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NWSL 2026 Matchday 21

Washington Spirit v Boston Legacy FC

Washington Spirit v Boston Legacy FC

0
0–3

Full time

Sun 13 Sep

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 0.47, Boston Legacy FC 2.10

Boston Legacy FC13th 26 pts
  • A. Traoré 81′
  • Amanda Gutierres 90+4′, 90+6′
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Sun 13 Sep, 1:00 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 21

Key moments

  1. 81′Goal A. Traoré (Boston Legacy FC)0–1
  2. 90+4′Goal Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy FC)0–2
  3. 90+6′Goal Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy FC)0–3

Top performers

Washington Spirit
Boston Legacy

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

What it means

Washington Spirit

2ndNo change

In the playoff places, 10 points above Angel City FC, with six to play.

Boston Legacy FC

13th▲1 from 14th

Outside the playoff places, 11 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with six to play.

Season series

Matchday 13 Sun 19 Jul

Boston Legacy FC1

Washington Spirit2

Matchday 21 Sun 13 Sep

Washington Spirit0

Boston Legacy FC3

Washington Spirit won one, Boston Legacy FC won one; 4–2 on aggregate to Boston Legacy FC.

Team stats

WASBOS

Expected goals
Washington Spirit: 0.47
Boston Legacy FC: 2.10
Possession
Washington Spirit: 50%
Boston Legacy FC: 50%
Shots
Washington Spirit: 8
Boston Legacy FC: 13
Corners
Washington Spirit: 2
Boston Legacy FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC24+1148
2Washington Spirit24+1043
3Utah Royals FC24+1142
4San Diego Wave FC24+742
5North Carolina Courage24+1239
6Kansas City Current24+538
7Portland Thorns FC23+538
8Seattle Reign FC23+337
13Boston Legacy FC24−926

After this result

By the numbers

Boston Legacy FC have 7 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.4 a match, against 1.1 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

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

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit
50% possession
91 possessions
9% ended in a shot
24% reached the box
5.2 actions each
Boston Legacy FC
50% possession
96 possessions
13% ended in a shot
23% reached the box
5.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Boston Legacy FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 20% of their possessions in the final third, Boston Legacy FC 15%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritBoston Legacy FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Boston Legacy 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 SpiritBoston Legacy FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritBoston Legacy 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 SpiritBoston Legacy 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. 1,506 events in the record.

Washington Spirit attack right, Boston Legacy 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
TimeActionPlayerTeam
0:31S. CantoreWashington Spirit
0:39B. OlivieriBoston Legacy FC
3:23C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
6:24R. KouassiWashington Spirit
11:53T. RuddWashington Spirit
13:27M. NgockWashington Spirit
15:34N. HernándezBoston Legacy FC
22:01C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
22:33S. CantoreWashington Spirit
23:01S. SchupanskyBoston Legacy FC
25:24T. RodmanWashington Spirit
26:43D. DavisBoston Legacy FC
27:18R. KouassiWashington Spirit
28:22T. RodmanWashington Spirit
30:04C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
31:17B. St-GeorgesBoston Legacy FC
36:00S. CantoreWashington Spirit
37:57T. RodmanWashington Spirit
38:20M. NgockWashington Spirit
38:36M. BethiWashington Spirit
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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-3-3

Washington Spirit, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 26 P. Metayer, 9 T. Rudd, 24 E. Morgan, 14 G. Carle. Line 2: 8 M. Ngock, 17 H. Hershfelt, 7 M. Bethi. Line 3: 19 R. Kouassi, 27 S. Cantore, 2 T. Rodman.
Washington Spirit lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinG
18S. MacIver900
26P. Metayer, off at 88′880
14G. Carle900
17H. Hershfelt900
9T. Rudd900
24E. Morgan900
8M. Ngock, off at 62′620
7M. Bethi900
27S. Cantore, off at 88′880
19R. Kouassi, off at 75′750
2T. Rodman900
Substitutes
16T. Bolt, on at 88′20
33A. Hatch, on at 75′150
35M. Haugen, on at 88′20
11C. Martínez, on at 62′280
Team0

Unused: L. Di Guglielmo, E. Gaines-Ramos, G. Monday, É. Tsé, S. Wojdelko

All player stats
Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
26P. Metayer, off at 88′8800186%00
14G. Carle9000077%12
17H. Hershfelt9000080%41
9T. Rudd9001084%01
24E. Morgan9000288%00
8M. Ngock, off at 62′6201048%11
7M. Bethi9000087%21
27S. Cantore, off at 88′8802164%01
19R. Kouassi, off at 75′7501062%20
2T. Rodman9001146%40
Substitutes
16T. Bolt, on at 88′2000100%00
13L. Di Guglielmo–
29E. Gaines-Ramos–
33A. Hatch, on at 75′15011100%00
35M. Haugen, on at 88′2000100%00
11C. Martínez, on at 62′2801038%10
21G. Monday–
5É. Tsé–
28S. Wojdelko–
Team08680%157
Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
18S. MacIver904757%30

Boston Legacy FCFormation 4-4-2

Boston Legacy FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Murphy. Line 1: 53 B. St-Georges, 16 J. Carabalí, 29 D. Davis, 20 N. Hernández. Line 2: 23 S. Schupansky, 26 A. Caño, 6 A. Karich, 21 B. Olivieri. Line 3: 8 S. Smith, 14 Aïssata.
Boston Legacy FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinG
1C. Murphy900
53B. St-Georges900
20N. Hernández, off at 60′600
26A. Caño900
16J. Carabalí900
29D. Davis900
23S. Schupansky, off at 84′840
6A. Karich900
14Aïssata, off at 84′841
8S. Smith, off at 60′600
21B. Olivieri, off at 90+3′900
Substitutes
2L. Reale, on at 60′300
5J. Hasbo, on at 90+3′10
9A. Gutierres, on at 84′62
12N. Prince, on at 60′300
15A. Gambone, on at 84′60
Team3

Unused: L. Ivory, E. Elgin, Kaká, A. Allen, E. Stevens

All player stats
Boston Legacy FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 10 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
53B. St-Georges9001180%41
20N. Hernández, off at 60′6000091%01
26A. Caño9000186%11
16J. Carabalí9000191%01
29D. Davis9001089%00
23S. Schupansky, off at 84′8401258%11
6A. Karich9000079%10
14Aïssata, off at 84′8413078%30
8S. Smith, off at 60′6000076%00
21B. Olivieri, off at 90+3′9002088%42
Substitutes
18L. Ivory–
2L. Reale, on at 60′3001379%12
4E. Elgin–
3Kaká–
5J. Hasbo, on at 90+3′1000–00
7A. Allen–
9A. Gutierres, on at 84′6230100%00
10E. Stevens–
12N. Prince, on at 60′3001183%00
15A. Gambone, on at 84′6000100%10
Team313983%169
Boston Legacy FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1C. Murphy9033100%01

Clean sheet: C. Murphy

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Washington Spirit
Boston Legacy FC

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