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NWSL 2026 Matchday 24

Chicago Stars FC v Denver Summit FC

Chicago Stars FC v Denver Summit FC

Chicago Stars FC16th 17 pts
0
0–3

Full time

Sun 4 Oct

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 0.45, Denver Summit FC 2.23

Denver Summit FC10th 38 pts
  • J. Sonis 8′
  • L. Heaps 26′, 76′
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Sun 4 Oct, 4:00 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 24

Key moments

  1. 8′Goal J. Sonis (Denver Summit FC)0–1
  2. 26′Goal L. Heaps (Denver Summit FC)0–2
  3. 76′Goal L. Heaps (Denver Summit FC)0–3

Top performers

Chicago Stars
  • J. GrossoCHI0G2SH
  • M. SwansonCHI0G2SH
  • Nádia GomesCHI0G2SH
Denver Summit
  • L. HeapsDEN2G4SH
  • J. SonisDEN1G4SH
  • N. FlintDEN0G3SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Out of playoff contention, 25 points behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with three to play.

Denver Summit FC

10thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with three to play.

Season series

Matchday 19 Sat 29 Aug

Denver Summit FC6

Chicago Stars FC1

Matchday 24 Sun 4 Oct

Chicago Stars FC0

Denver Summit FC3

Denver Summit FC took both meetings, 9–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

CHIDEN

Expected goals
Chicago Stars FC: 0.45
Denver Summit FC: 2.23
Possession
Chicago Stars FC: 38%
Denver Summit FC: 62%
Shots
Chicago Stars FC: 10
Denver Summit FC: 17
Corners
Chicago Stars FC: 1
Denver Summit FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC27+1455
2San Diego Wave FC27+1251
3Washington Spirit26+1246
4Utah Royals FC27+946
5Kansas City Current27+1044
6Angel City FC27+1643
7Portland Thorns FC27+643
8North Carolina Courage27+1142
10Denver Summit FC27+838
16Chicago Stars FC27−4817

After this result

By the numbers

Chicago Stars FC have gone 9 without a win. Last win: 3–2 v Racing Louisville FC, 23 August.

Chicago Stars FC have 71 goals conceded, the 16th fewest in the NWSL. 2.4 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have 0 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.0 a match, against 0.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have scored 17 goals, the 16th most in the NWSL. 0.6 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Chicago Stars FC
38% possession
105 possessions
10% ended in a shot
20% reached the box
4.0 actions each
Denver Summit FC
62% possession
106 possessions
11% ended in a shot
25% reached the box
6.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 13%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCDenver Summit FC

Chicago Stars FC attack right, Denver Summit FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Denver Summit FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Chicago Stars FCDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars FCDenver Summit FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Chicago Stars FCDenver Summit FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,662 events in the record.

Chicago Stars FC attack right, Denver Summit FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

67 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
2:26K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
3:41Y. RyanDenver Summit FC
3:45N. FlintDenver Summit FC
3:46N. FlintDenver Summit FC
3:51J. SonisDenver Summit FC
3:55K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
5:13Y. YamamotoDenver Summit FC
5:59Nádia GomesChicago Stars FC
7:13J. SonisDenver Summit FC
8:59K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
12:08J. GrossoChicago Stars FC
15:32M. SwansonChicago Stars FC
15:40J. GrossoChicago Stars FC
17:06Y. YamamotoDenver Summit FC
21:40N. FlintDenver Summit FC
21:49Y. RyanDenver Summit FC
22:57K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
24:06A. OkeDenver Summit FC
25:32L. HeapsDenver Summit FC
32:25D. SheehanDenver Summit FC
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Lineups

Lineups are not available for this match yet.

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Form before this match

Chicago Stars FC
Denver Summit FC