NWSL Women· Group Stage
📅 Sunday, 26 April 2026, 00:00🏟 Shell Energy Stadium👤 Mathew Corrigan, USA
⚽A. Sanchez 43'
Match Events
- 19'🟨Uno Shiragaki
- 43'⚽A. Sanchez0 - 1assist M. Matsukubo
- 57'🟨Avery Patterson
- 58'🔁L. Boattin↔ M. Berkely
- 58'🔁K. Faasse↔ C. Larisey
- 62'🔁A. Sanchez↔ C. Okafor
- 64'🔁E. Ijeh↔ H. Betfort
- 64'🔁P. Linnehan↔ A. Schlegel
- 77'🟥Allyson Schlegel
- 80'🔁Substitution 4↔ C. Wickenheiser
- 85'🔁K. van Zanten↔ M. Bright
- 90+2'🟨Paige Nielsen
- 90+8'🔁K. Rader↔ C. Hardin
Top stats
52%Ball possession48%
2Shots on Goal8
9Shots off Goal5
16Total Shots16
5Blocked Shots3
13Shots inside box10
3Shots outside box6
8Fouls9
9Corner Kicks2
1Offsides1
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
7Goalkeeper Saves2
442Total passes427
370Passes accurate345
84%Pass accuracy81%
1.24Expected goals (xG)1.46
0Goals prevented0
Line-ups
Houston Dash W4-4-2SportPremi
8.9★1 J. Campbell (C)
←586.527 L. Boattin
7.24 L. Klenke
7.714 P. Nielsen
8.715 A. Patterson
←906.222 K. Rader
7.924 D. Colaprico
6.919 M. Graham
6.530 L. Ullmark
←855.712 K. Zanten
←586.923 K. Faasse
7.51 K. Sheridan (C)
7.717 D. Weatherholt
7.625 M. Bell
8.318 U. Shiragaki
⚽←627.92 A. Sanchez
6.620 S. Koyama
7.516 R. Jackson
7.513 R. Williams
👟8.234 M. Matsukubo
←646.310 E. Ijeh
←646.315 P. Linnehan
8.9★1 J. Campbell (C)←586.527 L. Boattin7.24 L. Klenke7.714 P. Nielsen8.715 A. Patterson←906.222 K. Rader7.924 D. Colaprico6.919 M. Graham6.530 L. Ullmark←855.712 K. Zanten←586.923 K. Faasse7.51 K. Sheridan (C)7.717 D. Weatherholt7.625 M. Bell8.318 U. Shiragaki⚽←627.92 A. Sanchez6.620 S. Koyama7.516 R. Jackson7.513 R. Williams👟8.234 M. Matsukubo←646.310 E. Ijeh←646.315 P. Linnehan
North Carolina Courage W3-4-3Houston Dash W4-4-2North Carolina Courage W3-4-3SportPremi8.9★1 J. Campbell (C)←586.527 L. Boattin7.24 L. Klenke7.714 P. Nielsen8.715 A. Patterson←906.222 K. Rader7.924 D. Colaprico6.919 M. Graham6.530 L. Ullmark←855.712 K. Zanten←586.923 K. Faasse7.51 K. Sheridan (C)7.717 D. Weatherholt7.625 M. Bell8.318 U. Shiragaki⚽←627.92 A. Sanchez6.620 S. Koyama7.516 R. Jackson7.513 R. Williams👟8.234 M. Matsukubo←646.310 E. Ijeh←646.315 P. Linnehan
8.9★1 J. Campbell (C)←586.527 L. Boattin7.24 L. Klenke7.714 P. Nielsen8.715 A. Patterson←906.222 K. Rader7.924 D. Colaprico6.919 M. Graham6.530 L. Ullmark←855.712 K. Zanten←586.923 K. Faasse7.51 K. Sheridan (C)7.717 D. Weatherholt7.625 M. Bell8.318 U. Shiragaki⚽←627.92 A. Sanchez6.620 S. Koyama7.516 R. Jackson7.513 R. Williams👟8.234 M. Matsukubo←646.310 E. Ijeh←646.315 P. LinnehanCoaches
Fabrice Gautrat
Coach
Mak Lind
Coach
Bench
- Houston Dash W
40 C. Delisle
13 S. Schmidt
17 S. Puntigam
2 A. Chapman
10 M. Berkely→ 58’6.9
6 M. Bright→ 85’6.2
7 E. Duljan
9 C. Larisey→ 58’6.7
18 C. Hardin→ 90’
- North Carolina Courage W
99 M. White
11 F. Rauch
14 C. Wickenheiser→ 80’6.7
33 H. Betfort→ 64’6.3
7 L. Thompson
12 N. Staude
35 A. Schlegel→ 64’5.2
8 C. Okafor→ 62’6.3
3 S. Schmidt
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego Wave W | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21-13 | +8 | 28 |
| 2 |  Portland Thorns W | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24-14 | +10 | 27 |
| 3 |  Washington Spirit W | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20-10 | +10 | 24 |
| 4 |  Utah Royals W | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20-13 | +7 | 24 |
| 5 |  Kansas City W | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21-17 | +4 | 24 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage W | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20-14 | +6 | 21 |
| 7 |  NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12-7 | +5 | 21 |
| 8 |  Orlando Pride W | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18-19 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 |  Angel City W | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18-14 | +4 | 16 |
| 10 |  Denver Summit W | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17-16 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |  Seattle Reign FC W | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11-16 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Houston Dash W | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15-21 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 |  Bay FC W | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11-19 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 |  Chicago Red Stars W | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8-26 | -18 | 12 |
| 15 |  Boston Legacy W | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13-21 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 |  Racing Louisville W | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15-24 | -9 | 7 |
