Washington Spirit 1–0 Gotham FC, NWSL Matchday 25

Washington Spirit v Gotham FC

Washington Spirit2nd 52 pts

L. Di Guglielmo 70′

1

1–0

Full time

Sat 17 Oct

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 1.34, Gotham FC 0.41

Gotham FC1st 55 pts

0

Sat 17 Oct, 12:30 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 25

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

70′Goal L. Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit)1–0

Top performers

Washington Spirit

L. Di GuglielmoDWASshirt 131G2SH
T. RodmanMWASshirt 20G4SH
C. LuvangaFWASshirt 250G3SH

Gotham FC

D. O'SullivanMGFCshirt 50G2SH
G. ReitenMGFCshirt 180G1SH
J. HowellMGFCshirt 70G1SH

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

What it means

Washington Spirit

2nd▲1 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 12 points above Seattle Reign FC, with two to play.

Gotham FC

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 15 points above Seattle Reign FC, with two to play.

Season series

Matchday 13 Wed 15 Jul

Gotham FC1

Washington Spirit0

Matchday 25 Sat 17 Oct

Washington Spirit1

Gotham FC0

Washington Spirit won one, Gotham FC won one; level at 1–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

WAS GFC

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 1.34; Gotham FC: 0.41
Possession: Washington Spirit: 37%; Gotham FC: 63%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 13; Gotham FC: 5
Corners: Washington Spirit: 7; Gotham FC: 4

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	28	+13	55
2	Washington Spirit	28	+14	52
3	San Diego Wave FC	27	+12	51
4	Utah Royals FC	27	+9	46
5	Kansas City Current	27	+10	44
6	Angel City FC	27	+16	43
7	Portland Thorns FC	27	+6	43
8	North Carolina Courage	27	+11	42

After this result

By the numbers

Gotham FC have 23 goals conceded, the fewest in the NWSL. 0.8 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: 37% possession; 88 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 18% reached the box; 4.5 actions each
Gotham FC: 63% possession; 90 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 7.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Gotham FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Gotham FC 7%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritGotham FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Gotham 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 SpiritGotham FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritGotham 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 SpiritGotham 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. 1,667 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit attack right, Gotham 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.

59 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:48	A. Berger	Gotham FC
3:33	C. Luvanga	Washington Spirit
5:08	A. Sullivan	Washington Spirit
5:08	A. Berger	Gotham FC
10:22	J. Howell	Gotham FC
10:22	G. Reiten	Gotham FC
10:24	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
12:51	Leila Ouahabi	Gotham FC
12:55	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
16:02	M. Purce	Gotham FC
18:13	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
18:56	T. Rudd	Washington Spirit
20:17	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
21:24	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
23:21	C. Luvanga	Washington Spirit
24:41	C. Luvanga	Washington Spirit
27:19	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
30:09	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
31:34	S. Cantore	Washington Spirit
33:55	D. O'Sullivan	Gotham 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: 27 S. Cantore, 17 H. Hershfelt, 10 L. Santos, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 25 C. Luvanga.

Washington Spirit 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
18	S. MacIver	90	0	0	0.00
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	1	0	0.44
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	0.00
12	A. Sullivan	90	0	0	0.06
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.00
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00
27	S. Cantore, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–
25	C. Luvanga, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.38
10	L. Santos, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
2	T. Rodman	90	0	0	0.22
Substitutes
7	M. Bethi, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.23
19	R. Kouassi, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
33	A. Hatch, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	1.35

Unused: S. Wojdelko, É. Tsé, M. Ngock, C. Martínez, T. Bolt, P. Metayer

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	90	1	0	0.44	2	1	1	74%	1	1
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	3	2
12	A. Sullivan	90	0	0	0.06	1	1	1	94%	1	1
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	1
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	0	0
27	S. Cantore, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	78%	0	1
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–	1	–	0	92%	1	2
25	C. Luvanga, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.38	3	1	0	40%	0	0
10	L. Santos, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	2	0
2	T. Rodman	90	0	0	0.22	4	2	4	72%	1	2
Substitutes
28	S. Wojdelko	–
5	É. Tsé	–
7	M. Bethi, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.23	2	0	1	85%	3	0
8	M. Ngock	–
11	C. Martínez	–
16	T. Bolt	–
19	R. Kouassi, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	0	1
26	P. Metayer	–
33	A. Hatch, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			1	0	1.35	13	6	9	77%	12	11

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	2	2	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: S. MacIver

Gotham FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Gotham FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 22 M. Freeman, 27 J. Carter, 15 T. Davidson, 4 L. Ouahabi. Line 2: 7 J. Howell, 5 D. O'Sullivan. Line 3: 23 M. Purce, 16 R. Lavelle, 18 G. Reiten. Line 4: 20 S. Kerr.

Gotham 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
30	A. Berger	90	0	0	0.00
22	M. Freeman, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.00
4	L. Ouahabi, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.05
5	D. O'Sullivan	90	0	0	0.12
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.00
23	M. Purce	90	0	0	0.00
7	J. Howell, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.01
20	S. Kerr	90	0	0	0.00
16	R. Lavelle, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00
18	G. Reiten, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.23
Substitutes
8	T. Torres, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.00
13	S. McCaskill, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
14	T. Sommer, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00
24	A. Kitahata, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
29	O. Wingate, on at 59′	31	0	–	–
Team			0	0	0.41

Unused: S. Hogan, J. Shaw, M. Speck, T. Boade

All player stats

Gotham 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
22	M. Freeman, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	1	1
4	L. Ouahabi, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	84%	0	2
5	D. O'Sullivan	90	0	0	0.12	2	1	0	94%	1	0
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	1	4
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	1	0
23	M. Purce	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	61%	3	0
7	J. Howell, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	86%	2	1
20	S. Kerr	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	0	0
16	R. Lavelle, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	66%	0	0
18	G. Reiten, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.23	1	1	0	70%	0	0
Substitutes
1	S. Hogan	–
8	T. Torres, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
10	J. Shaw	–
13	S. McCaskill, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
14	T. Sommer, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	0
24	A. Kitahata, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
25	M. Speck	–
28	T. Boade	–
29	O. Wingate, on at 59′	31	0	–	–	0	–	1	86%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.41	5	2	2	83%	9	8