Chicago Stars host Washington Spirit on Match Day 8 in the NWSL. The home team earned a valuable point on the road against Gotham last weekend. A positive result despite the changes in management. Meanwhile, Washington suffered a narrow 4-3 defeat to Angel City at home, conceding a second half stoppage time goal. Let’s find out about the potential line-ups, statistics and where to watch Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit.
Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit: Team News & Possible Line-ups
The possible line-ups are derived from previous match days. We take into consideration how strong the opponents are, what players are injured and of course team news before the match.
Team News Chicago Stars
Availability report (updated on May 8):
Out:Â None
Questionable:Â None
International Duty: None
What the coach has to say:
Chicago Stars parted ways with Lorne Donaldson last week. Masaka Hemmi took over and his first result was a goalless draw against Gotham FC.
Our prediction of the Starting IX for Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit:
- Naeher
- Malham
- Staab
- Roccaro
- Biegalski
- Grosso
- Franklin
- LĂłpez
- Joseph
- Ludmila
- Schlegel
Team News Washington Spirit
Availability report (updated on the 3rd of May):
Out: Emma Gaines-Ramos (SEI – knee), Hal Hershfelt (ankle), Lyza Jessee (SEI – wrist), Casey Krueger (knee), Paige Metayer (D45 – knee), Ouleye Sarr (SEI – back), Andi Sullivan (maternity leave), Trinity Rodman (excused absence), Kate Wiesner (hip)
Questionable: Leicy Santos (knee)
International Duty: None
What the coach has to say:
Assistant Coach Adrián González spoke to the media after the 4-3 loss to Angel City:
“We need to learn from this situation, again. To Be honest, we haven’t had the performance that we wanted. Again, we haven’t started as we wanted and we haven’t ended the game as we wanted. I think we’ve done the most difficult thing, flipping the situation because starting with 2-0 was really difficult and then we could score. Those details that you need to [have] in this league. We’ve lost three points and again, to be honest I think [it was] a crazy game, too broken and we wanted to have more control especially in possession to be more compact because we know that they were so dangerous in counter attacks, and we couldn’t.
“Again, [we need to] try to review what we’ve done good, things that we need to improve, especially in our own box we need to be more aggressive in marking and defending those situations and try to move forward. This is the beginning of the [season] and I am positive that we are going to change the situation.”
On the first goal that was conceded and the similarities with the goal against Gotham
“I agree it was similar and we’ve been watching that action before. We know how we need to defend the box and we’ve talked about it and those [spaces] and who needs to occupy those situations and those spaces, but when the ball is moving it’s a matter of details, it’s a matter of time, maybe we are jumping late or maybe they are not recovering in that moment and its just a matter of seconds that you have not arrived and we are unprotected.
“Again, we need to review that, we need a range of improvement especially in defending our box. We need to be more aggressive marking and defending those critical spaces. We are going to work on that, we have been working and I’m sure we will improve.”
Our prediction of the Starting IX for Washington Spirit against Chicago Stars:
- Kingsbury
- Morris
- McKeown
- Bernal
- Morgan
- Carle
- Kouassi
- Stainbrook
- Miura
- Monday
- Hatch
Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit: Previous Meetings & Stats
Chicago Stars currently sit at the bottom of the table with just four points from seven matches. However, their draw against Gotham was a promising sign, with the team showing resilience despite managerial changes.
Their next test comes against Washington Spirit. The visitors are without head coach Jonathan Giráldez on the sideline as he was issued an additional one-game suspension. The head coach was shown a red card in the game against Gotham but failed to exit the field as required. Washington Spirit is in 6th place with 12 points. The team suffered back-to-back losses at home and they’ll be eager to get back to winning ways this weekend.
| Team & Head-to-Head Streaks | ||
 | No wins | 3 |
| No goals scored | 3 |
| No clean sheet (h2h) | 3 |
  | Under 2.5 goals (h2h) | 6/8 |
Where can I watch the National Women’s Soccer League Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit?
You can watch Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit live on ESPN+ and ABC. More information:
US based fans can watch on Prime Video, ION Network, CBS, ABC, Paramount+ and ESPN, while Optus Sport broadcasts the matches for Australian fans. Then there is NWSL+, but some games are geo-blocked, so make sure to check which ones you can watch. If they are geo-blocked it means another streaming service is broadcasting the game.
When was the last meeting between Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit?
The last meeting was on the 20th of October 2024. Washington Spirit secured a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Stainbrook and Morris. Both teams received red cards minutes apart (Kouassi and Ludmila).
What is Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit kick-off time?
Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit kicks off on Saturday, May 10, at 12:50 PM SeatGeek Stadium
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