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NWSL 2026 Matchday 19

Denver Summit FC v Chicago Stars FC

Denver Summit FC v Chicago Stars FC

6
6–1

Full time

Sat 29 Aug

Expected goals: Denver Summit FC 2.33, Chicago Stars FC 0.55

Chicago Stars FC16th 16 pts
1

Sat 29 Aug, 8:55 pm EDT Centennial Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 19

The match event record is unavailable right now.

What it means

Denver Summit FC

9th▲3 from 12th

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with nine to play.

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 12 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with eight to play.

Season series

Matchday 19 Sat 29 Aug

Denver Summit FC6

Chicago Stars FC1

Matchday 24 Sun 4 Oct

Chicago Stars FC0

Denver Summit FC3

Denver Summit FC took both meetings, 9–1 on aggregate.

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC22+1345
2Utah Royals FC22+1139
3San Diego Wave FC22+739
4Portland Thorns FC22+638
5Washington Spirit21+1137
6North Carolina Courage22+736
7Kansas City Current22+434
8Seattle Reign FC20−128
9Denver Summit FC21+427
16Chicago Stars FC22−3416

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

Denver Summit FC
88 possessions
19% ended in a shot
47% reached the box
6.7 actions each
Chicago Stars FC
85 possessions
5% ended in a shot
19% reached the box
4.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Denver Summit FC

Chicago Stars FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Denver Summit FC started 18% of their possessions in the final third, Chicago Stars FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

Denver Summit FCChicago Stars FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Denver Summit FC

Chicago Stars 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

Denver Summit FCChicago Stars FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Denver Summit FCChicago Stars 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

Denver Summit FCChicago Stars 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. 1,432 events in the record.

Denver Summit FC attack right, Chicago Stars 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.

52 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
2:29J. SonisDenver Summit FC
3:35K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
4:17Y. YamamotoDenver Summit FC
5:08M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
8:03D. SheehanDenver Summit FC
8:41K. AsmanDenver Summit FC
12:48J. SonisDenver Summit FC
14:39Y. RyanDenver Summit FC
17:10A. OkeDenver Summit FC
18:57M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
22:55K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
27:43A. OkeDenver Summit FC
31:22D. SheehanDenver Summit FC
31:36K. AsmanDenver Summit FC
32:20D. SheehanDenver Summit FC
33:51K. AsmanDenver Summit FC
35:58M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
37:26L. HeapsDenver Summit FC
38:58J. JosephChicago Stars FC
41:14K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
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Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Denver Summit FC
Chicago Stars FC

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