"Listen, I hear you Jaedyn Shaw -- "underdog, my ass" and all that. All postseason, NJ/NY Gotham has been pushing back on the underdog narrative surrounding the team's run from the NWSL's eighth and final playoff spot to Saturday's final. And yet, here I am, calling NJ/NY Gotham the underdog once more. Despite their seeding differences, the gap between Gotham and Spirit isn't a wide one. In fact, without a fully healthy Trinity Rodman, there may not be much of a gap at all."
"More than 180 matches over eight months have finally led to this moment: a 2025 NWSL champion is going to be crowned on Saturday. The finalists? On one side, an NJ/NY Gotham FC team that won the title two years ago, but snuck into this season's playoffs as the last seed. On the other, the Washington Spirit, who fell in last year's final to the Orlando Pride."
NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Washington Spirit meet in the 2025 NWSL final after more than 180 matches across eight months. Gotham reached the final as the eighth seed, having won the title in 2023, while the Spirit return after losing last year's final to Orlando Pride. Trinity Rodman's health status could close the competitive gap between the teams. The Spirit have produced stronger playoff performances and are favored. Gotham coach Juan Carlos Amorós previously led a low-seeded squad to a championship in 2023. Gotham resisted the underdog label throughout the postseason.
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