Gotham FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage, NWSL Matchday 2

Gotham FC v North Carolina Courage

Gotham FC4th 4 pts

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0–0

Full time

Sat 21 Mar

Expected goals: Gotham FC 0.83, North Carolina Courage 1.07

North Carolina Courage3rd 4 pts

0

Sat 21 Mar, 6:30 pm EDT Sports Illustrated Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 2

The match story

Photo from Gotham FC — Devon Cafaro/Courtesy Gotham FC

NWSL News

Gotham says its titles came from the bottom. Now it starts on top.

The club says its 2023 and 2025 NWSL Championships came as the postseason’s lowest seed. Its first Shield brings home-field advantage through the semifinals, subject to venue availability.

3 November 2026

Key moments

The event record holds no goals or red cards for this match.

Top performers

Gotham FC

Esther GonzálezFGFCshirt 90G2SH
K. LampsonMGFCshirt 280G2SH
R. LavelleMGFCshirt 160G2SH

North Carolina Courage

A. SanchezMNCshirt 20G5SH
E. IjehNCshirt 10, came off the bench0G2SH
S. KoyamaFNCshirt 200G2SH

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

What it means

Gotham FC

4th▲3 from 7th

In the playoff places, 3 points above Racing Louisville FC, with 28 to play.

North Carolina Courage

3rd▲1 from 4th

In the playoff places, 3 points above Racing Louisville FC, with 28 to play.

Season series

Matchday 2 Sat 21 Mar

Gotham FC0

North Carolina Courage0

Matchday 22 Sat 19 Sep

North Carolina Courage1

Gotham FC2

Gotham FC won one, one drawn; 2–1 on aggregate to Gotham FC.

Team stats

GFC NC

Expected goals: Gotham FC: 0.83; North Carolina Courage: 1.07
Possession: Gotham FC: 59%; North Carolina Courage: 41%
Shots: Gotham FC: 9; North Carolina Courage: 14
Corners: Gotham FC: 4; North Carolina Courage: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Houston Dash	2	+4	6
2	Portland Thorns FC	2	+3	6
3	North Carolina Courage	2	+1	4
4	Gotham FC	2	+1	4
5	Angel City FC	1	+4	3
6	Bay FC	1	+1	3
6	Kansas City Current	1	+1	3
8	Seattle Reign FC	2	−1	3

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.

North Carolina Courage have 6 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.2 a match, against 1.5 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Gotham FC: 59% possession; 99 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 21% reached the box; 6.3 actions each
North Carolina Courage: 41% possession; 98 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 4.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Gotham FC

North Carolina Courage

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Gotham FC started 10% of their possessions in the final third, North Carolina Courage 6%.

Where the shots came from

Gotham FCNorth Carolina Courage

Gotham FC attack right, North Carolina Courage left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Gotham FC

North Carolina Courage

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

Gotham FCNorth Carolina Courage

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Gotham FCNorth Carolina Courage

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

Gotham FCNorth Carolina Courage

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. 1,691 events in the record.

Period Minute 97 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Gotham FC attack right, North Carolina Courage 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.

55 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:03	N. Jacobs	North Carolina Courage
2:48	S. McCaskill	Gotham FC
6:38	Esther González	Gotham FC
7:44	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
9:47	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
11:36	K. Lampson	Gotham FC
12:01	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
15:11	J. Howell	Gotham FC
16:44	F. Rauch	North Carolina Courage
18:11	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
21:41	Esther González	Gotham FC
25:25	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
30:30	S. Koyama	North Carolina Courage
31:42	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
34:49	Esther González	Gotham FC
35:32	K. Sheridan	North Carolina Courage
42:49	R. Williams	North Carolina Courage
43:50	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
44:23	K. Lampson	Gotham FC
44:45	S. Koyama	North Carolina Courage

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Lineups

Gotham FCFormation 4-4-2

Gotham FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 19 K. Duran, 6 E. Sonnett, 27 J. Carter, 4 L. Reale. Line 2: 16 R. Lavelle, 13 S. McCaskill, 7 J. Howell, 28 K. Lampson. Line 3: 9 E. González, 2 J. Dudley.

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
19	K. Duran, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
4	L. Reale	90	0	0	0.00
13	S. McCaskill, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.04
6	E. Sonnett	90	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
16	R. Lavelle, off at 90+3′	90	0	0	0.31
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.03
2	J. Dudley, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
9	E. González, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.24
28	K. Lampson	90	0	0	0.20
Substitutes
14	T. Sommer, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
21	S. Cook, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.02
24	A. Kitahata, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
34	K. Harper, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.83

Unused: S. Hogan, R. Campbell, S. Schupansky, T. Wy

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
19	K. Duran, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	75%	0	1
4	L. Reale	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	1	2
13	S. McCaskill, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	83%	0	2
6	E. Sonnett	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	1	1
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	3	5
16	R. Lavelle, off at 90+3′	90	0	0	0.31	2	1	0	80%	1	0
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	1	88%	3	2
2	J. Dudley, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	56%	0	0
9	E. González, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.24	2	0	0	83%	0	0
28	K. Lampson	90	0	0	0.20	2	0	2	70%	0	1
Substitutes
1	S. Hogan	–
12	R. Campbell	–
11	S. Schupansky	–
14	T. Sommer, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	100%	0	1
15	T. Davidson, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	0	0
20	T. Wy	–
21	S. Cook, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	86%	0	0
24	A. Kitahata, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	69%	0	1
34	K. Harper, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.83	9	1	6	83%	9	16

Gotham FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
30	A. Berger	90	3	3	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: A. Berger

North Carolina CourageFormation 5-3-2

North Carolina Courage, 5-3-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 K. Sheridan. Line 1: 13 R. Williams, 4 N. Jacobs, 12 N. Staude, 25 M. Bell, 11 F. Rauch. Line 2: 14 C. Wickenheiser, 16 R. Jackson, 2 A. Sanchez. Line 3: 20 S. Koyama, 33 H. Betfort.

North Carolina Courage 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
1	K. Sheridan	90	0	0	0.00
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0.00
11	F. Rauch, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.05
25	M. Bell	90	0	0	0.00
12	N. Staude	90	0	0	0.00
4	N. Jacobs, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
14	C. Wickenheiser	90	0	0	0.12
16	R. Jackson	90	0	0	0.02
33	H. Betfort, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.00
20	S. Koyama	90	0	0	0.10
2	A. Sanchez	90	0	0	0.30
Substitutes
3	S. Schmidt, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.04
10	E. Ijeh, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.38
18	U. Shiragaki, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.08
Team			0	0	1.08

Unused: M. White, L. Thompson, P. Linnehan, D. Weatherholt, C. Vine, I. Younce

All player stats

North Carolina Courage 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	R. Williams	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	68%	0	0
11	F. Rauch, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.05	1	0	1	88%	0	0
25	M. Bell	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	74%	2	0
12	N. Staude	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	0	2
4	N. Jacobs, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	79%	1	1
14	C. Wickenheiser	90	0	0	0.12	1	0	0	72%	2	3
16	R. Jackson	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	78%	2	1
33	H. Betfort, off at 59′	59	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	0	0
20	S. Koyama	90	0	0	0.10	2	0	2	77%	0	0
2	A. Sanchez	90	0	0	0.30	5	2	0	53%	0	0
Substitutes
99	M. White	–
3	S. Schmidt, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	70%	2	2
7	L. Thompson	–
10	E. Ijeh, on at 59′	31	0	0	0.38	2	0	0	83%	0	0
15	P. Linnehan	–
17	D. Weatherholt	–
18	U. Shiragaki, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	58%	1	0
22	C. Vine	–
6	I. Younce	–
Team			0	0	1.08	14	2	9	76%	10	9