National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Washington Spirit W or Sky Blue W that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Washington Spirit W form and stats
Washington Spirit W participated in Nwsl Challenge Cup Women the last season, where they reached the group stage.The Washington boss Ward and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Orlando Pride in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.
Before that, Washington Spirit W had a NWSL home game versus Chicago Red Stars W (after extra-time) which ended with a victory 2-1.Sky Blue W form and stats
Blue was sent out of Nwsl Challenge Cup Women in the final last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their NWSL travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Sky Blue W, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 vs North Carolina Courage W in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.
Prior to that match, the Blue manager Parkinson faced defeat when travelling to Chicago Red Stars W and losing 0-1.Sky Blue W are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 12 away games so far. As opposed to that, Sky Blue W have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding four meetings): Washington won zero games, three matches ended with a tie and Sky Blue W got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeWashington Spirit W missing players
Sky Blue W missing players
| Washington Spirit W | Sky Blue W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| 11.4 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Orlando Pride | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sky Blue W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 |
