Week Six of the National Women’s Soccer League’s 2025 regular season got underway early this week, with a match on Tuesday between the league’s two representatives in the the upcoming Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinals, the Portland Thorns and Gotham FC.
This weekend, there will be a full slate of seven matches.
Friday’s Prime Video match features the #2 Orlando Pride hosting #6 Angel City (8:00 p.m. EDT). Kicking off simultaneously on NWSL+ is a battle of the #10s: Houston Dash vs. Utah Royals.
Saturday’s lineup begins with the #3 Washington Spirit welcoming #4 Gotham FC to Audi Field at 1:00 p.m. EDT on CBS. (Compared to the Thorns, Gotham has the disadvantages of a travel day and one day between matches.)
Then, at 7:00 p.m. EDT, on NWSL+, the last-place North Carolina Courage host the first-place Kansas City Current, who are now the only team with a perfect record this season.
The ION doubleheader on Saturday night opens with the #7 San Diego Wave traveling to Illinois to face the #13 Chicago Stars (7:30 p.m. EDT). Then, in the second match, it’s a West Coast battle between the #8s: Bay FC and the Seattle Reign (10:30 p.m. EDT).
Sunday’s lone match is on NWSL+ and features the #5 Portland Thorns hosting #12 Racing Louisville at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
All seven matches this weekend can be watched via a streaming service, with just one match that can only be watched via a paid streaming service (Prime Video). Three matches will be shown via NWSL+, while two matches will be broadcast on the ION channel, which is available via free streaming services such as Tubi (tubitv.com) and PlutoTV (pluto.tv).
Saturday’s match between the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC will be shown on CBS, which, for those without a TV service provider or antenna reception, can also be streamed live using Paramount+ via the “…with Showtime” plan.
NWSL 2025 Regular Season, Week 6 Schedule
Direct streaming links are provided if available.
Tuesday, April 22
Portland Thorns vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC (a 4:1 win for the Thorns)
- Start Time: 10:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM PDT
- TV: CBS Sports Network
- Streaming: n/a
- Referee: JC Griggs
- VAR: Katherine McCormick
Friday, April 25
Orlando Pride vs. Angel City FC
- Start Time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT
- TV: n/a
- Streaming: Prime Video
- Referee: Matt Thompson
- VAR: Alexandra Billeter
Houston Dash vs. Utah Royals
- Start Time: 8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT
- TV: n/a
- Streaming: NWSL+
- Referee: Adorae Monroy
- VAR: Corbyn May
Saturday, April 26
Washington Spirit vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC
- Start Time: 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT
- TV: CBS
- Streaming: Paramount+ (“…with Showtime” plan)
- Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
- VAR: Kevin Broadley
North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current
- Start Time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT
- TV: n/a
- Streaming: NWSL+
- Referee: Shawn Tehini
- VAR: Greg Dopka
Chicago Stars vs. San Diego Wave
- Start Time: 7:30 PM EDT / 4:30 PM PDT
- TV: ion
- Streaming: ion
- Referee: Danielle Chesky
- VAR: Jamie Padilla
Bay FC vs. Seattle Reign
- Start Time: 10:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM PDT
- TV: ion
- Streaming: ion
- Referee: Katja Koroleva
- VAR: Greg Dopka
Sunday, April 27
Portland Thorns vs. Racing Louisville
- Start Time: 4:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM PDT
- TV: n/a
- Streaming: NWSL+ / Paramount+
- Referee: Corbyn May
- VAR: Danielle Chesky
2025 NWSL Table (as of April 23)
The Kansas City Current is the lone team with a perfect record. No other team is undefeated. The North Carolina Courage is the only team without a win.
*Gotham FC and the Portland Thorns have played an additional match compared to the other 12 teams.
1. Kansas City Current — 15 points, +11 goal difference (5-0-0)
2. Orlando Pride — 12 pts, +9 gd (4-0-1)
3. Washington Spirit — 12 pts, +4 gd (4-0-1)
4. NJ/NY Gotham FC — 8 pts, +1 gd (2-2-2)*
5. Portland Thorns — 8 pts, +1 gd (2-2-2)*
6. Angel City FC — 8 pts, -1 gd (2-2-1)
7. San Diego Wave — 7 pts, +1 gd (2-1-2)
8. Seattle Reign — 7 pts, 0 gd (2-1-2)
8. Bay FC — 7 pts, 0 gd (2-1-2)
10. Houston Dash — 4 pts, -4 gd (1-1-3)
10. Utah Royals — 4 pts, -4 gd (1-1-3)
12. Racing Louisville — 4 pts, -6 gd (1-1-3)
13. Chicago Stars — 3 pts, -8 gd (1-0-4)
14. North Carolina Courage — 2 pts, -4 gd (0-2-3)
Notes
- Rank calculation only includes the top three tie-breakers: (1) Goal Difference, (2) Number of Wins, and (3) Goals Scored.
- Top eight teams qualify for the post-season tournament.
Notes
The ION channel is available on most standard cable and satellite packages. It can also be streamed free via a number of different streaming platforms (ION TV help page).
Matches aired on CBS may not be available in all local markets, as the local affiliate may sometimes show another sporting event.
For those in the USA, matches shown on CBS Sports Network may not have a standalone streaming alternative. Thus to view matches that will be shown on CBS Sports Network, one will need to have a TV service provider package that includes the CBS Sports Network channel.
The full schedule is available as a Google Sheets document (last updated on 17-Apr-2025).
The NWSL’s official schedule is at https://www.nwslsoccer.com/schedule/regular-season.
NWSL referee assignments are published each Wednesday during the season on the Professional Referee Organization (“PRO”) website: https://proreferees.com/category/assignments/nwsl-assignments/. At the present time, the PRO website is not optimized. Individual articles can be slow to load.
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