National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Washington Spirit W or Orlando Pride that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Washington Spirit W nor Orlando Pride as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Washington Spirit W form and stats
Last season their Nwsl Challenge Cup Women adventure ended in the group stage.Washington's previous match was a Nwsl Challenge Cup Women game also played at their own arena, finishing 4-1 versus Orlando Pride. The home team are looking to repeat that performance.
Orlando Pride form and stats
Orlando Pride's mission in Nwsl Challenge Cup Women last season failed in the group stage.As the visiting team in NWSL matches, Orlando Pride have produced an overall stat of 4-2-6 so far.
Two away matches in a row for Orlando, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 against Washington Spirit W in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.
aweayteam Hara magic won. Orlando Pride are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and four defeats. From a total of six matches.
Orlando Pride find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Orlando Pride have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head match ended Washington - Orlando Pride 4-1, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the last six meetings): Washington Spirit W won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Orlando Pride have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourWashington Spirit W missing players
Orlando Pride missing players
| Washington Spirit W | Orlando Pride | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 28% | ||
| 10.6 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 12.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.4 | 5.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit W | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sky Blue W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Orlando Pride | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 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 |
