Houston Dash 0–1 Gotham FC, NWSL Matchday 15

Houston Dash v Gotham FC

Houston Dash13th 19 pts

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0–1

Full time

Sat 1 Aug

Expected goals: Houston Dash 1.33, Gotham FC 2.34

Gotham FC1st 37 pts

S. Kerr 46′

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Sat 1 Aug, 8:00 pm EDT Shell Energy Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 15

The match story

Photo from Gotham FC — Devon Cafaro/Courtesy Gotham FC

NWSL News

Gotham says its titles came from the bottom. Now it starts on top.

The club says its 2023 and 2025 NWSL Championships came as the postseason’s lowest seed. Its first Shield brings home-field advantage through the semifinals, subject to venue availability.

3 November 2026

Key moments

46′Goal S. Kerr (Gotham FC)0–1

Top performers

Houston Dash

K. RaderMHOUshirt 220G2SH
P. NielsenDHOUshirt 140G2SH
S. SchmidtHOUshirt 13, came off the bench0G2SH

Gotham FC

S. KerrFGFCshirt 201G4SH
J. DudleyFGFCshirt 20G2SH
J. ShawFGFCshirt 100G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Houston Dash

13th▼1 from 12th

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 13 to play.

Gotham FC

1st▲1 from 2nd

In the playoff places, 14 points above Orlando Pride, with 12 to play.

Season series

Matchday 10 Sun 31 May

Gotham FC1

Houston Dash0

Matchday 15 Sat 1 Aug

Houston Dash0

Gotham FC1

Gotham FC took both meetings, 2–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

HOU GFC

Expected goals: Houston Dash: 1.33; Gotham FC: 2.34
Possession: Houston Dash: 40%; Gotham FC: 60%
Shots: Houston Dash: 12; Gotham FC: 9
Corners: Houston Dash: 6; Gotham FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	18	+11	37
2	Washington Spirit	17	+14	36
3	Utah Royals FC	17	+8	30
4	Kansas City Current	18	+4	29
5	San Diego Wave FC	17	+4	29
6	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
7	North Carolina Courage	16	+3	24
8	Angel City FC	16	+7	23
⋯
13	Houston Dash	17	−6	19

After this result

By the numbers

Gotham FC have 23 goals conceded, the fewest in the NWSL. 0.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Houston Dash have 4 points from last 5, in step with their season. 0.8 a match, against 1.1 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Houston Dash: 40% possession; 88 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.3 actions each
Gotham FC: 60% possession; 90 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 6.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Houston Dash

Gotham FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Houston Dash started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Gotham FC 7%.

Where the shots came from

Houston DashGotham FC

Houston Dash attack right, Gotham FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Houston Dash

Gotham FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Houston DashGotham FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Houston DashGotham FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Houston DashGotham FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,517 events in the record.

Period Minute 100 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Houston Dash attack right, Gotham FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

60 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:29	L. Klenke	Houston Dash
1:36	P. Nielsen	Houston Dash
3:25	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
5:05	S. Kerr	Gotham FC
5:32	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
5:37	K. Rader	Houston Dash
7:15	S. Hogan	Gotham FC
7:57	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
7:59	S. Hogan	Gotham FC
9:00	L. Boattin	Houston Dash
12:02	K. Rader	Houston Dash
13:59	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
14:00	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
14:32	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
16:19	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
16:58	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
22:00	S. Kerr	Gotham FC
23:22	M. Graham	Houston Dash
23:24	S. Hogan	Gotham FC
24:23	K. Rader	Houston Dash

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Lineups

Houston DashFormation 4-4-2

Houston Dash, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 J. Campbell. Line 1: 15 A. Patterson, 14 P. Nielsen, 4 L. Klenke, 27 L. Boattin. Line 2: 22 K. Rader, 24 D. Colaprico, 19 M. Graham, 30 L. Ullmark. Line 3: 12 K. Van Zanten, 23 K. Faasse.

Houston Dash lineup: 11 starters, then 6 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	J. Campbell	90	0	0	0.00
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.00
27	L. Boattin, off at 55′	55	0	0	0.02
24	D. Colaprico, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.00
14	P. Nielsen, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.78
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0.15
22	K. Rader	90	0	0	0.07
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	0.14
23	K. Faasse, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.07
12	K. Van Zanten, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.11
30	L. Ullmark, off at 55′	55	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
10	M. Berkely, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
2	A. Chapman, on at 55′	35	0	0	0.00
9	C. Larisey, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
17	S. Puntigam, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.03
13	S. Schmidt, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.07
34	K. Harper, on at 55′	35	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	1.45

Unused: C. DeLisle, M. Ivanović, N. Bain

All player stats

Houston Dash lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	72%	0	1
27	L. Boattin, off at 55′	55	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	57%	3	1
24	D. Colaprico, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	82%	0	1
14	P. Nielsen, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.78	2	0	0	85%	0	2
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0.15	1	1	0	75%	0	1
22	K. Rader	90	0	0	0.07	2	1	2	76%	0	2
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	0.14	1	1	0	63%	2	3
23	K. Faasse, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.07	1	1	0	70%	0	0
12	K. Van Zanten, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.11	1	1	0	56%	2	1
30	L. Ullmark, off at 55′	55	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	76%	0	0
Substitutes
40	C. DeLisle	–
10	M. Berkely, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	2
2	A. Chapman, on at 55′	35	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
47	M. Ivanović	–
9	C. Larisey, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	43%	0	0
17	S. Puntigam, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.03	1	1	0	60%	0	0
13	S. Schmidt, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.07	2	1	0	67%	1	0
8	N. Bain	–
34	K. Harper, on at 55′	35	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	60%	2	2
Team			0	0	1.45	12	7	7	72%	10	16

Houston Dash goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	J. Campbell	90	2	3	67%	1	1

Gotham FCFormation 4-3-3

Gotham FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 S. Hogan. Line 1: 23 M. Purce, 27 J. Carter, 15 T. Davidson, 18 G. Reiten. Line 2: 7 J. Howell, 16 R. Lavelle, 13 S. McCaskill. Line 3: 2 J. Dudley, 20 S. Kerr, 10 J. Shaw.

Gotham FC lineup: 11 starters, then 6 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	S. Hogan	90	0	0	0.00
23	M. Purce, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.00
18	G. Reiten	90	0	1	0.00
16	R. Lavelle, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.00
7	J. Howell, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.00
13	S. McCaskill	90	0	0	0.00
20	S. Kerr, off at 67′	67	1	0	1.59
2	J. Dudley, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.15
10	J. Shaw, off at 90+9′	90	0	0	0.52
Substitutes
3	Bruninha, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
8	T. Torres, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
11	S. Schupansky, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
21	S. Cook, on at 90+9′	1	0	0	0.00
22	M. Freeman, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
24	A. Kitahata, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.09
Team			1	1	2.34

Unused: T. Wy, T. Sommer

All player stats

Gotham FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
23	M. Purce, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	0	0
18	G. Reiten	90	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	84%	1	0
16	R. Lavelle, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	88%	0	1
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	1	2
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	1	0
7	J. Howell, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	1	2
13	S. McCaskill	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	91%	0	0
20	S. Kerr, off at 67′	67	1	0	1.59	4	1	0	82%	0	1
2	J. Dudley, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.15	2	1	1	81%	0	0
10	J. Shaw, off at 90+9′	90	0	0	0.52	2	1	1	79%	1	1
Substitutes
31	T. Wy	–
3	Bruninha, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
8	T. Torres, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	1
11	S. Schupansky, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
14	T. Sommer	–
21	S. Cook, on at 90+9′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
22	M. Freeman, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	3
24	A. Kitahata, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	50%	0	0
Team			1	1	2.34	9	3	7	84%	5	11