Pachuca, Gotham FC clash for Third Place
Gotham FC is looking to return to the podium in consecutive editions.
PACHUCA, Mexico – The 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals continue with CF Pachuca Femenil hosting Gotham FC in the Third Place Match on Saturday at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Gotham FC is looking to return to the podium in consecutive editions after winning the 2024/25 edition.
The NWSL side is coming off a 4-1 loss to Cub América Femenil in the Semifinals. Esther González scored the lone goal for Gotham FC and will look to score for a third consecutive WCC match – a feat only previously achieved by Ana Días of Tigres UANL and Scarlett Camberos of Club América Femenil.
CF Pachuca Femenil fell 1-nil to the Washington Spirit. The hosts will look to end a four-match winless run against NWSL opposition across all competitions (1 draw, 3 losses).
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- Gotham FC are looking to become the first team to finish on the podium more than once in different editions of the Concacaf W Champions Cup, after winning the 2024/25 edition. The other team participating in these matches who were present in the previous edition was Club América, but they finished fourth.
- Esther González (Gotham FC) has scored in her last two Concacaf W Champions Cup matches and will be looking to make it three, a feat only previously achieved by Ana Días with Tigres UANL in the last edition and Scarlett Camberos (Club América), who currently holds an active streak.
- Gotham FC have had more possession than their opponents in five of their last six Concacaf W Champions Cup matches, averaging 61% possession. The only time they failed to outpossess their opponent was against Washington Spirit (0-0, 47%).
- Pachuca are looking to end a four-match winless run against NWSL opponents across the Concacaf W Champions Cup and the Summer Cup (D1 L3).
- Pachuca's Charlyn Corral has taken the most attempts for Las Tuzas in the 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup (15), but the forward is still searching for her first goal in the competition.
- Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) initiated three shot-ending sequences in the Concacaf W Champions Cup 2025/26 semi-finals, the joint-most alongside Nancy Antonio (Club América).
- Pachuca have attempted 10 or more shots in four of their five Concacaf W Champions Cup matches, including 14 attempts in the semi-final against Washington Spirit, averaging 19.2 shots per game. The only time Las Tuzas failed to reach double figures for attempts was in their 0-1 defeat to Club América (6).
- Pachuca players Andrea Pereira (20) and Yirleidis Minota (18) made the most carries in the Concacaf W Champions Cup semi-finals. Another Pachuca player, Aline Gomes, covered the most distance in those actions (223 meters).
