Chicago Stars FC 0–3 Washington Spirit, NWSL Matchday 22

Chicago Stars FC v Washington Spirit

Chicago Stars FC16th 17 pts

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0–3

Full time

Sun 20 Sep

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 1.01, Washington Spirit 1.92

Washington Spirit2nd 46 pts

T. Rodman 7′
A. Sullivan 34′ pen
Tamara Bolt 85′

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Sun 20 Sep, 5:00 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 22

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

7′Goal T. Rodman (Washington Spirit)0–1
34′Penalty goal A. Sullivan (Washington Spirit)0–2
85′Goal Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit)0–3

Top performers

Chicago Stars

M. AlozieFCHIshirt 50G3SH
A. GasperCHIshirt 31, came off the bench0G2SH
E. EgiziiCHIshirt 28, came off the bench0G1SH

Washington Spirit

T. RodmanFWASshirt 21G4SH
A. SullivanMWASshirt 121G3SH
Tamara BoltWASshirt 16, came off the bench1G1SH

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

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Out of playoff contention, 20 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with five to play.

Washington Spirit

2nd▲1 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 10 points above Angel City FC, with five to play.

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

CHI WAS

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC: 1.01; Washington Spirit: 1.92
Possession: Chicago Stars FC: 42%; Washington Spirit: 58%
Shots: Chicago Stars FC: 11; Washington Spirit: 16
Corners: Chicago Stars FC: 3; Washington Spirit: 4

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	25	+12	51
2	Washington Spirit	25	+13	46
3	San Diego Wave FC	25	+9	45
4	Utah Royals FC	24	+11	42
5	Portland Thorns FC	25	+8	42
6	North Carolina Courage	25	+11	39
7	Kansas City Current	25	+3	38
8	Seattle Reign FC	25	0	37
⋯
16	Chicago Stars FC	25	−43	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

Chicago Stars FC: 42% possession; 95 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 4.4 actions each
Washington Spirit: 58% possession; 96 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 31% reached the box; 6.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Washington Spirit

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Washington Spirit 14%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCWashington Spirit

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

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Washington Spirit

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 FCWashington Spirit

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars FCWashington Spirit

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 FCWashington Spirit

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. 1,591 events in the record.

Period Minute 99 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chicago Stars FC attack right, Washington Spirit 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.

57 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:40	M. Bethi	Washington Spirit
6:10	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
6:58	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
8:44	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
10:09	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
11:52	E. Morgan	Washington Spirit
14:57	M. Bethi	Washington Spirit
16:43	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
17:23	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
17:25	A. Sullivan	Washington Spirit
23:01	S. Staab	Chicago Stars FC
23:07	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
24:46	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
27:51	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
28:25	A. Sullivan	Washington Spirit
33:27	A. Sullivan	Washington Spirit
34:55	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
37:03	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
38:39	M. Alozie	Chicago Stars FC
38:41	Maitane López	Chicago Stars FC

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Lineups

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-4-2

Chicago Stars FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Naeher. Line 1: 14 T. Wood, 77 M. López, 3 S. Staab, 11 N. Gomes. Line 2: 4 J. Bike, 10 B. Pinto, 20 B. Franklin, 29 L. Ouahabi. Line 3: 5 M. Alozie, 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	A	xG
1	A. Naeher	90	0	0	0.00
14	T. Wood	90	0	0	0.04
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	0.00
10	B. Pinto, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.00
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.15
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.16
4	J. Bike, off at 81′	81	0	–	–
20	B. Franklin, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.00
5	M. Alozie, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.22
29	L. Ouahabi, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.01
Substitutes
18	S. Charley, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.35
25	A. Farmer, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
28	E. Egizii, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
31	A. Gasper, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.09
34	T. Dellarose, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	1.03

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	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	T. Wood	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	73%	0	0
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	1	4
10	B. Pinto, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	68%	0	2
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.15	1	0	0	79%	0	0
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.16	1	1	0	82%	2	0
4	J. Bike, off at 81′	81	0	–	–	0	–	1	94%	0	0
20	B. Franklin, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	1	1
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	81%	0	0
5	M. Alozie, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.22	3	2	0	63%	0	0
29	L. Ouahabi, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.01	1	1	2	81%	1	1
Substitutes
27	K. Atkinson	–
22	H. Mackiewicz	–
6	O. Valdezate	–
15	E. Evans	–
18	S. Charley, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.35	1	0	0	67%	0	0
25	A. Farmer, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
28	E. Egizii, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	50%	0	0
31	A. Gasper, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.09	2	0	0	75%	1	0
34	T. Dellarose, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	57%	0	0
Team			0	0	1.03	11	4	4	78%	6	8

Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	A. Naeher	90	1	4	25%	3	0

Washington SpiritFormation 4-3-3

Washington Spirit, 4-3-3, 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, 17 H. Hershfelt, 7 M. Bethi. Line 3: 19 R. Kouassi, 27 S. Cantore, 2 T. Rodman.

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	A	xG
18	S. MacIver	90	0	0	0.00
13	L. Di Guglielmo, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.06
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	0.00
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.06
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00
12	A. Sullivan, off at 76′	76	1	0	0.79
7	M. Bethi, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.02
27	S. Cantore, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.15
19	R. Kouassi, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
2	T. Rodman	90	1	1	0.36
Substitutes
8	M. Ngock, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.04
16	T. Bolt, on at 75′	15	1	–	–
21	G. Monday, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00
26	P. Metayer, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
33	A. Hatch, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.07
Team			3	2	1.95

Unused: S. Wojdelko, C. Martínez, E. Gaines-Ramos, M. Haugen

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
13	L. Di Guglielmo, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	75%	3	0
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	1	1
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–	3	–	3	77%	2	1
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	88%	1	2
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	92%	1	2
12	A. Sullivan, off at 76′	76	1	0	0.79	3	1	1	86%	0	0
7	M. Bethi, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	85%	1	1
27	S. Cantore, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.15	1	0	1	53%	1	0
19	R. Kouassi, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	54%	0	0
2	T. Rodman	90	1	1	0.36	4	2	2	75%	0	1
Substitutes
28	S. Wojdelko	–
8	M. Ngock, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	100%	1	0
11	C. Martínez	–
16	T. Bolt, on at 75′	15	1	–	–	1	–	0	56%	1	0
21	G. Monday, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
26	P. Metayer, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	77%	1	0
29	E. Gaines-Ramos	–
33	A. Hatch, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.07	0	0	1	50%	0	0
35	M. Haugen	–
Team			3	2	1.95	16	4	10	83%	13	8