North Carolina Courage W 0–2 Washington Spirit W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
Laura Rodriguez (USA)
NWSL: Washington Spirit W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–0. Goals: Leicy Santos 38', Trinity Rodman 45+3'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Washington Spirit W
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| When | North Carolina Courage W | Washington Spirit W |
|---|---|---|
| 38′ · Leicy Santos | 0 | 1 |
| 45+3′ · Trinity Rodman | 0 | 2 |
| 90′ | 0 | 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.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Washington Spirit W
North Carolina Courage WGoals0xG2.28
- xG per shot
- 0.18
- Goals minus xG
- -2.28
Washington Spirit WGoals2xG1.25
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- +0.75
How the chances split
North Carolina Courage W win 61%Draw 19%Washington Spirit W win 20%
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 | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.28 | 1.25 |
| xG per shot | 0.175 | 0.156 |
| Goals minus xG | -2.28 | +0.75 |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 61% | |
| Draw | 19% | |
| Washington Spirit W win | 20% |
Goals & cards
- 38′Leicy SantosAssist: Kate Wiesner
- 45+3′Trinity RodmanAssist: Tara McKeown
- Riley JacksonFoul76′
- 38′
Key stats
- 41%Ball Possession59%
- 2.28Expected goals1.25
- 13Total Shots8
- 2Shots on goal5
- 4Corner Kicks2
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- Washington Spirit W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Spirit W | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- North Carolina Courage W: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W have won their last 4 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W have scored in each of their last 4 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W scored 11 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 scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Washington Spirit W scored 10 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: Washington Spirit W 3–4 North Carolina Courage 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 |
| 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 |
Timeline
- 38′Leicy SantosAssist: Kate Wiesner
- 45+3′Trinity RodmanAssist: Tara McKeown
- Ashley Sanchez(VAR)Goal cancelled52′
- 67′Off: Gift MondayOn: Sofia Cantore
- 67′Off: Rosemonde KouassiOn: Paige Metayer
- 67′Off: Andi SullivanOn: Deborah Abiodun
- Riley JacksonFoul76′
- Off: Dani WeatherholtOn: Natalia Staude81′
- Off: Evelyn IjehOn: Hannah Betfort81′
- Off: Allyson SchlegelOn: Ivy Garner81′
- 82′Off: Trinity RodmanOn: Tamara Bolt
- 83′Off: Leicy SantosOn: Rebeca Bernal
- Off: Felicitas RauchOn: Chioma Okafor88′
- Off: Shinomi KoyamaOn: Carly Wickenheiser88′
- 38′
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
- Washington Spirit W
North Carolina Courage WGoals0xG2.28
- xG per shot
- 0.18
- Goals minus xG
- -2.28
Washington Spirit WGoals2xG1.25
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- +0.75
How the chances split
North Carolina Courage W win 61%Draw 19%Washington Spirit W win 20%
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 | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.28 | 1.25 |
| xG per shot | 0.175 | 0.156 |
| Goals minus xG | -2.28 | +0.75 |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 61% | |
| Draw | 19% | |
| Washington Spirit W win | 20% |
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 shots265
Washington Spirit W8 shots233
- 107Inside the box
- 31Outside the box
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| North Carolina Courage W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Saved | 2 | 3 |
| Off target | 6 | 3 |
| Blocked | 5 | 0 |
| Inside the box | 10 | 7 |
| Outside the box | 3 | 1 |
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
- Washington Spirit W
41%Possession59%
75%267 of 355 passes84%437 of 520 passes
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| North Carolina Courage W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 41% | 59% |
| Passes | 355 | 520 |
| Completed | 267 | 437 |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 84% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 71Fouls
- 10Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 40Offsides
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| North Carolina Courage W | Washington Spirit W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 7 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
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
- Washington Spirit W
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esme Morgan | Washington Spirit W | 8.2 | 90 |
| Tara McKeown | Washington Spirit W | 7.9 | 90 |
| Leicy Santos | Washington Spirit W | 7.9 | 83 |
| Trinity Rodman | Washington Spirit W | 7.9 | 82 |
| Gabrielle Carle | Washington Spirit W | 7.3 | 90 |
| Sandy MacIver | Washington Spirit W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Kate Wiesner | Washington Spirit W | 7.0 | 90 |
| Kailen Sheridan | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 90 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 81 |
| Hannah Betfort | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 9 |
| Carly Wickenheiser | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 10 |
| Rosemonde Kouassi | Washington Spirit W | 6.9 | 67 |
| Riley Jackson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 90 |
| Natalia Staude | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 9 |
| Chioma Okafor | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 10 |
| Andi Sullivan | Washington Spirit W | 6.7 | 67 |
| Sofia Cantore | Washington Spirit W | 6.7 | 23 |
| Tamara Bolt | Washington Spirit W | 6.7 | 8 |
| Uno Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage W | 6.6 | 90 |
| Deborah Abiodun | Washington Spirit W | 6.6 | 23 |
| Rebeca Bernal | Washington Spirit W | 6.6 | 8 |
| Hal Hershfelt | Washington Spirit W | 6.5 | 90 |
| Maycee Bell | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Dani Weatherholt | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 81 |
| Shinomi Koyama | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 88 |
| Ashley Sanchez | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Ivy Garner | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 9 |
| Paige Metayer | Washington Spirit W | 6.3 | 23 |
| Allyson Schlegel | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 81 |
| Gift Monday | Washington Spirit W | 6.2 | 67 |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage W | 5.9 | 90 |
| Felicitas Rauch | North Carolina Courage W | 5.9 | 88 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
60%
Kailen Sheridan
Kailen Sheridan- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.9
100%
Sandy MacIver
Sandy MacIver- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 7.2
- North Carolina Courage W
- Washington Spirit W
Top stats
- 41%Ball Possession59%
- 2.28Expected goals1.25
- 13Total Shots8
- 2Shots on goal5
- 4Corner Kicks2
Shots
- 6Shots off Goal3
- 5Blocked shots0
- 10Shots insidebox7
- 3Shots outsidebox1
Passing
- 355Total passes520
- 267Passes accurate437
- 75%Pass accuracy84%
Defence & set pieces
- 3Goalkeeper Saves1
- 4Offsides0
Discipline
- 7Fouls1
- 1Yellow Cards0
- –Red Cards–
More
- 75%Passes %84%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- Washington Spirit W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Spirit W | 2 | 0 | 2 |
North Carolina Courage W5-4-1Washington Spirit W4-1-4-1North Carolina Courage W5-4-1Coach: Mak Lind
Washington Spirit W4-1-4-1Coach: Adrian Gonzalez
| 1Kailen SheridanG | 90 | 6.9 | – | – | 29 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13Ryan WilliamsD | 90 | 5.9 | – | – | 38 | – | 28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 18Uno ShiragakiD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 42 | – | 31 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 25Maycee BellD | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | – | 27 | – | 26 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 17Dani WeatherholtD | 81 | 6.3 | – | – | 31 | – | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 11Felicitas RauchD | 88 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | – | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 35Allyson SchlegelM | 81 | 6.2 | – | – | 14 | – | 9 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 16Riley JacksonM | 90 | 6.7 | – | – | 57 | 4 | 44 | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 20Shinomi KoyamaM | 88 | 6.3 | 1 | – | 34 | – | 27 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2Ashley SanchezM | 90 | 6.3 | – | – | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | – | 5 | 10 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 10Evelyn IjehF | 81 | 6.9 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 5 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 12Natalia StaudeD | 9 | 6.7 | – | – | 7 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 6Ivy GarnerD | 9 | 6.3 | – | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 33Hannah BetfortF | 9 | 6.9 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 14Carly WickenheiserM | 10 | 6.9 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 8Chioma OkaforF | 10 | 6.7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 99Madison WhiteG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 5Cameron BrooksD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 80Olivia PenaM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 9Olivia WingateF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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 |