Washington Spirit 0–1 Orlando Pride, NWSL Matchday 18

Washington Spirit v Orlando Pride

Washington Spirit2nd 37 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Sun 23 Aug

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 2.36, Orlando Pride 0.95

Orlando Pride10th 26 pts

H. McCutcheon 3′

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Sun 23 Aug, 4:00 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 18

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

3′Goal H. McCutcheon (Orlando Pride)0–1

Top performers

Washington Spirit

T. RodmanMWASshirt 20G6SH
A. HatchWASshirt 33, came off the bench0G2SH
G. CarleWASshirt 14, came off the bench0G2SH

Orlando Pride

H. McCutcheonMORLshirt 21G4SH
B. BandaFORLshirt 110G3SH
N. PayneORLshirt 23, came off the bench0G2SH

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

What it means

Washington Spirit

2ndNo change

In the playoff places, 11 points above Houston Dash, with nine to play.

Orlando Pride

10th▲2 from 12th

Outside the playoff places, 2 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with nine to play.

Season series

Matchday 6 Sat 2 May

Orlando Pride2

Washington Spirit4

Matchday 18 Sun 23 Aug

Washington Spirit0

Orlando Pride1

Washington Spirit won one, Orlando Pride won one; 4–3 on aggregate to Washington Spirit.

Team stats

WAS ORL

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 2.36; Orlando Pride: 0.95
Possession: Washington Spirit: 72%; Orlando Pride: 28%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 23; Orlando Pride: 10
Corners: Washington Spirit: 11; Orlando Pride: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	20	+13	43
2	Washington Spirit	21	+11	37
3	Portland Thorns FC	21	+6	37
4	Utah Royals FC	21	+10	36
5	San Diego Wave FC	21	+6	36
6	North Carolina Courage	20	+6	33
7	Kansas City Current	21	+3	31
8	Seattle Reign FC	20	−1	28
⋯
10	Orlando Pride	21	−6	26

After this result

By the numbers

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Washington Spirit have 9 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.8 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit: 72% possession; 97 possessions; 21% ended in a shot; 40% reached the box; 7.0 actions each
Orlando Pride: 28% possession; 98 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 20% reached the box; 2.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Orlando Pride

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 6% of their possessions in the final third, Orlando Pride 6%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritOrlando Pride

Washington Spirit attack right, Orlando Pride left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Orlando Pride

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 SpiritOrlando Pride

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritOrlando Pride

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 SpiritOrlando Pride

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. 1,552 events in the record.

Period Minute 101 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit attack right, Orlando Pride 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.

75 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:07	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
1:10	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
2:43	É. Tsé	Washington Spirit
2:53	H. McCutcheon	Orlando Pride
4:33	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
4:42	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
7:24	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
7:26	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
8:49	Tamara Bolt	Washington Spirit
8:56	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
9:16	J. Ovalle	Orlando Pride
9:38	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
10:30	Tamara Bolt	Washington Spirit
11:41	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
11:44	Tamara Bolt	Washington Spirit
13:09	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
13:22	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
13:32	B. Banda	Orlando Pride
13:35	J. Doyle	Orlando Pride
15:47	É. Tsé	Washington Spirit

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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: 24 E. Morgan, 9 T. Rudd, 5 É. Tsé, 6 K. Wiesner. Line 2: 20 D. Abiodun. Line 3: 16 T. Bolt, 17 H. Hershfelt, 27 S. Cantore, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 19 R. Kouassi.

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
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.01
6	K. Wiesner, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00
20	D. Abiodun, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.02
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.37
5	É. Tsé, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
16	T. Bolt, off at 46′	45	0	–	–
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–
19	R. Kouassi	90	0	0	0.30
27	S. Cantore, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.13
2	T. Rodman	90	0	0	0.33
Substitutes
11	C. Martínez, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.03
14	G. Carle, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.09
21	G. Monday, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.48
26	P. Metayer, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.10
33	A. Hatch, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.43
Team			0	0	2.36

Unused: S. Wojdelko, R. Bernal, A. Sullivan, 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
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.01	1	0	3	87%	3	0
6	K. Wiesner, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	85%	2	0
20	D. Abiodun, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	78%	2	2
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.37	1	0	0	87%	1	0
5	É. Tsé, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	96%	1	1
16	T. Bolt, off at 46′	45	0	–	–	1	–	0	60%	0	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–	1	–	2	79%	1	0
19	R. Kouassi	90	0	0	0.30	2	0	4	67%	0	1
27	S. Cantore, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.13	2	1	1	77%	0	0
2	T. Rodman	90	0	0	0.33	6	0	2	87%	1	0
Substitutes
28	S. Wojdelko	–
4	R. Bernal	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	70%	0	0
12	A. Sullivan	–
14	G. Carle, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.09	2	0	0	78%	1	0
21	G. Monday, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.48	2	0	0	67%	0	0
26	P. Metayer, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.10	1	1	0	67%	0	0
33	A. Hatch, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.43	2	1	0	75%	0	0
35	M. Haugen	–
Team			0	0	2.36	23	3	14	82%	12	4

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	1	2	50%	1	1

Orlando PrideFormation 4-2-3-1

Orlando Pride, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 77 C. Morché. Line 1: 21 O. Hernández, 12 C. Dyke, 4 Rafaelle, 5 H. Mace. Line 2: 6 A. Lemos, 7 Angelina. Line 3: 13 J. Ovalle, 20 J. Doyle, 2 H. McCutcheon. Line 4: 11 B. Banda.

Orlando Pride lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
77	C. Morché	90	0	0	0.00
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.00
5	H. Mace	90	0	0	0.00
7	Angelina	90	0	0	0.00
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00
4	Rafaelle	90	0	0	0.00
13	J. Ovalle, off at 90+6′	90	0	0	0.00
6	A. Lemos, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00
11	B. Banda	90	0	1	0.27
20	J. Doyle, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.09
2	H. McCutcheon	90	1	0	0.54
Substitutes
28	S. Yates, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00
23	N. Payne, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.08
8	Luana, on at 90+6′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	0.99

Unused: Z. Chavoshi, C. Martin, G. Nunes, Z. Matthews, A. Moorhouse, H. Anderson

All player stats

Orlando Pride 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
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	69%	2	2
5	H. Mace	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	59%	1	1
7	Angelina	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	64%	2	1
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	57%	0	0
4	Rafaelle	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	65%	1	1
13	J. Ovalle, off at 90+6′	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	71%	2	0
6	A. Lemos, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	65%	4	0
11	B. Banda	90	0	1	0.27	3	0	1	54%	2	0
20	J. Doyle, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	86%	1	0
2	H. McCutcheon	90	1	0	0.54	4	2	0	64%	6	1
Substitutes
16	Z. Chavoshi	–
31	C. Martin	–
18	G. Nunes	–
33	Z. Matthews	–
1	A. Moorhouse	–
28	S. Yates, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	0
41	H. Anderson	–
23	N. Payne, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.08	2	0	0	60%	1	0
8	Luana, on at 90+6′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	1	0
Team			1	1	0.99	10	2	6	63%	23	6