compared to Palace's 7.3%. Despite Chelsea's dominance under Emma Hayes, they have struggled in opening away games in recent seasons, failing to win any of their last six (D4 L2) since a 6-0 victory over Sunderland in 2017-18.

On Sunday, Manchester City faces Brighton after a 2-2 draw with Arsenal last week. Despite Brighton's strong start with a 4-0 win over Everton, they have only a 4.5% chance of winning according to pre-match simulations. City has won nine out of eleven WSL meetings against Brighton but lost this fixture last season. Vivianne Miedema made an impact on her debut and has been involved in 15 goals in ten games against Brighton.

Everton Hosts Confident Manchester United

Manchester United travels to Walton Hall Park with confidence after defeating West Ham in their opener. The Red Devils have a 58.7% chance of winning against Everton, who are given a 20.2% chance of victory, with a draw at 21.1%. United has won their first away game in each of the last four WSL seasons and triumphed in four out of five league matches against Everton.

Arsenal Looks to Overcome Leicester

After an intense match with Manchester City, Arsenal heads to King Power Stadium to face Leicester. Arsenal is favoured with a 74.7% chance of winning, while Leicester has an 11% chance according to simulations. Alessia Russo is one to watch for Leicester; she has scored in her last four WSL games against them and netted more top-flight goals against Leicester than any other team.

Liverpool Favoured Over West Ham

West Ham welcomes Liverpool at Chigwell Construction Stadium as both teams seek three points. Liverpool is predicted to win 46.2% of simulations, while West Ham has a 29.2% chance of victory and a draw is at 24.6%. West Ham has struggled at home recently, winning just one of their last seventeen home matches in the WSL.

Aston Villa Faces Tottenham at Villa Park

The weekend concludes with Aston Villa hosting Tottenham at Villa Park after Villa's strong performance against Chelsea. Villa is favoured in pre-match simulations with a 43.8% chance of winning compared to Tottenham's 29.4%. Spurs remain unbeaten in their last three away games but have never avoided defeat when conceding multiple goals across three consecutive away matches.

The Women's Super League promises thrilling encounters as teams aim for early success this season. With Chelsea leading the charge and other clubs eager to make their mark, fans can expect competitive action throughout the weekend.