Seattle Reign FC vs Washington Spirit W

After playing three straight scoreless draws in all competitions against the Spirit in Seattle, the Reign defeated Washington, 1—0, at home last March. Washington is the only opponent Seattle has kept four straight home clean sheets against in all competitions in club history.

Seattle’s 1—0 win over Racing Louisville on Saturday took it to 14 points on the season (W4 D2 L3), a total the club didn’t reach until August 25 last season. The Reign had seven points after nine matches last year, with the seven-point improvement the largest of any team from this stage of last season to this season.

Washington is the second team in NWSL history to win each of its first four away matches of a regular season (North Carolina – first 5 in 2018). The Spirit have won 10 of their last 13 regular-season away matches dating back to the end of last season (D1 L2), the second team in NWSL history to do so (North Carolina in 2017—18).

Maddie Dahlien hit all three shots she attempted on target, scoring the game’s only goal in Seattle’s win Saturday. Dahlien has hit 15 shots on target in her first nine matches, equaling the most by a rookie through nine career matches in NWSL history (Renae Cuéllar – 15 in 2013).

Casey Krueger scored the second-latest result-changing goal in a regular-season match in NWSL history on Saturday with an equalizer at 90’+12. It was Kruger’s first goal of the season, the seventh season in which she scored a goal, matching Abby Erceg for the most seasons with a goal by a defender in NWSL history.