Orlando Pride 1–2 Gotham FC, NWSL Matchday 26

Orlando Pride v Gotham FC

Orlando Pride11th 36 pts

S. Washington 65′

1

1–2

Full time

Sun 25 Oct

Expected goals: Orlando Pride 2.87, Gotham FC 1.46

Gotham FC1st 58 pts

M. Purce 22′
T. Davidson 62′

2

Sun 25 Oct, 3:00 pm EDT Inter.co Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 26

The match story

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

22′Goal M. Purce (Gotham FC)0–1
62′Goal T. Davidson (Gotham FC)0–2
65′Goal S. Washington (Orlando Pride)1–2

Top performers

Orlando Pride

S. WashingtonMORLshirt 291G6SH
MartaFORLshirt 100G4SH
A. LemosMORLshirt 60G2SH

Gotham FC

T. DavidsonDGFCshirt 151G2SH
M. PurceMGFCshirt 231G1SH
G. ReitenMGFCshirt 180G2SH

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

What it means

Orlando Pride

11thNo change

Out of playoff contention, 8 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with one to play.

Gotham FC

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 16 points above North Carolina Courage, with one to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sun 29 Mar

Gotham FC0

Orlando Pride0

Matchday 26 Sun 25 Oct

Orlando Pride1

Gotham FC2

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

Team stats

ORL GFC

Expected goals: Orlando Pride: 2.87; Gotham FC: 1.46
Possession: Orlando Pride: 41%; Gotham FC: 59%
Shots: Orlando Pride: 20; Gotham FC: 9
Corners: Orlando Pride: 1; Gotham FC: 4

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	29	+14	58
2	San Diego Wave FC	28	+13	54
3	Washington Spirit	28	+14	52
4	Angel City FC	29	+19	49
5	Kansas City Current	28	+12	47
6	Portland Thorns FC	29	+7	47
7	Utah Royals FC	29	+7	47
8	Seattle Reign FC	29	+3	44
⋯
11	Orlando Pride	29	−7	36

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.

Gotham FC have 10 points from last 5, in step with their season. 2.0 a match, against 2.0 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Orlando Pride: 41% possession; 123 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 3.8 actions each
Gotham FC: 59% possession; 122 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 5.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Orlando Pride

Gotham FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Orlando Pride started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Gotham FC 11%.

Where the shots came from

Orlando PrideGotham FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Orlando Pride

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

Orlando PrideGotham FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Orlando PrideGotham 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

Orlando PrideGotham 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. 1,755 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Orlando Pride 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.

78 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:11	S. Washington	Orlando Pride
0:49	M. Purce	Gotham FC
1:09	S. Washington	Orlando Pride
1:49	A. Berger	Gotham FC
1:57	S. Kerr	Gotham FC
2:49	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
3:50	S. Washington	Orlando Pride
3:52	A. Berger	Gotham FC
10:24	M. Purce	Gotham FC
13:40	T. Davidson	Gotham FC
14:46	Angelina	Orlando Pride
15:41	H. McCutcheon	Orlando Pride
15:50	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
16:16	K. Abello	Orlando Pride
16:18	K. Abello	Orlando Pride
17:15	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
19:23	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
21:33	M. Purce	Gotham FC
23:40	A. Lemos	Orlando Pride
23:51	A. Berger	Gotham FC

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Lineups

Orlando PrideFormation 4-4-2

Orlando Pride, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 77 C. Morché. Line 1: 21 O. Hernández, 12 C. Dyke, 4 Rafaelle, 5 H. Mace. Line 2: 29 S. Washington, 6 A. Lemos, 7 Angelina, 25 K. Abello. Line 3: 2 H. McCutcheon, 10 Marta.

Orlando Pride 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
77	C. Morché	90	0	0	0.00
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.24
5	H. Mace	90	0	0	0.04
6	A. Lemos, off at 90+1′	90	0	0	0.05
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00
4	Rafaelle, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.00
29	S. Washington	90	1	0	0.92
7	Angelina, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.03
10	Marta, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.63
2	H. McCutcheon	90	0	0	0.33
25	K. Abello, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.66
Substitutes
28	S. Yates, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
13	J. Ovalle, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00
14	V. Villacorta, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0.05
3	K. Nadaner, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
8	Luana, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	2.92

Unused: C. Martin, Z. Chavoshi, J. Doyle, H. Anderson

All player stats

Orlando Pride 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
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.24	1	0	3	85%	2	4
5	H. Mace	90	0	0	0.04	1	1	0	67%	2	8
6	A. Lemos, off at 90+1′	90	0	0	0.05	2	1	2	69%	0	0
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	1	1
4	Rafaelle, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	72%	1	0
29	S. Washington	90	1	0	0.92	6	3	3	68%	3	0
7	Angelina, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.03	1	0	1	77%	0	1
10	Marta, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.63	4	3	2	78%	0	0
2	H. McCutcheon	90	0	0	0.33	2	0	0	79%	1	0
25	K. Abello, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.66	2	1	0	74%	0	1
Substitutes
31	C. Martin	–
28	S. Yates, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
13	J. Ovalle, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	71%	0	0
14	V. Villacorta, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	100%	0	0
16	Z. Chavoshi	–
20	J. Doyle	–
3	K. Nadaner, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	0
8	Luana, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	60%	0	0
41	H. Anderson	–
Team			1	0	2.92	20	9	15	75%	11	15

Orlando Pride goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
77	C. Morché	90	3	5	60%	2	2

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, 28 T. Boade, 18 G. Reiten. Line 4: 20 S. Kerr.

Gotham FC 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
30	A. Berger	90	0	0	0.00
22	M. Freeman, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.00
4	L. Ouahabi	90	0	0	0.00
5	D. O'Sullivan	90	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	1	0	0.39
23	M. Purce	90	1	0	0.02
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.01
20	S. Kerr	90	0	0	0.09
28	T. Boade, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.91
18	G. Reiten, off at 90+3′	90	0	1	0.12
Substitutes
13	S. McCaskill, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
8	T. Torres, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0.00
29	O. Wingate, on at 80′	10	0	–	–
Team			2	1	1.54

Unused: S. Cook, S. Hogan, A. Kitahata, T. Sommer, M. Speck, 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
22	M. Freeman, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	3	2
4	L. Ouahabi	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	0	0
5	D. O'Sullivan	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	0	0
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	1	1
15	T. Davidson	90	1	0	0.39	2	1	0	88%	1	1
23	M. Purce	90	1	0	0.02	1	1	0	49%	4	1
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.01	1	1	1	86%	4	4
20	S. Kerr	90	0	0	0.09	1	1	1	76%	0	1
28	T. Boade, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.91	2	1	1	78%	1	0
18	G. Reiten, off at 90+3′	90	0	1	0.12	2	1	3	71%	1	1
Substitutes
21	S. Cook	–
1	S. Hogan	–
24	A. Kitahata	–
13	S. McCaskill, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	1
14	T. Sommer	–
25	M. Speck	–
8	T. Torres, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
29	O. Wingate, on at 80′	10	0	–	–	0	–	0	33%	1	0
31	T. Wy	–
Team			2	1	1.54	9	6	6	80%	17	12