Boston Legacy W 2–2 North Carolina Courage W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
Thomas Snyder (USA)
NWSL: Boston Legacy W and North Carolina Courage W drew 2–2. Goals: Alba Caño 5', Samantha Rose Smith 13', Dani Weatherholt 53', Ashley Sanchez 76'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
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| When | Boston Legacy W | North Carolina Courage W |
|---|---|---|
| 5′ · Alba Caño | 1 | 0 |
| 13′ · Samantha Rose Smith | 2 | 0 |
| 53′ · Dani Weatherholt | 2 | 1 |
| 76′ · Ashley Sanchez | 2 | 2 |
| 90′ | 2 | 2 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
Boston Legacy WGoals2xG0.43
- xG per shot
- 0.06
- Goals minus xG
- +1.57
North Carolina Courage WGoals2xG2.40
- xG per shot
- 0.11
- Goals minus xG
- -0.40
How the chances split
Boston Legacy W win 5%Draw 14%North Carolina Courage W win 81%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Boston Legacy W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 | 2.40 |
| xG per shot | 0.061 | 0.114 |
| Goals minus xG | +1.57 | -0.40 |
| Boston Legacy W win | 5% | |
| Draw | 14% | |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 81% |
Goals & cards
- Alba CañoAssist: Nichelle Prince5′
- Samantha Rose SmithAssist: Nichelle Prince13′
- 49′Cortnee VineFoul
- 53′
- 55′Shinomi KoyamaFoul
- Aissata TraoreFoul69′
- 76′Ashley SanchezAssist: Ryan Williams
- 90+6′Chioma OkaforFoul
Key stats
- 49%Ball Possession51%
- 0.43Expected goals2.40
- 7Total Shots21
- 2Shots on goal3
- 3Corner Kicks7
Half by half
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Legacy W | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Boston Legacy W: 0 won, 0 drawn, 5 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Boston Legacy W have lost their last 5 matches.
- Boston Legacy W scored 1 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W: 2 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W scored 6 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: North Carolina Courage W 2–1 Boston Legacy W.
Recent form
Standings
Nwsl Women
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Utah Royals W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 |  Seattle Reign FC W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage W | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 |  Denver Summit W | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 |  Orlando Pride W | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 12 |  Houston Dash W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 14 |  Bay FC W | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 15 |  Racing Louisville W | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
Timeline
- Alba CañoAssist: Nichelle Prince5′
- Samantha Rose SmithAssist: Nichelle Prince13′
- 49′Cortnee VineFoul
- 53′
- 55′Shinomi KoyamaFoul
- 60′Off: Cortnee VineOn: Chioma Okafor
- 60′Off: Evelyn IjehOn: Hannah Betfort
- Off: Amanda GutierresOn: Chloe Ricketts65′
- Aissata TraoreFoul69′
- 76′Ashley SanchezAssist: Ryan Williams
- Off: Aissata TraoreOn: Amanda Allen84′
- Off: Laís AraújoOn: Laurel Ansbrow84′
- 88′Ashley Sanchez(VAR)Penalty cancelled
- Off: Samantha Rose SmithOn: Bianca St Georges90′
- 90+6′Chioma OkaforFoul
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
Boston Legacy WGoals2xG0.43
- xG per shot
- 0.06
- Goals minus xG
- +1.57
North Carolina Courage WGoals2xG2.40
- xG per shot
- 0.11
- Goals minus xG
- -0.40
How the chances split
Boston Legacy W win 5%Draw 14%North Carolina Courage W win 81%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Boston Legacy W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 | 2.40 |
| xG per shot | 0.061 | 0.114 |
| Goals minus xG | +1.57 | -0.40 |
| Boston Legacy W win | 5% | |
| Draw | 14% | |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 81% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Boston Legacy W7 shots241
North Carolina Courage W21 shots2199
- 515Inside the box
- 26Outside the box
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| Boston Legacy W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 |
| Saved | 0 | 1 |
| Off target | 4 | 9 |
| Blocked | 1 | 9 |
| Inside the box | 5 | 15 |
| Outside the box | 2 | 6 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
49%Possession51%
74%316 of 428 passes80%349 of 435 passes
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| Boston Legacy W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 49% | 51% |
| Passes | 428 | 435 |
| Completed | 316 | 349 |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 80% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 910Fouls
- 13Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 43Offsides
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| Boston Legacy W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Rose Smith | Boston Legacy W | 8.2 | 89 |
| Ashley Sanchez | North Carolina Courage W | 7.7 | 90 |
| Alba Caño | Boston Legacy W | 7.6 | 90 |
| Dani Weatherholt | North Carolina Courage W | 7.5 | 90 |
| Jorelyn Carabalí | Boston Legacy W | 7.3 | 90 |
| Manaka Matsukubo | North Carolina Courage W | 7.3 | 90 |
| Josefine Hasbo | Boston Legacy W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Nichelle Prince | Boston Legacy W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Casey Murphy | Boston Legacy W | 6.9 | 90 |
| Annie Karich | Boston Legacy W | 6.9 | 90 |
| Maycee Bell | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 90 |
| Riley Jackson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 90 |
| Laís Araújo | Boston Legacy W | 6.7 | 84 |
| Bianca St Georges | Boston Legacy W | 6.7 | 8 |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 90 |
| Laurel Ansbrow | Boston Legacy W | 6.6 | 17 |
| Chioma Okafor | North Carolina Courage W | 6.6 | 30 |
| Amanda Gutierres | Boston Legacy W | 6.5 | 65 |
| Aissata Traore | Boston Legacy W | 6.5 | 84 |
| Amanda Allen | Boston Legacy W | 6.5 | 17 |
| Hannah Betfort | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 30 |
| Emerson Elgin | Boston Legacy W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Kailen Sheridan | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Uno Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Cortnee Vine | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 60 |
| Chloe Ricketts | Boston Legacy W | 6.2 | 25 |
| Shinomi Koyama | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 90 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 60 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
33%
Casey Murphy
Casey Murphy- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.9
0%
Kailen Sheridan
Kailen Sheridan- Saves
- 0
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.3
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
Top stats
- 49%Ball Possession51%
- 0.43Expected goals2.40
- 7Total Shots21
- 2Shots on goal3
- 3Corner Kicks7
Shots
- 4Shots off Goal9
- 1Blocked shots9
- 5Shots insidebox15
- 2Shots outsidebox6
Passing
- 428Total passes435
- 316Passes accurate349
- 74%Pass accuracy80%
Defence & set pieces
- 1Goalkeeper Saves0
- 4Offsides3
Discipline
- 9Fouls10
- 1Yellow Cards3
- –Red Cards–
More
- 74%Passes %80%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- Boston Legacy W
- North Carolina Courage W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Legacy W | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Boston Legacy W3-4-3
North Carolina Courage W4-3-3Coach: Mak Lind
Bench
33Hannah BetfortF
8Chioma OkaforF
99Molly PritchardG
12Natalia StaudeD
3Sydney SchmidtD
11Felicitas RauchD
14Carly WickenheiserM
7Lauryn ThompsonF
6Ivy GarnerD
| 1Casey MurphyG | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 34 | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16Jorelyn CarabalíD | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 45 | – | 32 | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 24Laís AraújoD | 84 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 59 | – | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 4Emerson ElginD | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 73 | – | 58 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 26Alba CañoM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 6Annie KarichM | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 57 | – | 44 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 9Amanda GutierresM | 65 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 5Josefine HasboM | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 32 | – | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 12Nichelle PrinceF | 90 | 7.2 | – | 2 | – | – | 22 | 3 | 14 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 14Aissata TraoreF | 84 | 6.5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 8Samantha Rose SmithF | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | – | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 11Chloe RickettsM | 25 | 6.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 34Laurel AnsbrowD | 17 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 7Amanda AllenF | 17 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 53Bianca St GeorgesF | 8 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 18Laurel IvoryG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 25Sophia LowenbergM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 10Ella StevensF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 15Aleigh GamboneF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 21Barbara OlivieriM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
Nwsl Women
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| 2 |  San Diego Wave W | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 |
| 3 |  Washington Spirit W | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 |  Kansas City W | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 |
| 5 |  Angel City W | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 |  Portland Thorns W | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Utah Royals W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage W | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 | Denver Summit W | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride W | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 12 | Houston Dash W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 14 | Bay FC W | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville W | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
| 16 |  Chicago Red Stars W | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 |