National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sky Blue W or Washington Spirit W that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Blue and Washington Spirit W.
Sky Blue W form and stats
Sky Blue W was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.Overall NWSL results at home this season for Sky Blue W are 0-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Sky Blue W, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Orlando Pride away with the result 2-0.
Ahead of that match, Sky Blue W lost 0-2 at home to OL Reign W.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the NWSL game versus North Carolina Courage W in only three days. This game is also played here at Red Bull Arena, Harrison.
Sky Blue W has scored {0 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Washington Spirit W form and stats
Last season their Nwsl Challenge Cup Women adventure ended in the final.Four points from two away games for Washington Spirit W, meaning one draw and one victory in the NWSL so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Washington, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus North Carolina Courage W last time out.
A 2-2 draw at Racing Louisville's stadium before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Houston Dash W in just three days.
Washington Spirit W have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - four - two (Sky Blue W wins - draws - Washington Spirit W wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hatch 3 goals |  M. Purce 2 goals |  L. Williams 2 goals |
Sky Blue W missing players
Washington Spirit W missing players
| Sky Blue W | Washington Spirit W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 8 | 11 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Conceded | C | 22 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 6 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 5.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 31% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 25% | ||
| 12.3 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.6 | ||
| 5.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portland Thorns W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego Wave W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | OL Reign W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Sky Blue W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Houston Dash W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Angel City W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Chicago Red Stars W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | North Carolina Courage W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 12 | Orlando Pride | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
