Washington Spirit 2–0 Chicago Stars FC, NWSL Matchday 27

Washington Spirit v Chicago Stars FC

Washington Spirit2nd 55 pts

M. Alozie 62′ og
T. Rodman 85′

2

2–0

Full time

Sun 1 Nov

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 1.85, Chicago Stars FC 1.57

Chicago Stars FC16th 17 pts

0

Sun 1 Nov, 5:00 pm EST Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 27

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

62′Own goal M. Alozie (Chicago Stars FC)1–0
85′Goal T. Rodman (Washington Spirit)2–0

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Washington Spirit

T. RodmanMWASshirt 21G5SH
M. BethiMWASshirt 70G4SH
A. HatchFWASshirt 330G3SH

Chicago Stars

S. CharleyCHIshirt 18, came off the bench0G5SH
M. JohnsonMCHIshirt 230G4SH
S. StaabDCHIshirt 30G3SH

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

What it means

Washington Spirit

2nd▲1 from 3rd

Finished 3rd in the regular season, in the playoff places, 10 points above North Carolina Courage.

Playoff quarter-final

Washington Spirit: playoff quarter-final
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 8 Nov	H	Portland Thorns FC	3:00 pm EST

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Finished 16th in the regular season, out of the playoffs, 30 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place.

Season series

Matchday 22 Sun 20 Sep

Chicago Stars FC0

Washington Spirit3

Matchday 27 Sun 1 Nov

Washington Spirit2

Chicago Stars FC0

Washington Spirit took both meetings, 5–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

WAS CHI

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 1.85; Chicago Stars FC: 1.57
Possession: Washington Spirit: 63%; Chicago Stars FC: 37%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 18; Chicago Stars FC: 19
Corners: Washington Spirit: 6; Chicago Stars FC: 8

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	29	+14	58
2	Washington Spirit	30	+15	55
3	San Diego Wave FC	29	+13	55
4	Kansas City Current	29	+13	50
5	Angel City FC	29	+19	49
6	Portland Thorns FC	29	+7	47
7	Utah Royals FC	29	+7	47
8	Seattle Reign FC	29	+3	44
⋯
16	Chicago Stars FC	30	−54	17

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

Washington Spirit: 63% possession; 107 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 36% reached the box; 5.6 actions each
Chicago Stars FC: 37% possession; 108 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 3.6 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Chicago Stars FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 15% of their possessions in the final third, Chicago Stars FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritChicago Stars FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Chicago Stars 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

Washington SpiritChicago Stars FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritChicago Stars 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

Washington SpiritChicago Stars 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. 1,634 events in the record.

Period Minute 100 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit attack right, Chicago Stars 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.

83 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
3:28	M. Bethi	Washington Spirit
4:01	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
4:53	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
5:06	M. Johnson	Chicago Stars FC
5:14	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
5:19	E. Egizii	Chicago Stars FC
11:37	J. Grosso	Chicago Stars FC
12:02	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
13:18	M. Bethi	Washington Spirit
14:09	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
15:13	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
16:56	M. Alozie	Chicago Stars FC
17:00	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
19:30	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
20:51	A. Hatch	Washington Spirit
23:01	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
23:35	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
25:38	J. Grosso	Chicago Stars FC
27:07	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
27:25	M. Johnson	Chicago Stars FC

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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-1-4-1

Washington Spirit, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 13 L. Di Guglielmo, 9 T. Rudd, 24 E. Morgan, 14 G. Carle. Line 2: 12 A. Sullivan. Line 3: 19 R. Kouassi, 7 M. Bethi, 10 L. Santos, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 33 A. Hatch.

Washington Spirit lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
18	S. MacIver	90	0
13	L. Di Guglielmo, off at 89′	89	0
14	G. Carle	90	0
12	A. Sullivan	90	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0
24	E. Morgan	90	0
19	R. Kouassi, off at 46′	45	0
7	M. Bethi, off at 78′	78	0
33	A. Hatch, off at 46′	45	0
10	L. Santos, off at 89′	89	0
2	T. Rodman	90	1
Substitutes
16	T. Bolt, on at 46′	45	0
27	S. Cantore, on at 78′	12	0
25	C. Luvanga, on at 46′	45	0
26	P. Metayer, on at 89′	1	0
8	M. Ngock, on at 89′	1	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Haugen, C. Martínez, É. Tsé, S. Wojdelko

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
13	L. Di Guglielmo, off at 89′	89	0	0	0	77%	1	3
14	G. Carle	90	0	1	5	80%	3	0
12	A. Sullivan	90	0	0	1	84%	1	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0	3	0	90%	0	0
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	1	90%	0	1
19	R. Kouassi, off at 46′	45	0	0	1	53%	2	0
7	M. Bethi, off at 78′	78	0	4	2	74%	0	0
33	A. Hatch, off at 46′	45	0	3	0	89%	0	0
10	L. Santos, off at 89′	89	0	0	1	82%	0	1
2	T. Rodman	90	1	5	2	71%	1	2
Substitutes
16	T. Bolt, on at 46′	45	0	0	1	47%	0	0
27	S. Cantore, on at 78′	12	0	0	0	43%	0	0
35	M. Haugen	–
25	C. Luvanga, on at 46′	45	0	2	1	63%	0	0
11	C. Martínez	–
26	P. Metayer, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	100%	1	0
8	M. Ngock, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	67%	0	0
5	É. Tsé	–
28	S. Wojdelko	–
Team			1	18	15	80%	9	7

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	4	4	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: S. MacIver

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-4-2

Chicago Stars FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Naeher. Line 1: 5 M. Alozie, 77 M. López, 3 S. Staab, 11 N. Gomes. Line 2: 28 E. Egizii, 10 B. Pinto, 34 T. Dellarose, 23 M. Johnson. Line 3: 9 M. Swanson, 7 J. Grosso.

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	A. Naeher	90	0
5	M. Alozie	90	0
11	N. Gomes	90	0
10	B. Pinto	90	0
77	M. López	90	0
3	S. Staab	90	0
28	E. Egizii, off at 90+2′	90	0
34	T. Dellarose, off at 90+2′	90	0
7	J. Grosso, off at 61′	61	0
9	M. Swanson, off at 61′	61	0
23	M. Johnson, off at 76′	76	0
Substitutes
4	J. Bike, on at 76′	14	0
14	T. Wood, on at 90+2′	1	0
18	S. Charley, on at 61′	29	0
20	B. Franklin, on at 90+2′	1	0
31	A. Gasper, on at 61′	29	0
Team			0

Unused: K. Atkinson, H. Mackiewicz, O. Valdezate, E. Evans

All player stats

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	M. Alozie	90	0	1	0	68%	1	3
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	2	66%	2	2
10	B. Pinto	90	0	0	0	86%	1	1
77	M. López	90	0	0	0	72%	1	2
3	S. Staab	90	0	3	1	67%	0	0
28	E. Egizii, off at 90+2′	90	0	2	2	67%	0	1
34	T. Dellarose, off at 90+2′	90	0	0	2	71%	2	2
7	J. Grosso, off at 61′	61	0	2	0	74%	0	2
9	M. Swanson, off at 61′	61	0	2	0	79%	0	0
23	M. Johnson, off at 76′	76	0	4	2	82%	0	2
Substitutes
27	K. Atkinson	–
22	H. Mackiewicz	–
4	J. Bike, on at 76′	14	0	0	0	40%	0	0
6	O. Valdezate	–
14	T. Wood, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
15	E. Evans	–
18	S. Charley, on at 61′	29	0	5	1	67%	0	0
20	B. Franklin, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
31	A. Gasper, on at 61′	29	0	0	1	100%	0	0
Team			0	19	11	69%	7	15