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Matches2021

Final · NWSL playoffsNovember 7, 2021

Chicago Stars

4th · 38 pts

10

Gotham FC

5th · 35 pts

Mallory Swanson ⚽

SeatGeek Stadium · 93′ played · 7,027 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
CHICAGO STARSGOTHAM FC0′HT93
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 60Mallory SwansonChicago Stars
The story · match

Chicago Stars edged it 1–0

Chicago Stars lead the all-time series 7–5–4 across 16 meetings since 2016. Chicago Stars stand 4th on 38 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

0.70.2 xG° on 9 shots to 7

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
Chicago Stars930.67
Gotham FC720.19
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceChicago Stars 0.67 · Gotham FC 0.19
0.50′HT93′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelChicago Stars · Gotham FC

9
7
3
2
1
0

shots → on target → goals

Control

365 passes · 57.3%′522 · 73.4%′

17 interceptions15

5 clearances12

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Kailen SheridanGotham FCYes0930000
Midge PurceGotham FCYes0930000
Caprice DydascoGotham FCYes0930000
Estelle JohnsonGotham FCYes0930000
Allie LongGotham FCYes0930000
Carli LloydGotham FCYes0930010
McCall ZerboniGotham FCYes081810000
Ifeoma OnumonuGotham FCYes080800022
Imani DorseyGotham FCYes076760010
Gina Loren LewandowskiGotham FCYes067670000
Nahomi KawasumiGotham FCYes067670010
Paige CroninGotham FCNo67260000
Mandy FreemanGotham FCNo67260000
Elizabeth EddyGotham FCNo76170000
Évelyne ViensGotham FCNo80130020
Gaëtane Iza Laure ThineyGotham FCNo81120000
Tatumn MilazzoChicago StarsYes0930010
Kealia WattChicago StarsYes0930021
Cassie MillerChicago StarsYes0930000
Tierna DavidsonChicago StarsYes0930000
Morgan GautratChicago StarsYes0930010
Arin WrightChicago StarsYes0930000
Vanessa DiBernardoChicago StarsYes0930020
Sarah WoldmoeChicago StarsYes0930100
Sarah GordenChicago StarsYes0930000
Mallory SwansonChicago StarsYes085851032
Rachel HillChicago StarsYes084840000
Alyssa MautzChicago StarsNo8490000
Katie JohnsonChicago StarsNo8580000
Who Was On
Shots

Chicago Stars 0.67 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
4Kealia Watt0.00Attempt Saved
15Mallory Swanson0.05Miss
41Tatumn Milazzo0.00Attempt Saved
54Morgan Gautrat0.05Miss
58Vanessa DiBernardo0.00Attempt Saved
60Mallory Swanson0.54Goal
64Vanessa DiBernardo0.00Attempt Saved
64Kealia Watt0.03Miss
78Mallory Swanson0.00Attempt Saved

Gotham FC 0.19 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
10Ifeoma Onumonu0.00Attempt Saved
33Nahomi Kawasumi0.07Miss
39Ifeoma Onumonu0.00Attempt Saved
43Carli Lloyd0.00Attempt Saved
58Imani Dorsey0.05Miss
91Évelyne Viens0.07Miss
91Évelyne Viens0.00Attempt Saved
Head to Head

Chicago Stars lead the series 754 (W–D–L) across 16 prior meetings with Gotham FC in the record since 2016.

11 earlier meetings in the record.

Continue exploring

Each question preserves Chicago Stars 1–0 Gotham FC, November 7, 2021, the 2021 NWSL playoffs scope, and a return to Chicago Stars 1–0 Gotham FC.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "season": 2021,
  "competition": "NWSL playoffs",
  "matchweek": null,
  "home": "Chicago Stars",
  "away": "Gotham FC",
  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 0,
  "venue": "SeatGeek Stadium",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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