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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 23h

Big news! You can now get our main feed episodes AD-FREE on Patreon! You get both the video AND audio-only versions of the show!

Plus you get a bonus episode every single week and access to our Discord and livestreams! Only $6/month for our basic tier! EXCLAMATION POINTS!

#NWSL | #USWNT | #UWCL

NWSL Week 23: Are Louisville In? Are North Carolina Out? Will San Diego Hang On? — AUDIO | Expected Own Goals

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Shameless Reign Stan @watmildon.bsky.social · 21h

Turning our haters into waiters at the cooler of our success.

Reign FC

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 17h

Yep, our own goal! To be acknowledged on the next pod!

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 21h

This is the squad that might play the quarterfinals at home.

Graphic from American Soccer Analysis depicting the rolling changes in the Seattle Reign's non-penalty expected goal differential in the 2025 NWSL regular season.

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 23h

NWSL Week 23: Are Louisville In? Are North Carolina Out? Will San Diego Hang On? — AUDIO | Expected Own Goals

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Some apples-to-apples comparisons (weeknight non-Friday home games in autumn)

Wednesday September 21, 2022: 16,112
Monday October 2, 2023: 18,102
Monday September 23, 2024: 22,000

#AngelCityFC

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

11,147 reported attendance at BMO Stadium, an all-time record low for Angel City's reported attendances in the NWSL regular season.

#AngelCityFC | #NWSL | #LAvKC

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Some apples-to-apples comparisons (weeknight non-Friday home games in autumn)

Wednesday September 21, 2022: 16,112
Monday October 2, 2023: 18,102
Monday September 23, 2024: 22,000

#AngelCityFC

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

11,147 reported attendance at BMO Stadium, an all-time record low for Angel City's reported attendances in the NWSL regular season.

#AngelCityFC | #NWSL | #LAvKC

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g+ GameFlow @gameflow.bsky.social · 1d

g+ GameFlow: NWSL Regular Season Angel City FC v Kansas City Current on October 06, 2025. #ACFCvKC ⚽️🤖

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

The Current only need three more points from their final three games to break the all-time #NWSL points-per-game record, previously set by the 2018 North Carolina Courage.

#KCBABY

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Some apples-to-apples comparisons (weeknight non-Friday home games in autumn)

Wednesday September 21, 2022: 16,112
Monday October 2, 2023: 18,102
Monday September 23, 2024: 22,000

#AngelCityFC

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

11,147 reported attendance at BMO Stadium, an all-time record low for Angel City's reported attendances in the NWSL regular season.

#AngelCityFC | #NWSL | #LAvKC

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

100%

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Avg. attendance thru 6/7: 17.4k
Avg. attendance, 6/14 - 10/6: 14.4k (17.5% decline)

LAFC's attendance hasn't dipped at all, while the Galaxy's began to drop in March when it was clear the team was bad. Yet the line of demarcation for ACFC couldn't be more clearly tied to the start of the raids.

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

That is undoubtedly a factor here.

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Some apples-to-apples comparisons (weeknight non-Friday home games in autumn)

Wednesday September 21, 2022: 16,112
Monday October 2, 2023: 18,102
Monday September 23, 2024: 22,000

#AngelCityFC

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

11,147 reported attendance at BMO Stadium, an all-time record low for Angel City's reported attendances in the NWSL regular season.

#AngelCityFC | #NWSL | #LAvKC

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

The 2018 Courage earned 45 points through 18 matches.

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

The Current only need three more points from their final three games to break the all-time #NWSL points-per-game record, previously set by the 2018 North Carolina Courage.

#KCBABY

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Angel City coach Alex Straus on tonight's performance:

"Today, we looked like the way we're going to look going forward. It was maybe the best display of how I describe the identity that we are building. I'm very proud of the way that the girls played."

#AngelCityFC | #LAvKC | #NWSL

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

11,147 reported attendance at BMO Stadium, an all-time record low for Angel City's reported attendances in the NWSL regular season.

#AngelCityFC | #NWSL | #LAvKC

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

This could have been a 15-second spot. Wouldn't have interfered with actual play. CBSSN coulda had its cake and eaten it too.

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

And of course KC'S field tilt is actually 31% womp

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

In the end, KC got to use their secret weapon: some of the best attackers on earth.

Score: 0 - 1
xG: 0.9 - 0.3
xG/Shot: 0.06 - 0.07
Box Shots: 6 - 2
Box Touches: 19 - 16
Field Tilt: 69 - 32
Getting pwn'd by Michelle Cooper moments after entering: 184 - 0

#AngelCityFC | #KCBABY | #LAvKC | #NWSL

SofaScore graphic depicting the shifts in momentum in the match between Angel City FC and the Kansas City Current at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on October 6th, 2025.

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Inexcusable from CBS Sports Network. You don't need to sell every last second of ad inventory that's not nailed down at the risk of missing the game's most crucial moment.

Douglas Reyes-Ceroñ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 1d

love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current

absolute amateur hour

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

Bia Zaneratto and Michelle Cooper about to enter the game.

#AngelCityFC | #KCBABY | #LAvKC | #NWSL

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

LOL Michelle Cooper, Bia Zaneratto, Debinha, Ellie Wheeler all warming up.

#AngelCityFC | #KCBABY | #LAvKC | #NWSL

Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

33 minutes gone, and still we wait for a shot inside the box...

#AngelCityFC | #KCBABY | #LAvKC | #NWSL

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Expected Own Goals @xowngoals.com · 1d

3rd among central mids this year in interceptions and blocked passes (essentially "incomplete" interceptions) per 90'!

Player Interceptions + Blocked Passes/90
Taylor Flint 4.6
Denise O'Sullivan 4.0
Hina Sugita 3.7
Avery Patterson 3.1
Samantha Meza 3.0
Claire Hutton 2.8
Jaelin Howell 2.8
Bea Franklin 2.6
Danielle Colaprico 2.6
Sam Coffey 2.5

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