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8 - Entering the final match of the #NWSL season on Sunday, all eight playoff seeds can still go to multiple teams. Decisions.

10 - @kansascitycurrent.bsky.social trailed in 10 home matches this season, tied for sixth most in a single season in #NWSL history. They didn't lose any of those matches (W6 D4 L0). Unfazed.

12 - Gotham FC's 2-1 win over Orlando on Sunday was its 12th win by a one-goal margin this season, equaling the single-season #NWSL record set by the Pride in 2024. Comfortable.

8 - Eight different @denversummitfc.bsky.social players were involved in a goal in their win Saturday, the second time they've had eight different goal contributors in a match this season (Aug 29 vs. CHI). No other team in #NWSL history has more than one such game in a season. Teamwork.

23 - @angelcity.com has collected 23 points (W7 D2 L0) since the start of matchday 19 (Aug 28), more than any other team in the #NWSL in that time. Form.

12 - Twelve different @reignfc.com players won a tackle in the 0-0 draw at Utah on Friday, equaling the most in a match for the club since Opta began tracking that data in 2016. Scrapping.

10 - @thornsfc.com have qualified for the #NWSL playoffs for the 10th straight season. Only one other team has a streak more than half as long in league history (Chicago - 7 straight from 2015-22). Annual.

52.8% - With two matches remaining, the Opta Predictor gives Gotham FC at 52.8 percent chance at winning the club's first #NWSL Shield. Nail-biter.

7 - Ally Sentnor has scored seven goals from outside the box for Utah Royals and @angelcity.com in all competitions, more than any other player for #NWSL teams in all competitions since she made her debut in 2024. Signature.

21 - The 21 passes leading to Melanie Barcenas' fourth-minute goal for @sandiegowavefc.com on Saturday was the sixth-longest build-up to a goal since Opta began detailed tracking of the #NWSL in 2016. Blackjack.

6 - With two goals Saturday, @kansascitycurrent.bsky.social's Haley Hopkins became the fourth player in #NWSL history to score six goals in a span of three matches within a single regular season. Fire.

3 - Since the start of the 2025 season, there have been only three total goals in five meetings between @washingtonspirit.com and Gotham FC in all competitions. Decider.

39 - With her goal on Tuesday, Mallory Swanson has scored 39 times for the #USWNT, equaling Lindsey Heaps for the most goals by an active player since she made her national team debut in January 2016. Equalizer.

35 - Philadelphia Union's 35 points (W11 D2 L0) since returning from the World Cup break are the most any team has collected in a span of 13 matches within a single #MLS regular season in the post-shootout era (since 2000). Turnaround.

12 - Twelve different #NWSL teams had at least one player appear for the #USWNT against Spain on Saturday, the most ever in a single match. Depth.

87 - The #USWNT trailed for 87 minutes against Spain after conceding in the 3rd minute on Saturday. They've only trailed longer in a match once this century: 88 minutes after conceding at 2' vs. Norway in a 2-0 loss in the 2008 Olympics. Unfamiliar.

7 - There were seven goals scored by teenagers for the #USMNT in this international window, equaling the most in a single calendar year in program history (2017). 2026 Julian Hall 3 Justin Ellis 2 Mathis Albert Cavan Sullivan 2017 Christian Pulisic 6 Weston McKennie Youth.

13 - Since the beginning of matchday 15 (July 29), @washingtonspirit.com has earned 16 points in 11 matches, with 13 of those coming in five matches on the road (W4 D1 L0) compared to just three in six matches at home (W1 D0 L5). Travelers.

15 - Gotham FC's Jaedyn Shaw recorded her 15th goal contribution of the season Sunday (10 goals, 5 assists), equaling Manaka Matsukubo's 2025 total (11 goals, 4 assists) for the most by a player 21 years old or younger in a single regular season in #NWSL history. Redemption.

18 - @denversummitfc.bsky.social's Janine Sonis has 18 goal contributions this season, including a goal and an assist Sunday, the most by a player on a team in their first #NWSL season (excluding original 2013 teams), surpassing Alex Morgan's 17 for San Diego in 2022. Spark.

6 - @utahroyalsfc.com have come from behind to avoid defeat six times this season (W3 D3), including on Saturday, after doing so just seven times in their first four #NWSL seasons combined (W2 D5). Character.

2 - Two of Debinha's three goals in her hat-trick for @thekccurrent.bsky.social Saturday were headers after only one of her previous 50 regular-season #NWSL goals dating back to August 2018 was scored via a header. Bobble.

6 - @bostonlegacyfc.com's Amanda Gutierres' two goals off the bench on Saturday took her to six substitute goals this season, twice as many as any other player in a single season and tied for third-most in a career in #NWSL history (Makenzy Robbe 9, Brittany Ratcliffe 7). Super.

17 - Two 17-year olds (Mathis Albert, Cavan Sullivan) have scored in the #USMNT's last two matches after only two 17-year-olds had scored in the first 813 matches in team history (Juan Agudelo, Christian Pulisic). Revolution.

78.8 - Following its win at Seattle on Friday, @nccourage.com's playoffs chances increased from 47.7 percent to 78.8 percent, according to the Opta Predictor. Leap.

65.2/47.7 - Entering their meeting in Seattle on Friday, the Opta Predictor gives eighth-placed Seattle Reign a 65.2 percent chance to make the playoffs and ninth-placed North Carolina courage a 47.7% chance. Crucial.

8 - With a one-point lead entering the final four weeks, eighth-placed Seattle Reign has the third-easiest schedule the rest of the season while North Carolina, currently ninth, has the fifth-toughest, including a game at Seattle on Friday. Run-In.

8 - Eight different teenagers have made an appearance for the #USMNT over the last two matches, as many as in the entire previous World Cup cycle (59 matches) dating back to the beginning of 2023. Future.

92.2% - With a six point lead, the Opta Predictor gives Gotham FC a 92.2 percent chance of winning the #NWSL Shield with four matches to play. Overwhelming.

8 - On Sunday, Cloé Lacasse (goal) and Mina Tanaka (assist) contributed to a goal in the same match for @utahroyalsfc.com for the eighth time this season, tied for the second-most such games by teammates in a season in #NWSL history (S. Kerr, Y. Nagasato - 9 for CHI in 2019). Pair.

2 - On Sunday, @orlpride.com's Haley McCutcheon became the first player in #NWSL history to score in the first 2 minutes of both halves of a regular-season match. She is only the 12th player in league history to score in the first 2 minutes of both halves in her career. Number.

160 - With 7 shots and 2 chances created, including assisting Marie Müller's equalizer, on Saturday, @thornsfc.com's Sophia Wilson has been involved in 160 shots in 2026 (117 shots, 43 chances created), the most in a single #NWSL regular season on record (since 2016). Busy.

7 - @angelcity.com's 1-0 win at Washington on Sunday was its seventh road win of the season, one more than it had managed across the 2024 and 2025 regular seasons combined (6). Warriors.

4 - Justin Ellis scored four minutes into his #USMNT debut, the fastest any player has scored in their first U.S. appearance since Chris Albright in 1999 (2 minutes). Arrival.

4 - Justin Ellis scored four minutes into his #USMNT debut, the fastest any player has scored in their first U.S. appearance since Chris Albright in 1999 (2 minutes). Arrival.

11 - Both of Jess Fishlock's goals for @reignfc.com on Friday were scored from outside the box, her 10th and 11th career regular-season goals from outside the box, tied for second-most in #NWSL history (Sophia Wilson - 12). Distance.

3/3 - @thekccurrent.bsky.social's Haley Hopkins is the third player in #NWSL history to score a regular-season hat-trick on just three shot attempts after Jazmine Reeves in 2014 and Ludmila in 2025. Efficient.

14 - At least one of Jaedyn Shaw (5 goals, 4 assists) and Sam Kerr (4 goals, 4 assists) have been directly involved in 14 of Gotham FC's last 18 regular-season #NWSL goals, including all three in Friday's win. Tandem.

11.7 - Gotham FC, who currently sits five points clear atop the #NWSL table, has outperformed its expected points by 11.7 this year (51 actual, 39.3 expected). Based on expected points, Gotham would be seventh in the league. Maximized.

3 - On Sunday, @angelcity.com's Ally Sentnor became the third player in #NWSL history to attempt a penalty in 3 straight regular-season matches, joining Megan Rapinoe (2021) and Sarah Woldmoe (2017). All three converted every penalty they took in those games. Responsibility.

9 - Trinity Rodman has been directly involved in the match-winning goal 9 times this season (5 goals, 4 assists), @washingtonspirit.com's win Sunday, equaling Sam Kerr (2019) for the most match-winning goal contributions in a single regular season in #NWSL history. Winner.

11 - With the winning goal off the bench on Sunday, Messiah Bright became the 11th different @houstondash.com player with a goal contribution as a substitute this season, the most in a single season in #NWSL history. Reinforcements.

76 - With a goal and two assists Saturday, @thornsfc.com's Sophia Wilson totaled 76 goal contributions (57 goals, 19 assists) in her first 100 regular-season #NWSL appearances. Only Sam Kerr (80 - 61 goals, 19 assists) had more in her first 100 appearances. Century.

0 - @denversummitfc.bsky.social (W3 D2 L0) is the only team in the #NWSL without a regular-season loss since the start of matchday 19 (August 28). Peaking.

8 - Each of Gotham FC's last eight regular-season wins, including the 2-1 victory over North Carolina on Saturday, have been by one-goal margins. Eke.

77.8 - Following Friday's win, @sandiegowavefc.com have a 77.8% chance of hosting a quarter-final match in this year's #NWSL Playoffs, according to the Opta Predictor. Advantage.

+20% - @angelcity.com's win over Seattle on Wednesday improved its chances of making the playoffs by 20.0 percent, from 33.3% before the match to 53.3 percent after, according to the Opta Predictor. Wings.

79% - Entering tonight's match between the sides, current eighth-placed Seattle Reign has a 79.9% chance of reaching the #NWSL playoffs while ninth-placed Angel City is at 33.3% according to the Opta Predictor. Six-Pointer.

15 - The 15 passes in the build-up to Barbra Banda's second goal on Friday was the longest passing sequence leading to a goal in a regular-season match in @orlpride.com's #NWSL history. Intricate.

50% - Half of @chicagostars.com's goals this year have been scored on set pieces, including Taylor Wood's equalizer Sunday, on pace to be the 3rd #NWSL team to score 50% or more of their goals from set plays in a single regular season since 2016 (SD in 2024, Sea in 2018). Routine.