North Carolina Courage W 1–0 Denver Summit W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
Bensalah (Nabil)
NWSL: North Carolina Courage W beat Denver Summit W 1–0. Goals: Kaleigh Kurtz 90+4' (o.g.).
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
K. Sheridan7.6
N. Jacobs7.2
U. Shiragaki7.2
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
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| When | North Carolina Courage W | Denver Summit W |
|---|---|---|
| 90+4′ · Kaleigh Kurtz | 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.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
North Carolina Courage WGoals1xG0.59
- xG per shot
- 0.05
- Goals minus xG
- +0.41
Denver Summit WGoals0xG0.96
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- Goals minus xG
- -0.96
How the chances split
North Carolina Courage W win 22%Draw 35%Denver Summit W win 43%
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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| North Carolina Courage W | Denver Summit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.59 | 0.96 |
| xG per shot | 0.045 | 0.080 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.41 | -0.96 |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 22% | |
| Draw | 35% | |
| Denver Summit W win | 43% |
Goals & cards
- 30′Abby SmithFoul
- 78′Emma Rose ReganFoul
- Kaleigh Kurtz(Own goal)90+4′
- 30′
Key stats
- 52%Ball Possession48%
- 0.59Expected goals0.96
- 13Total Shots12
- 5Shots on goal4
- 6Corner Kicks3
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denver Summit W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- North Carolina Courage W: 1 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W scored 4 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches.
- Denver Summit W: 3 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Denver Summit W have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Denver Summit W scored 14 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: Denver Summit W 0–2 North Carolina Courage 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 |
Timeline
- 30′Abby SmithFoul
- Off: Ana Beatriz Gomes LopesOn: Gianna Rose Paul67′
- Off: Allyson schlegelOn: Evelyn Ijeh67′
- 74′Off: Devin LynchOn: Emma Rose Regan
- 74′Off: Melissa KosslerOn: Alleandra Morgan Brazier
- Off: Érica Meg ParkinsonOn: Vilde Risa74′
- 78′Emma Rose ReganFoul
- 81′Off: Natasha FlintOn: Olivia Thomas
- Off: Riley JacksonOn: Carly Wickenheiser89′
- Off: Dani WeatherholtOn: Lauryn Thompson89′
- Kaleigh Kurtz(Own goal)90+4′
- 30′
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.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
North Carolina Courage WGoals1xG0.59
- xG per shot
- 0.05
- Goals minus xG
- +0.41
Denver Summit WGoals0xG0.96
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- Goals minus xG
- -0.96
How the chances split
North Carolina Courage W win 22%Draw 35%Denver Summit W win 43%
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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| North Carolina Courage W | Denver Summit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.59 | 0.96 |
| xG per shot | 0.045 | 0.080 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.41 | -0.96 |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 22% | |
| Draw | 35% | |
| Denver Summit W win | 43% |
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
North Carolina Courage W13 shots1444
Denver Summit W12 shots471
- 59Inside the box
- 83Outside the box
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| North Carolina Courage W | Denver Summit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Saved | 4 | 4 |
| Off target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked | 4 | 1 |
| Inside the box | 5 | 9 |
| Outside the box | 8 | 3 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
52%Possession48%
83%391 of 469 passes80%357 of 444 passes
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| North Carolina Courage W | Denver Summit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Passes | 469 | 444 |
| Completed | 391 | 357 |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 80% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 97Fouls
- 02Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 51Offsides
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| North Carolina Courage W | Denver Summit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 9 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 5 | 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.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Smith | Denver Summit W | 7.9 | 90 |
| K. Sheridan | North Carolina Courage W | 7.6 | 90 |
| N. Jacobs | North Carolina Courage W | 7.2 | 90 |
| J. Beckie | Denver Summit W | 7.2 | 90 |
| U. Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage W | 7.2 | 90 |
| D. Weatherholt | North Carolina Courage W | 7.0 | 89 |
| E. Ijeh | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 23 |
| R. Jackson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.8 | 89 |
| Lauryn Thompson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 1 |
| S. Koyama | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 90 |
| A. Oke | Denver Summit W | 6.7 | 90 |
| N. Flint | Denver Summit W | 6.7 | 81 |
| V. Bøe Risa | North Carolina Courage W | 6.6 | 16 |
| L. Horan | Denver Summit W | 6.6 | 90 |
| Eva Gaetino | Denver Summit W | 6.6 | 90 |
| C. Wickenheiser | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 1 |
| R. Williams | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 90 |
| D. Lynch | Denver Summit W | 6.5 | 74 |
| D. Sheehan | Denver Summit W | 6.4 | 90 |
| G. Paul | North Carolina Courage W | 6.4 | 23 |
| M. Kössler | Denver Summit W | 6.4 | 74 |
| Y. Ryan | Denver Summit W | 6.3 | 90 |
| A. Schlegel | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 67 |
| E. Parkinson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 74 |
| A. Watt | Denver Summit W | 6.2 | 16 |
| O. Thomas | Denver Summit W | 6.2 | 9 |
| Ana Beatriz Gomes Lopes | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 67 |
| A. Sanchez | North Carolina Courage W | 6.1 | 90 |
| E. Regan | Denver Summit W | 6.0 | 16 |
| K. Kurtz | Denver Summit W | 5.8 | 90 |
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%K. Sheridan
K. Sheridan- Saves
- 4
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 7.6
83%
A. Smith
A. Smith- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 7.9
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
Top stats
- 52%Ball Possession48%
- 0.59Expected goals0.96
- 13Total Shots12
- 5Shots on goal4
- 6Corner Kicks3
Shots
- 4Shots off Goal7
- 4Blocked shots1
- 5Shots insidebox9
- 8Shots outsidebox3
Passing
- 469Total passes444
- 391Passes accurate357
- 83%Pass accuracy80%
Defence & set pieces
- 4Goalkeeper Saves5
- 7Free Kicks8
- 5Offsides1
Discipline
- 9Fouls7
- 0Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards0
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- Denver Summit W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denver Summit W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina Courage W4-3-3Denver Summit W4-2-3-1North Carolina Courage W4-3-3Coach: S. Nahas
Bench
6I. GarnerD
10E. IjehF
36E. HaseD
26V. Bøe RisaM
23G. PaulF
12N. StaudeD
7Lauryn ThompsonF
·M. WhiteG
14C. WickenheiserM
Denver Summit W4-2-3-1Coach: N. Cushing
Bench
13G. BonnerD
11A. WattF
14Y. McCormackM
4N. MeansD
8E. ReganM
2M. ReidD
33O. ThomasF
36K. AsmanG
18Y. YamamotoF
| 6I. GarnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14C. WickenheiserM | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0M. WhiteG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Lauryn ThompsonF | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12N. StaudeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23G. PaulF | 23 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26V. Bøe RisaM | 16 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36E. HaseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10E. IjehF | 23 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1K. SheridanG | 90 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13R. WilliamsD | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4N. JacobsD | 90 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18U. ShiragakiD | 90 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17D. WeatherholtD | 89 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16R. JacksonM | 89 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20S. KoyamaM | 90 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35A. SchlegelF | 67 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19E. ParkinsonM | 74 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2A. SanchezF | 90 | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ana Beatriz Gomes Lopes | 67 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 |