Game state and bad luck were the story here, as the #USWNT dropped the first of two games against Spain, this one at Audi Field in DC.

Score: 0 - 2
Non-penalty xG: 1.5 - 0.4
Non-penalty xG per Shot: 0.13 - 0.07
Quality Chances*: 4 - 0
Touches in the Box: 37 - 14
Field Tilt: 50 - 50

#USAvESP

More back-and-forth than one might've expected, but that makes the second half even more finely poised, as they say.

#USWNT | #USAvESP

The Washington Spirit are 4-5-1 over their last 10 games — not the Shield favorites many thought they’d be. What is going on? Can it be fixed before the playoffs? @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social of ⁠Green Line Soccer⁠ joins us to discuss. Consider this our attempt to sage Audi Field.

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Curious about how the #NWSL playoff picture stacks up to previous years? Here is what the playoff line would have been for each year since 2021 if 30 games had been played!

Sophia Wilson now holds the honor as the only #NWSL forward across the last six seasons to be shown multiple red cards. [insert OptaJoe adjective here]

Probably the only scenario where a shot on the line could have less than a 0.80 xG value lol

#NWSL | #KCvBAY | #KCBABY