Lynn Family Stadium | Louisville, Kentucky – Sunday, June 18 at 4:00 PM ET
Players to watch:
Racing Louisville defender Abby Erceg completed 86 of her 87 passes (98.9 percent) against the Wave over the weekend. That was the highest passing accuracy in a single game (all competitions) by an NWSL player with at least 80 passes since the beginning of the 2016 season.
Gotham FC forward Lynn Williams scored her remarkable 74th goal in all NWSL competitions in her side’s draw with Houston, which broke a tie with Portland’s Christine Sinclair for second-most goals in NWSL history. Only Sam Kerr has more goals across all NWSL competitions with 78.
Match facts: Racing Louisville FC welcomes Gotham FC to Lynn Family Stadium for a Sunday matinee on CBS. The hosts can extend their unbeaten run to five with a positive result against Gotham, while the visitors will look for their first win in four in their first contest against Louisville this season. Racing Louisville sits in 9thplace with 12 points from 11 games, while Gotham is up in 5th place with 18 points from 11 games and just two points off 1st place.
Six of Louisville’s 11 regular season matches this season have ended in draws (W2 L3) including each of their last two league games. The six draws are tied with three other teams for the most through 11 league games of a season in NWSL history though none of the prior teams drew in their 12th match.
Gotham FC has not allowed multiple goals in any of its last seven games in all competitions, most recently with a 1-1 draw with Houston. Prior to its current streak, Gotham had allowed at least two goals in 12 of its previous 19 games in all competitions.
Gotham FC and Louisville are meeting for the first time since last July when Gotham scored a 2-1 road win. The home team has never won a match in the six all-time meetings between the clubs with each team securing one road win to go with four draws.
