Washington Spirit W reset their brains and bodies for another game following their 1-0 result against Houston Dash W, a fixture that produced some answers. How will this affect the battle against North Carolina Courage W?
- Washington Spirit W is in the best form (5-1-0)
- North Carolina Courage W have the most clean sheets (8) away in NWSL
This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Washington Spirit W form and stats
6 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Washington Spirit W have to build on here at Audi Field in the NWSL. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Washington, as their goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe has completely shut out the opponents for 210 minutes in the NWSL.
Washington's previous game was a NWSL match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Houston Dash W. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that match, a win away at OL Reign W.The Washington Spirit W fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Washington Spirit W have conceded 12 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
North Carolina Courage W form and stats
As the visiting team in NWSL matches, North Carolina Courage W have produced an overall stat of 3-5-4 so far.
M. Speck was the last player to score for the away team. North Carolina Courage W haven't scored a league goal in the last 210 minutes.
Carolina has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Portland Thorns W for a NWSL game that ended a draw (0-0).
A 0-3 loss hosting Sky Blue W before that.The attacking power of North Carolina Courage W when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. North Carolina Courage W are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Washington Spirit W and North Carolina Courage W have faced off before this season: North Carolina Courage W - Washington Spirit W 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Washington two wins, one draw and North Carolina Courage W two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hatch 10 goals | L. Williams 7 goals | T. Rodman 6 goals |
Washington Spirit W missing players
North Carolina Courage W missing players
| Washington Spirit W | North Carolina Courage W | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 29 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 58% | 79% |
| 74% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 42% | 62% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 13% | 9% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 4% | 9% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 48% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 58% | 38% |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 4.9 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 23% |
| 10.5 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14 | 12.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5 |
- North Carolina Courage W have the most clean sheets (8) away in NWSL
- North Carolina Courage W have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Washington Spirit W have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Washington Spirit W have scored at least twice as many goals at home as North Carolina Courage W have scored away.
- Washington Spirit W have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in NWSL
- Washington Spirit W is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 |