Spirit actually did a pretty good job denying Gotham's difference makers the chance to make the difference... until they didn't. Lavelle with 1 box touch until the touch that made the difference, at the top of the box.

Gotham consistently progressed the ball from half spaces, and wide channels into the box and for cutbacks all season. Born out on the goal to win the title.

Gotham scored off their biggest chance of the match, fairly consistent with their season. A 54% conversion rate on great chances is probably unsustainable, but Gotham's finishing can stay bonkers longer than you can stay solvent.

An unfortunate playoff journey for the Spirit, with Kouassi, Bethune, and Morgan being 3 of the top 4 playoff participants by goals added above average for their positions. When looking at raw goal probability, Kouassi, Bethune, and Monday come in as the top 3.

Perhaps most interesting, the least goal probability provided for their team came from... Trinity Rodman, who actually reduced Spirit's chances of scoring goals with her actions. Was very very clearly not at even half fitness, let alone full fitness.

Lots of great viz from the @americansocceranalysis.com made it into this article, such as these two - look at how dominant #VWFC's xG numbers have been all season (summer slump aside), and how dominant LAFC were once Heung-Min Son paired up with Denis Bouanga

Pretty impressive!