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NWSL 2026 Matchday 22

Chicago Stars FC v Washington Spirit

Chicago Stars FC v Washington Spirit

Chicago Stars FC16th 17 pts
0
0–3

Full time

Sun 20 Sep

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 1.01, Washington Spirit 1.92

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

The match event record is unavailable right now.

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.

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC25+1251
2Washington Spirit25+1346
3San Diego Wave FC25+945
4Utah Royals FC24+1142
5Portland Thorns FC25+842
6North Carolina Courage25+1139
7Kansas City Current25+338
8Seattle Reign FC25037
16Chicago Stars FC25−4317

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
95 possessions
8% ended in a shot
17% reached the box
4.4 actions each
Washington Spirit
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.

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
TimeActionPlayerTeam
0:40M. BethiWashington Spirit
6:10T. RodmanWashington Spirit
6:58T. RodmanWashington Spirit
8:44A. NaeherChicago Stars FC
10:09A. NaeherChicago Stars FC
11:52E. MorganWashington Spirit
14:57M. BethiWashington Spirit
16:43R. KouassiWashington Spirit
17:23H. HershfeltWashington Spirit
17:25A. SullivanWashington Spirit
23:01S. StaabChicago Stars FC
23:07S. MacIverWashington Spirit
24:46A. NaeherChicago Stars FC
27:51T. RodmanWashington Spirit
28:25A. SullivanWashington Spirit
33:27A. SullivanWashington Spirit
34:55Nádia GomesChicago Stars FC
37:03S. MacIverWashington Spirit
38:39M. AlozieChicago Stars FC
38:41Maitane LópezChicago Stars FC
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Lineups

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Chicago Stars FC
Washington Spirit