NJ/NY Gotham FC W 1–0 Washington Spirit W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
- Venue
- Citi FieldNew York
Referee
Jeremy Scheer (USA)
NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham FC W beat Washington Spirit W 1–0. Goals: R. Lavelle 37'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
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| When | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | Washington Spirit W |
|---|---|---|
| 37′ · R. Lavelle | 1 | 0 |
| 90′ | 1 | 0 |
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.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
NJ/NY Gotham FC WGoals1xG0.81
- xG per shot
- 0.09
- Goals minus xG
- +0.19
Washington Spirit WGoals0xG1.74
- xG per shot
- 0.10
- Goals minus xG
- -1.74
How the chances split
NJ/NY Gotham FC W win 17%Draw 23%Washington Spirit W win 59%
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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| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.81 | 1.74 |
| xG per shot | 0.090 | 0.097 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.19 | -1.74 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC W win | 17% | |
| Draw | 23% | |
| Washington Spirit W win | 59% |
Goals & cards
- R. LavelleAssist: J. M. Howell37′
- 45+4′Gabrielle CarlePersistent fouling
- 70′Hal HershfeltFoul
- 80′Gift MondayFoul
- 86′Tara McKeownFoul
Key stats
- 53%Ball Possession47%
- 0.81Expected goals1.74
- 9Total Shots18
- 4Shots on goal9
- 2Corner Kicks4
Half by half
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington Spirit W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W: 3 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W scored 7 and conceded 4 in their last 5 matches.
- Washington Spirit W: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Washington Spirit W have won their last 3 matches.
- Washington Spirit W have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Washington Spirit W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- Washington Spirit W scored 8 and conceded 4 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: Washington Spirit W 1–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC W.
Recent form
Standings
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 |
Timeline
- Off: J. DudleyOn: J. Carter34′
- R. LavelleAssist: J. M. Howell37′
- 45+4′Gabrielle CarlePersistent fouling
- Off: E. Gonzalez RodriguezOn: S. McCaskill46′
- Off: S. SchupanskyOn: S. Kerr64′
- 64′Off: A. SullivanOn: R. Bernal
- 64′Off: R. KouassiOn: G. Monday
- 64′Off: G. CarleOn: K. Wiesner
- 70′Hal HershfeltFoul
- Off: G. ReitenOn: M. Freeman78′
- Off: M. PurceOn: Bruninha78′
- 78′Off: S. CantoreOn: C. Martinez Ovando
- 78′Off: H. HershfeltOn: D. Abiodun
- 80′Gift MondayFoul
- 83′Off: L. Di GuglielmoOn: E. Tse
- 86′Tara McKeownFoul
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.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
NJ/NY Gotham FC WGoals1xG0.81
- xG per shot
- 0.09
- Goals minus xG
- +0.19
Washington Spirit WGoals0xG1.74
- xG per shot
- 0.10
- Goals minus xG
- -1.74
How the chances split
NJ/NY Gotham FC W win 17%Draw 23%Washington Spirit W win 59%
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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| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.81 | 1.74 |
| xG per shot | 0.090 | 0.097 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.19 | -1.74 |
| NJ/NY Gotham FC W win | 17% | |
| Draw | 23% | |
| Washington Spirit W win | 59% |
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
NJ/NY Gotham FC W9 shots1332
Washington Spirit W18 shots954
- 78Inside the box
- 210Outside the box
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| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Saved | 3 | 9 |
| Off target | 3 | 5 |
| Blocked | 2 | 4 |
| Inside the box | 7 | 8 |
| Outside the box | 2 | 10 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
53%Possession47%
79%324 of 411 passes76%273 of 359 passes
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| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Passes | 411 | 359 |
| Completed | 324 | 273 |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 76% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1415Fouls
- 04Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 41Offsides
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| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 14 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 4 | 1 |
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.
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann-Katrin Berger | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 10.0 | 90 |
| Emily Sonnett | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.9 | 90 |
| Rose Lavelle | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.9 | 90 |
| Jae Howell | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.6 | 90 |
| Jaedyn Shaw | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.5 | 90 |
| Guro Reiten | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.3 | 78 |
| Tierna Davidson | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Jess Carter | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 7.2 | 56 |
| Esme Morgan | Washington Spirit W | 7.0 | 90 |
| Andi Sullivan | Washington Spirit W | 7.0 | 64 |
| Deborah Abiodun | Washington Spirit W | 7.0 | 12 |
| Bruninha | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.9 | 12 |
| Rebeca Bernal | Washington Spirit W | 6.9 | 26 |
| Claudia Martínez | Washington Spirit W | 6.9 | 12 |
| Jordynn Dudley | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.7 | 34 |
| Esther González | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.7 | 45 |
| Savannah McCaskill | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.7 | 45 |
| Sandy MacIver | Washington Spirit W | 6.7 | 90 |
| Sarah Schupansky | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.6 | 64 |
| Mandy Freeman | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.6 | 12 |
| Kate Wiesner | Washington Spirit W | 6.6 | 26 |
| Elisabeth Tse | Washington Spirit W | 6.6 | 15 |
| Tara McKeown | Washington Spirit W | 6.5 | 90 |
| Margaret Purce | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.3 | 78 |
| Gabrielle Carle | Washington Spirit W | 6.3 | 64 |
| Rosemonde Kouassi | Washington Spirit W | 6.3 | 64 |
| Leicy Santos | Washington Spirit W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Gift Monday | Washington Spirit W | 6.3 | 26 |
| Sam Kerr | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 6.2 | 26 |
| Lucia Di Guglielmo | Washington Spirit W | 6.2 | 83 |
| Hal Hershfelt | Washington Spirit W | 6.2 | 78 |
| Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit W | 6.2 | 90 |
| Sofia Cantore | Washington Spirit W | 6.2 | 78 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
100%
Ann-Katrin Berger
Ann-Katrin Berger- Saves
- 9
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 10.0
75%
Sandy MacIver
Sandy MacIver- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 6.7
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
Top stats
- 53%Ball Possession47%
- 0.81Expected goals1.74
- 9Total Shots18
- 4Shots on goal9
- 2Corner Kicks4
Shots
- 3Shots off Goal5
- 2Blocked shots4
- 7Shots insidebox8
- 2Shots outsidebox10
Passing
- 411Total passes359
- 324Passes accurate273
- 79%Pass accuracy76%
Defence & set pieces
- 9Goalkeeper Saves3
- 4Offsides1
Discipline
- 14Fouls15
- 0Yellow Cards4
- –Red Cards–
More
- 79%Passes %76%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- NJ/NY Gotham FC W
- Washington Spirit W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington Spirit W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NJ/NY Gotham FC W4-2-3-1Coach: Juan Amoros
Bench
1S. HoganG
20S. KerrF
22M. FreemanD
13S. McCaskillM
21S. CookM
27J. CarterD
3BruninhaD
14T. SommerM
24A. KitahataF
Washington Spirit W4-2-3-1Coach: Adrian Gonzalez
Bench
28S. WojdelkoG
4R. BernalD
21G. MondayF
16Tamara BoltF
5E. TseD
11C. Martinez OvandoF
6K. WiesnerD
20D. AbiodunM
26P. MetayerM
| 30Ann-Katrin BergerG | 90 | 10.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 49 | 1 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| 23Margaret PurceD | 78 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 20 | – | 11 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 6Emily SonnettD | 90 | 7.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 54 | – | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 15Tierna DavidsonD | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 67 | – | 61 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 18Guro ReitenD | 78 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 39 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| 7Jae HowellM | 90 | 7.6 | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 3 | – | 11 | 16 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 11Sarah SchupanskyM | 64 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 2Jordynn DudleyM | 34 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 16Rose LavelleM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 20 | – | – | – | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 10Jaedyn ShawM | 90 | 7.5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 24 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | – | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 9Esther GonzálezF | 45 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 27Jess CarterD | 56 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 19 | – | 15 | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 13Savannah McCaskillM | 45 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 16 | – | 12 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 20Sam KerrF | 26 | 6.2 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3BruninhaD | 12 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 22Mandy FreemanD | 12 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1Shelby HoganG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24Andrea KitahataF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21Sofia CookM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14Talia SommerM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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 |