The Washington Spirit have had a tremendous year thus far, finishing the regular season with a total of 12 wins and 8 draws out of their 26 matches, and even won the NWSL’s mid-season Challenge Cup tournament!
Now, the Spirit have been keeping their momentum going into the postseason, and are now set to compete for the championship title against an unlikely opponent in Gotham FC!
When are the Washington Spirit competing in the NWSL finals?
The Spirit will be taking on Gotham FC for the NWSL finals this weekend!
Specifically, the match will take place on Saturday, November 22nd, at 8 pm (Eastern Time), and the match will be played at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.
How to watch the match
You can tune in to the game being broadcast on CBS or stream the game live on Paramount+ Premium if you have an active subscription.
Those abroad can tune in by streaming via the NWSL+ platform, which does require registration but is completely free to use.
There will also be a watch party taking place at Lincoln Theatre this Saturday for those interested in watching with others!
Are the Washington Spirits favoured to win?
Yes!
Many sports betting platforms currently have the Washington Spirit as ‘favorites’ to win the championship title over Gotham FC, specifically, to use technical terms, the Spirit have +120 odds to win, while Gotham FC has +210 to win, which means that they are more of a long shot than the Spirit.
However, it’s worth noting that the Gotham FC squad are no pushovers, so this will definitely be a competitive match!
While en route to the finals, Gotham FC managed to knock off the regular-season leader, the Kansas City Current, which was the only team in the league to have a better performance than the Spirit during the regular season.
The win of the Currents came in the quarterfinal, with a score of just 2-1, with a goal coming later in extra time, followed by a 1-0 win over the Orlando Pride in the semifinal, thanks to another extra time goal.
Now, tasked with upsetting the Spirit in the final round of the championships, Gotham FC is hoping to complete its Cinderella story and earn the franchise’s second-ever NWSL title.