National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chicago Red Stars W or Racing Louisville W that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Chicago Red Stars W form and stats
Chicago Red Stars W was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.Chicago Red Stars W have played 5 NWSL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw vs Racing Louisville W in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women last time out and are looking for a win here.
Ahead of that match, Chicago Red Stars W won a home game hosting Orlando Pride (1-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Chicago Red Stars W perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chicago as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Chicago Red Stars W has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Chicago Red Stars W in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Chicago's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Racing Louisville W form and stats
Racing Louisville W's mission in Nwsl Challenge Cup Women last season failed in the group stage.1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Racing Louisville W playing as the away team in the NWSL this season.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Chicago Red Stars W in their previous outing. The Nwsl Challenge Cup Women duel ended 0-0.
A loss against North Carolina Courage W was the result prior to that, in a NWSL home game.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Racing Louisville W playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 0 Racing Louisville W wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous seven meetings): Chicago Red Stars W won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Racing Louisville W got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / three.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Nagasato 2 goals | E. Stevens 2 goals |
Chicago Red Stars W missing players
Racing Louisville W missing players
| Chicago Red Stars W | Racing Louisville W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 8 | 29 | ||
| 44 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 64% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 64% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 29% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | ||
| 12 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 14.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.9 | 7.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sky Blue W | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns W | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | OL Reign W | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | San Diego Wave W | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Washington Spirit W | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage W | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Houston Dash W | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Racing Louisville W | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Angel City W | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | Chicago Red Stars W | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 7 |
| 12 | Kansas City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
