Chicago Stars FC 0–2 Angel City FC, NWSL Matchday 13

Chicago Stars FC v Angel City FC

Chicago Stars FC15th 12 pts

0

0–2

Full time

Sat 18 Jul

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 0.39, Angel City FC 3.15

Angel City FC7th 22 pts

Maiara Niehues 56′ pen
S. Jónsdóttir 90+8′

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Sat 18 Jul, 6:30 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 13

Key moments

56′Penalty goal Maiara Niehues (Angel City FC)0–1
90+8′Goal S. Jónsdóttir (Angel City FC)0–2

Top performers

Chicago Stars

M. AlozieDCHIshirt 50G2SH
M. SwansonMCHIshirt 90G2SH
A. FarmerDCHIshirt 250G1SH

Angel City FC

Maiara NiehuesMLAshirt 121G5SH
S. JónsdóttirFLAshirt 321G2SH
A. SentnorMLAshirt 170G8SH

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

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

15thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 9 points behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with 15 to play.

Angel City FC

7th▲2 from 9th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Orlando Pride, with 16 to play.

Season series

Matchday 1 Sun 15 Mar

Angel City FC4

Chicago Stars FC0

Matchday 13 Sat 18 Jul

Chicago Stars FC0

Angel City FC2

Angel City FC took both meetings, 6–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

CHI LA

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC: 0.39; Angel City FC: 3.15
Possession: Chicago Stars FC: 48%; Angel City FC: 52%
Shots: Chicago Stars FC: 8; Angel City FC: 22
Corners: Chicago Stars FC: 4; Angel City FC: 7

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	15	+9	30
2	San Diego Wave FC	16	+6	29
3	Washington Spirit	14	+11	27
4	Portland Thorns FC	16	+7	27
5	Kansas City Current	15	+1	25
6	Utah Royals FC	14	+5	24
7	Angel City FC	14	+8	22
8	North Carolina Courage	14	+1	21
⋯
15	Chicago Stars FC	15	−22	12

After this result

By the numbers

Angel City FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.7 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

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.

Angel City FC are 10 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–2 at North Carolina Courage, 26 August.

The match on the pitch

Chicago Stars FC: 48% possession; 94 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 21% reached the box; 4.0 actions each
Angel City FC: 52% possession; 94 possessions; 20% ended in a shot; 33% reached the box; 4.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Angel City FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 7% of their possessions in the final third, Angel City FC 13%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCAngel City FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Angel City 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 FCAngel City FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars FCAngel City 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 FCAngel City 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. 1,500 events in the record.

Period Minute 101 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chicago Stars FC attack right, Angel City 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.

74 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:14	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
0:56	M. Alozie	Chicago Stars FC
1:40	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC
3:14	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
4:48	A. Sentnor	Angel City FC
7:17	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
7:19	C. Emslie	Angel City FC
7:25	M. Alozie	Chicago Stars FC
9:15	A. Farmer	Chicago Stars FC
9:19	E. Shores	Angel City FC
9:39	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
10:13	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
12:52	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
12:52	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
13:40	C. Lageyre	Angel City FC
15:32	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
16:07	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
17:11	C. Emslie	Angel City FC
19:19	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC
19:21	A. Anderson	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-1-4-1

Chicago Stars FC, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 27 K. Atkinson. Line 1: 5 M. Alozie, 25 A. Farmer, 3 S. Staab, 11 N. Gomes. Line 2: 77 M. López. Line 3: 9 M. Swanson, 16 M. Hayashi, 10 B. Pinto, 8 J. Joseph. Line 4: 99 J. Huitema.

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
27	K. Atkinson	90	0	0	0.00
5	M. Alozie, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.07
11	N. Gomes, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.02
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00
25	A. Farmer	90	0	0	0.02
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00
9	M. Swanson	90	0	0	0.22
16	M. Hayashi, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.02
99	J. Huitema, off at 28′	28	0	0	0.00
10	B. Pinto, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.00
8	J. Joseph	90	0	0	0.04
Substitutes
4	J. Bike, on at 68′	22	0	–	–
18	I. Chacón, on at 28′	62	0	0	0.00
29	L. Ouahabi, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
20	B. Franklin, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00
23	M. Johnson, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.39

Unused: A. Naeher, K. Hendrich, E. Evans, T. Dellarose

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
5	M. Alozie, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.07	2	0	1	61%	5	2
11	N. Gomes, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	67%	0	1
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	72%	0	1
25	A. Farmer	90	0	0	0.02	1	1	1	85%	2	2
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	76%	1	0
9	M. Swanson	90	0	0	0.22	2	1	1	65%	0	0
16	M. Hayashi, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	73%	2	0
99	J. Huitema, off at 28′	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	80%	0	0
10	B. Pinto, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	0	1
8	J. Joseph	90	0	0	0.04	1	1	1	77%	2	2
Substitutes
1	A. Naeher	–
4	J. Bike, on at 68′	22	0	–	–	0	–	0	54%	0	0
6	K. Hendrich	–
15	E. Evans	–
18	I. Chacón, on at 28′	62	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	100%	0	0
29	L. Ouahabi, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
20	B. Franklin, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	58%	0	1
23	M. Johnson, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	25%	0	0
34	T. Dellarose	–
Team			0	0	0.39	8	3	8	70%	12	10

Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
27	K. Atkinson	90	4	6	67%	2	0

Angel City FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Angel City FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 20 G. Thompson, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 8 A. Borges, 16 C. Lageyre. Line 3: 12 M. Niehues, 17 A. Sentnor, 10 C. Emslie. Line 4: 32 S. Jónsdóttir.

Angel City FC 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
19	A. Anderson	90	0	0	0.00
20	G. Thompson	90	0	0	0.09
15	E. Shores	90	0	0	0.18
16	C. Lageyre	90	0	0	0.07
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.03
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.00
12	M. Niehues, off at 84′	84	1	0	1.32
8	A. Borges	90	0	0	0.07
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	1	0	0.90
17	A. Sentnor, off at 90+7′	90	0	0	0.54
10	C. Emslie, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
99	T. Suarez, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00
14	N. Martin, on at 90+7′	1	0	0	0.00
24	P. Chilufya, on at 84′	6	0	1	0.00
Team			2	1	3.21

Unused: F. Nguyen, H. Seabert, R. Tiernan, K. Cherry, S. Mattice, C. Phair

All player stats

Angel City 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
20	G. Thompson	90	0	0	0.09	1	0	3	73%	0	1
15	E. Shores	90	0	0	0.18	2	0	1	68%	3	3
16	C. Lageyre	90	0	0	0.07	2	1	0	71%	4	2
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.03	1	1	1	86%	2	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	2
12	M. Niehues, off at 84′	84	1	0	1.32	5	2	1	59%	2	0
8	A. Borges	90	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	88%	2	1
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	1	0	0.90	2	1	4	68%	1	0
17	A. Sentnor, off at 90+7′	90	0	0	0.54	8	1	1	64%	2	0
10	C. Emslie, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	47%	0	0
Substitutes
30	F. Nguyen	–
13	H. Seabert	–
33	R. Tiernan	–
4	K. Cherry	–
25	S. Mattice	–
99	T. Suarez, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	0	0
14	N. Martin, on at 90+7′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
24	P. Chilufya, on at 84′	6	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	71%	0	0
9	C. Phair	–
Team			2	1	3.21	22	6	13	73%	16	9