National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Houston Dash W or Kansas City that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Houston Dash W form and stats
Houston was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.5-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the NWSL numbers at home for Houston Dash W so far this season.
Houston Dash W are returning here after visiting Racing Louisville in a Nwsl Challenge Cup Women game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Erik lost again
The manager Clarkson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chicago Red Stars W in only three days.
Houston are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games.
Kansas City form and stats
Last season their Nwsl Challenge Cup Women adventure ended in the group stage.Kansas City have only collected 3 points from their away games in the NWSL, after 0-3-9 (12 played).
Two away games in a row for Kansas City, whose boss Potter could celebrate last time after the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women win against Chicago Red Stars W.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Racing Louisville in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Kansas's away league games. Only 6 goals from 12 travels. As for defending, Kansas City rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings featuring these sides: Houston won two, Kansas City triumphed in one and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Houston Dash W missing players
Kansas City missing players
| Houston Dash W | Kansas City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 48% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 22% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Chicago Red Stars W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston Dash W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Racing Louisville | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 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 |
