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Spirit to face Louisville looking for third straight win; pre-match performances from Tyler Goldstein Trio to entertain fans on the concourse<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Washington, D.C. (04\/28\/2026)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 The Washington Spirit will wrap up a short home-stand Wednesday night when it takes on Racing Louisville FC in the sides\u2019 second and final meeting of the 2026 regular season. Washington will wear its yellow Shockwave kit at home this week and fans are encouraged to come dressed in their best neon yellow. The match will be the Spirit\u2019s last at Audi Field until Saturday, May 30. Tickets are still available at WashingtonSpirit.com\/tickets. Kicking off at 7 p.m. EDT, the match will air on Victory+ for Spirit fans unable to attend.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the Pitch\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Wednesday\u2019s match will be the second meeting between the Spirit and Louisville in just over five weeks as the sides drew 2-2 in Kentucky on March 20. After Washington fell behind 0-2, the team battled back in the second half to save a point on the road. Tomorrow\u2019s contest will be the final time these two teams face off in the regular season until next year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Spirit holds a strong 6-1-7 all-time record against Louisville, having not lost in the series in 12 straight contests. This unbeaten streak is the longest active run by one club against another in the league. Washington also has an unbeaten record at home against Racing, with three wins and three draws at Audi Field. Despite the favorable record, the Spirit has gone three consecutive matchups without a win with regular season draws in August 2025 and March 2026 as well as a draw in last November\u2019s quarterfinal match in which Washington advanced after a penalty shootout.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Washington is currently on a two-match win streak as well as a three-match shutout streak after last Friday\u2019s resound 4-0 win over the defending Shield winner Kansas City Current at Audi Field. Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver has been\u00a0in strong form lately with a\u00a0goals\u00a0against\u00a0average\u00a0of 0.67 through six matches.\u00a0The team\u2019s three straight clean sheets\u00a0matches\u00a0a club record; one on Wednesday night would set a new team mark at four.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Spirit is led in the attacking third by midfielder Leicy Santos who was recently named the NWSL\u2019s Player of the Week for her two-goal performance last weekend. Santos now has three goals\u00a0on\u00a0the year.\u00a0Since the start of the 2025 season, six different Spirit players have tallied multi-goal games. No other team in the league has more than three\u00a0such players.\u00a0Forward Trinity Rodman also got on the scoresheet last week, tallying her first assist and goal of the year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Spirit still leads the league in possession rate at just under 60% and maintains its standing in the top three in shots and shots on target. After a slow start to the year in goal-scoring, the team broke through last week, finishing its chances at an impressive clip. While Washington also has the second-most big chances in the league so far this season, it only has the 13th-most assists as six of the team\u2019s goals have come unassisted.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Racing Louisville enters the week fresh off its first win of the season, a 3-2 home victory over Orlando. Louisville matches have been anything but action-less with all five of the side\u2019s games this season seeing at least three total goals scored. Racing is currently tied for third-most goals scored (10) and is second in goals against (12). Alongside this year\u2019s Angel City FC team, Louisville is the first in league history to start a season with five matches of three or more total goals.<\/span><\/p>\n Six different Louisville players have already scored this season, including three that have multiple goals. Forward Sarah Weber leads the team with three goals while midfielder Taylor Flint and defender Lauren Milliet are close behind with two apiece. Forward Emma Sears has provided three assists already through five matches, scoring one as well.<\/span><\/p>\n Louisville is currently last in the NWSL in rate of possession compared to the Spirit\u2019s number one standing.\u00a0Washington will want to limit Racing\u2019s time with the ball\u00a0and keep its fast-paced\u00a0attack without\u00a0many looks in the final third.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This week\u2019s playoff rematch will be a close one if recent history is any indication. In Louisville\u2019s last five trips to the DMV, it has managed to battle to a draw four times. In 2023, the side saved a point after conceding in the opening minutes at Audi Field and even held a lead through much of the second half of last summer\u2019s meeting before earning a playoff berth for the first time later that season.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Around the Stadium\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Upon arrival for Wednesday\u2019s \u201cyellow out\u201d,\u00a0fans will be welcomed by the sounds of Tyler Goldstein Trio at the Spirit Stage.\u00a0The band will\u00a0perform a blend of rock, blues and funk music from the time gates open at 5:30 p.m. EDT until the match kicks off at 7 p.m.\u00a0Also showing up and showing out this week is the Spirit Crew\u00a0Entertainment Team\u00a0to\u00a0continue\u00a0entertaining fans until the stadium lights turn off.\u00a0Assembled this offseason,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Spirit Crew is the first ever co-ed NWSL\u00a0entertainment\u00a0team.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Spiritville will continue to feature activations that fans will be sure to love on Wednesday night. In addition to the return of soccer bowling and fan-favorites like the temporary tattoo station, poster-making station and yard games, Spiritville features even more photo areas this year for fans to immortalize their visits to Audi Field including the all-new metro set.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The concourse will also feature several new concessions options that debuted at the season opener earlier this\u00a0year. Around the southeast corner of the stadium will be\u00a0food\u00a0truck row with four unique food truck options to provide even more variety on matchday. In addition to a new pizza stand at the stadium, the north concourse will be home to a new vegan vending machine for inclusive options.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Before kickoff, Audi Field will experience another custom light show thanks to the Spirit\u2019s new fan-first tech. Fans will be able to turn their phones into part of the show themselves by scanning a QR code available in-stadium and join the fun. The code will take you to a web page that will ask to enable permissions to your phone flashlight. Once you click accept you\u2019re in the show! Make sure to keep the tab open until it\u2019s time for the show to begin. Once closer, you\u2019ll notice the screen will change. The light show will begin before procession to welcome your favorite Spirit players out of the tunnel in style.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The national anthem will be performed by Rachel Ferguson tomorrow night, with ASL interpretation by Jillian Regen. The DC Fire color guard will present the flags alongside them before the match kicks off. The soccer action won\u2019t stop at halftime as Volo Sports will hold seven-on-seven mini games on the pitch during the break as fans gear up for the second half.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About The Washington Spirit<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women\u2019s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21,\u00a02012,\u00a0and is an inaugural member of the National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL), the\u00a0fastest growing sports league in the U.S. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both\u00a0club\u00a0and\u00a0country. For more information about the\u00a0club, visit\u00a0<\/span>WashingtonSpirit.com<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0and follow the club on\u00a0<\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/b><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/b><\/a>.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) \/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js<\/a> Spirit to face Louisville looking for third straight win; pre-match performances from Tyler Goldstein Trio to entertain fans on the concourse Washington, D.C. 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