Another engrossing fixture in the NWSL. Sky Blue W is in the 7th position after participating in two fixtures. They receive North Carolina Courage W who are placed 11th after one fixtures.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sky Blue W form and stats
Sky Blue W faced defeat in their previous match, away at San Diego Wave W (0-4). Sky Blue W were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Orlando Pride and winning 3-0.North Carolina Courage W form and stats
Let's have a look at how North Carolina Courage W performed last season in the NWSL: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 4 with 7/10 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the NWSL ended in defeat. Last season North Carolina Courage W had these away match statistics: Played 12; won 3, drew 5 and lost 4.
The fans enjoyed Carolina's previous match versus Washington Spirit W, a Nwsl Challenge Cup Women win (2-1) played at home.
hometeam won
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Orlando Pride in just four days.
It's early days yet, but North Carolina Courage W has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Sky Blue W-North Carolina Courage W H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Sky Blue W three wins, North Carolina Courage W three wins, one draw. three of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Mewis 1 goals | M. Zerboni 1 goals | M. Purce 1 goals |
Sky Blue W missing players
North Carolina Courage W missing players
| Sky Blue W | North Carolina Courage W | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sky Blue W | Last season | North Carolina Courage W | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 40% | ||
| 5.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 20% | ||
| 10.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Diego Wave W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Houston Dash W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Washington Spirit W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Angel City W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Sky Blue W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Orlando Pride | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | OL Reign W | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Racing Louisville | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | North Carolina Courage W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 |
