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Washington Spirit

All stats through August 2, 2026

2011
Founded
Audi Field
Stadium
Washington, D.C.
City
20,000
Capacity
Grass
Surface
2018
Opened

Joined NWSL as a founding member in 2012

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11–3–4 · 2nd in the table · 2026
Balanced Control
Washington, D.C. · Audi Field
Last 5
2.00
PPG
26–13
Goals (GF–GA)
+6.7
xG diff
Next Match
Washington Spirit crestWashington
Sat, Aug 8
1–0
proj. score
North Carolina Courage crestNorth Carolina
Washington46%Draw21%North Carolina33%

Washington Spirit are slight favorites at 46 percent to win their upcoming match against North Carolina Courage. The Spirit are ranked 2 of 16 in the standings, 12 points ahead of the Courage, who are ranked 7 of 16. The Spirit are 11-3-4 in 18 games, while the Courage are 7-3-6 in 16 games. The Spirit have 26 goals for and 13 against, and the Courage have 26 goals for and 23 against. The Spirit's model expects 1.52 goals, while the Courage's model expects 1.23 goals. The model's single most-likely scoreline is Washington Spirit 1 - 0 North Carolina Courage.

Playoff Picture
100%
Make playoffs
39%
Shield
17%
Title
The Read

Defense is the identity, 3rd of 16. They keep games tight.

  • Their results are running ahead of the underlying numbers, about 6 goals better than the chances suggest. Expect some of it to regress.
  • The soft spot is in midfield, 13th of 16.
  • Last 5: LWWWL, 9 points.

Play Style

Where this club sits vs the league, 0 to 100 on five style axes.
Balanced Control
High PressPossessionLow-Event

Attack = xG created · Defense = solidity · Pace = openness · Press = ball-winning · Build-up = passing volume.

Attack50
Defense88
Pace0
Press69
Build-up81

0–100 percentile vs the league this season · the tick marks 50 (league average).

Depth Chart

Every player who featured, grouped by line and ranked by minutes. Click a card for the full report.
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Attack

5

Strikers and wide forwards, the final third.

Midfield

4

Attacking, central and defensive mids, the engine room.

Defense

7

Full-backs and center-backs, the back line.

Goal

1

Goalkeepers, the last line. Rated on the GK goals-added model.

Goals-Added Radars

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Sortable Table

PlayerPosMinTotal g+ /90pct
Paige Metayer headshotPaige MetayerFB6380.2197
Tara Rudd headshotTara RuddCB18280.1795
Trinity Rodman headshotTrinity RodmanW16660.3893
Esme Morgan headshotEsme MorganCB15550.1586
Claudia Martínez headshotClaudia MartínezW5910.3083
Gift Monday headshotGift MondayST4130.2876
Rosemonde Kouassi headshotRosemonde KouassiW10760.1953
Gabrielle Carle headshotGabrielle CarleFB11690.0941
Leicy Santos headshotLeicy SantosAM15560.1628
Rebeca Bernal headshotRebeca BernalDM14630.0623
Sofia Cantore headshotSofia CantoreST12290.1420
Lucia Di Guglielmo headshotLucia Di GuglielmoFB10370.0613
Hal Hershfelt headshotHal HershfeltDM16930.0412
Kate Wiesner headshotKate WiesnerFB9630.059
Élisabeth Tsé headshotÉlisabeth TséFB4020.046
Andi Sullivan headshotAndi SullivanDM5450.011
Sandy MacIver headshotSandy MacIverGK1828—n/a
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