We’re another week closer to the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs, and some stats help provide perspective on the wild league and the results. Here are five interesting ones from the latest games.
1. Racing Louisville shot less in a single game than any other team in 2022
The Houston Dash and Racing Louisville played to a scoreless draw on the opening match this weekend, but one team looked more likely to open the scoreline than the other: the Dash had the highest xG (0.98 – 0.12) after the game ended. But Racing Louisville has set a new record in the current season in the NWSL: they shot only three times during the entire game, the lowest for any team during a match so far, overtaking Gotham FC, the Kansas City Current and Orlando Pride with four, all on different occasions.
Despite having a quite even possession (47% for the team in lavender and 53% for the Texans), Racing Louisville was unable to put pressure on Jane Campbell’s goal, with not a single shot on target and joining Kansas City and Gotham as the only teams who ended a match without a single accurate attempt.
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