Gotham FC host OL Reign this Saturday at the
Gotham FC head into this game after a 0x1 win against Portland Thorns FC (NWSL 2023), whilst the visitors edged past San Diego Wave with a 0x1 win (NWSL 2023). On the other hand, OL Reign are on a sequence of 5 games without losing in the NWSL Challenge Cup 2023. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Juan Amoros's team and Laura Harvey's team have faced each other twenty-seven times, with OL Reign holding the advantage: 13 victories, against 7 victories of Gotham FC.
In the NWSL, twenty-six games were played between the two teams, with 13 wins for OL Reign, 6 draws and 7 wins for Gotham FC.
Considering the NWSL Challenge Cup 2023, from Gotham FC's most influential players, Yazmeen Ryan participated in 23 games, and Lynn Williams is the one with more minutes played (1863). Lynn Williams has scored 7 goals, the most across Gotham FC's squad. As for OL Reign, Lauren Barnes is the most used player in a total of 24 games (2110 min). Veronica Latsko is their current best scorer with 6 goals.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Gotham FC winning 4x1. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.
