National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Houston Dash W or Chicago Red Stars W that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Houston Dash W and Chicago Red Stars W.
Houston Dash W form and stats
Houston participated in Nwsl Challenge Cup Women the last season, where they reached the group stage.The NWSL results playing at home this season for Houston Dash W are 5-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw against Chicago Red Stars W in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Washington Spirit W in the NWSL.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Houston Dash W have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn five and lost zero.
Houston are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games.
Chicago Red Stars W form and stats
Last season their Nwsl Challenge Cup Women adventure ended in the group stage.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Houston Dash W in their previous outing. The Nwsl Challenge Cup Women battle ended 0-0.
It was a NWSL defeat before that one as the away game against Washington Spirit W (after extra-time) wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chicago Red Stars W playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were zero Chicago Red Stars W wins, six draws and two defeats.
Head 2 Head
Houston Dash W-Chicago Red Stars W H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Houston Dash W two wins, Chicago Red Stars W one win, two draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Houston Dash W missing players
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| Houston Dash W | Chicago Red Stars W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 24% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Racing Louisville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Chicago Red Stars W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Dash W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portland Thorns W | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | OL Reign W | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit W | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 39 |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars W | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Sky Blue W | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage W | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Houston Dash W | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 22 |
| 10 | Kansas City | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 16 |
