Following the midseason break that saw one of their players win the Euros in Jess Carter and another in the finasl of the Copa América Femenina in Gabi Portilho, NJ/NY Gotham FC returns to play with a Friday night trip to the Midwest to take on Chicago Stars FC. While the Bats will be looking for a win to help them vault up the standings and into a more secure playoff spot, any positive result for Chicago will put them second to last in the standings, 12 points out of a playoff spot.
When these two teams met in New Jersey back in May, the game ended in a 0-0 draw in what Gotham can look back on as two dropped points.