National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Washington Spirit W or North Carolina Courage W that keep their silverware dream alive.
North Carolina Courage W could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Nwsl Challenge Cup Women game only four sleeps ago.
Washington Spirit W form and stats
Last season, Washington's Nwsl Challenge Cup Women journey ended in the group stage.The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw against Sky Blue W in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women game versus Orlando Pride in only four days. This game is also played here at Audi Field.
North Carolina Courage W form and stats
North Carolina Courage W was sent out of Nwsl Challenge Cup Women in the group stage last season.3-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for North Carolina Courage W in their NWSL matches away.
The followers enjoyed North Carolina Courage W's previous fixture versus Orlando Pride, a Nwsl Challenge Cup Women win (1-0) played at home.
Carolina have another match away in just four nights, a Nwsl Challenge Cup Women match versus Sky Blue W. A hard programme for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on North Carolina Courage W as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous six meetings with these participants: Washington Spirit W won three, North Carolina Courage W were winners in two and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Washington Spirit W missing players
North Carolina Courage W missing players
| Washington Spirit W | North Carolina Courage W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 7 | 30 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 22% | ||
| 11.4 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sky Blue W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 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 | Portland Thorns W | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | OL Reign W | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit W | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 39 |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars W | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Sky Blue W | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage W | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Houston Dash W | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 22 |
| 10 | Kansas City | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 16 |
