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NWSL 2026 Matchday 18

Chicago Stars FC v Racing Louisville FC

Chicago Stars FC v Racing Louisville FC

Chicago Stars FC16th 16 pts
3
3–2

Full time

Sun 23 Aug

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 1.24, Racing Louisville FC 1.68

2

Sun 23 Aug, 2:00 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 18

The match event record is unavailable right now.

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

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

Racing Louisville FC

13th▼1 from 12th

Outside the playoff places, 5 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with nine to play.

Season series

Matchday 15 Sat 1 Aug

Racing Louisville FC2

Chicago Stars FC1

Matchday 18 Sun 23 Aug

Chicago Stars FC3

Racing Louisville FC2

Chicago Stars FC won one, Racing Louisville FC won one; level at 4–4 on aggregate.

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC20+1343
2Washington Spirit20+1237
3Portland Thorns FC21+637
4Utah Royals FC21+1036
5San Diego Wave FC21+636
6North Carolina Courage20+633
7Kansas City Current21+331
8Seattle Reign FC20−128
13Racing Louisville FC21−823
16Chicago Stars FC21−2916

After this result

By the numbers

Racing Louisville FC have gone 10 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v Seattle Reign FC, 19 August.

Racing Louisville FC have 1 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.2 a match, against 0.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

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 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
98 possessions
10% ended in a shot
21% reached the box
5.1 actions each
Racing Louisville FC
98 possessions
17% ended in a shot
36% reached the box
4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Racing Louisville FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Racing Louisville FC 11%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCRacing Louisville FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Racing Louisville 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 FCRacing Louisville FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars FCRacing Louisville 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 FCRacing Louisville 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. 1,463 events in the record.

Chicago Stars FC attack right, Racing Louisville 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.

76 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
1:03K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
4:58L. MillietRacing Louisville FC
11:40K. FischerRacing Louisville FC
14:34E. SearsRacing Louisville FC
15:31A. McKeenRacing Louisville FC
15:34L. MillietRacing Louisville FC
16:10E. HaseRacing Louisville FC
17:48Maitane LópezChicago Stars FC
18:02E. SearsRacing Louisville FC
18:04E. SearsRacing Louisville FC
19:20K. FischerRacing Louisville FC
20:28E. HaseRacing Louisville FC
22:05L. MillietRacing Louisville FC
24:45J. JosephChicago Stars FC
25:41T. FlintRacing Louisville FC
26:04M. JohnsonChicago Stars FC
27:23K. FischerRacing Louisville FC
27:23K. AtkinsonChicago Stars FC
27:51T. FlintRacing Louisville FC
28:47J. JosephChicago Stars FC
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Lineups

Chicago Stars FC

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 11 starters, then 9 substitutes
Starters
K. Atkinson
M. Alozie
L. Ouahabi
T. Dellarose
M. López
S. Staab
J. Bike
A. Gasper
M. Johnson
M. Swanson
J. Joseph
Substitutes
A. Naeher
J. Grosso
N. Gomes
T. Wood
E. Evans
M. Hayashi
B. Franklin
A. Farmer
E. Egizii

Racing Louisville FC

Racing Louisville FC lineup: 11 starters, then 9 substitutes
Starters
J. Bloomer
Q. McMahon
E. Hase
M. Gacioch
A. Wright
E. Jean
L. Milliet
T. Flint
A. McKeen
K. Fischer
E. Sears
Substitutes
M. Prohaska
M. Morris
C. Petersen
M. Hodge
M. Lardner
K. O'Kane
R. Hill
M. Blackburn
S. Weber

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Chicago Stars FC
Racing Louisville FC

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