Houston Dash 5–0 Chicago Stars FC, NWSL Matchday 18

Houston Dash v Chicago Stars FC

Houston Dash9th 26 pts

K. Rader 5′, 42′
L. Ullmark 45+2′
K. Faasse 79′
L. Boattin 90+1′

5

5–0

Full time

Wed 19 Aug

Expected goals: Houston Dash 1.88, Chicago Stars FC 0.84

Chicago Stars FC16th 13 pts

0

Wed 19 Aug, 8:00 pm EDT Shell Energy Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 18

Key moments

5′Goal K. Rader (Houston Dash)1–0
42′Goal K. Rader (Houston Dash)2–0
45+2′Goal L. Ullmark (Houston Dash)3–0
79′Goal K. Faasse (Houston Dash)4–0
90+1′Goal L. Boattin (Houston Dash)5–0

Top performers

Houston Dash

K. RaderMHOUshirt 222G2SH
L. UllmarkMHOUshirt 301G2SH
K. FaasseHOUshirt 23, came off the bench1G1SH

Chicago Stars

M. JohnsonCHIshirt 23, came off the bench0G3SH
Maitane LópezMCHIshirt 770G2SH
A. FarmerDCHIshirt 250G1SH

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

What it means

Houston Dash

9th▲2 from 11th

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with ten to play.

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 14 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with ten to play.

Season series

Matchday 18 Wed 19 Aug

Houston Dash5

Chicago Stars FC0

Matchday 26 Fri 23 Oct

Chicago Stars FC1

Houston Dash3

Houston Dash took both meetings, 8–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

HOU CHI

Expected goals: Houston Dash: 1.88; Chicago Stars FC: 0.84
Possession: Houston Dash: 53%; Chicago Stars FC: 47%
Shots: Houston Dash: 11; Chicago Stars FC: 12
Corners: Houston Dash: 3; Chicago Stars FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	20	+13	43
2	Washington Spirit	20	+12	37
3	Utah Royals FC	20	+12	36
4	Portland Thorns FC	20	+5	34
5	San Diego Wave FC	20	+4	33
6	North Carolina Courage	19	+5	30
7	Kansas City Current	20	+3	30
8	Seattle Reign FC	19	−1	27
9	Houston Dash	20	0	26
⋯
16	Chicago Stars FC	20	−30	13

After this result

By the numbers

Chicago Stars FC have gone 9 without a win. Last win: 3–2 v Racing Louisville FC, 23 August.

Chicago Stars FC have 71 goals conceded, the 16th fewest in the NWSL. 2.4 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have 0 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.0 a match, against 0.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have scored 17 goals, the 16th most in the NWSL. 0.6 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Houston Dash: 53% possession; 89 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 5.3 actions each
Chicago Stars FC: 47% possession; 88 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 4.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Houston Dash

Chicago Stars FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Houston Dash started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Chicago Stars FC 13%.

Where the shots came from

Houston DashChicago Stars FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Houston Dash

Chicago Stars 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 DashChicago Stars FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Houston DashChicago Stars 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 DashChicago Stars 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. 1,445 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Houston Dash attack right, Chicago Stars 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.

61 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:42	K. Rader	Houston Dash
1:48	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
2:22	Maitane López	Chicago Stars FC
2:39	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
3:24	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
4:07	K. Rader	Houston Dash
6:21	M. Hayashi	Chicago Stars FC
6:23	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC
6:26	Maitane López	Chicago Stars FC
7:20	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
8:20	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
10:02	M. Hayashi	Chicago Stars FC
10:18	M. Swanson	Chicago Stars FC
11:29	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
12:33	A. Farmer	Chicago Stars FC
14:27	L. Boattin	Houston Dash
15:55	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
20:17	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
25:33	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
32:31	L. Ullmark	Houston Dash

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Lineups

Houston DashFormation 4-2-3-1

Houston Dash, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 J. Campbell. Line 1: 15 A. Patterson, 8 N. Bain, 4 L. Klenke, 27 L. Boattin. Line 2: 24 D. Colaprico, 19 M. Graham. Line 3: 30 L. Ullmark, 22 K. Rader, 12 K. Van Zanten. Line 4: 9 C. Larisey.

Houston Dash lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	J. Campbell	90	0
15	A. Patterson	90	0
27	L. Boattin	90	1
19	M. Graham, off at 76′	76	0
8	N. Bain	90	0
4	L. Klenke	90	0
30	L. Ullmark	90	1
24	D. Colaprico, off at 81′	81	0
9	C. Larisey, off at 61′	61	0
22	K. Rader, off at 61′	61	2
12	K. Van Zanten, off at 61′	61	0
Substitutes
18	C. Hardin, on at 81′	9	0
17	S. Puntigam, on at 76′	14	0
23	K. Faasse, on at 61′	29	1
34	K. Harper, on at 61′	29	0
47	M. Ivanović, on at 61′	29	0
Team			5

Unused: C. DeLisle, M. Bright, A. Chapman, P. Nielsen

All player stats

Houston Dash lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
15	A. Patterson	90	0	2	2	80%	3	3
27	L. Boattin	90	1	1	0	71%	1	0
19	M. Graham, off at 76′	76	0	1	0	80%	0	1
8	N. Bain	90	0	0	0	91%	1	1
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0	88%	4	0
30	L. Ullmark	90	1	2	2	89%	2	0
24	D. Colaprico, off at 81′	81	0	0	0	81%	2	1
9	C. Larisey, off at 61′	61	0	0	1	77%	1	0
22	K. Rader, off at 61′	61	2	2	1	61%	1	0
12	K. Van Zanten, off at 61′	61	0	0	1	74%	2	1
Substitutes
40	C. DeLisle	–
6	M. Bright	–
2	A. Chapman	–
18	C. Hardin, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	75%	0	0
17	S. Puntigam, on at 76′	14	0	1	0	80%	0	1
14	P. Nielsen	–
23	K. Faasse, on at 61′	29	1	1	0	60%	0	0
34	K. Harper, on at 61′	29	0	1	0	36%	0	1
47	M. Ivanović, on at 61′	29	0	0	2	64%	0	0
Team			5	11	9	80%	17	9

Houston Dash goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	J. Campbell	90	2	2	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: J. Campbell

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-4-2

Chicago Stars FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 27 K. Atkinson. Line 1: 14 T. Wood, 25 A. Farmer, 3 S. Staab, 29 L. Ouahabi. Line 2: 9 M. Swanson, 16 M. Hayashi, 77 M. López, 11 N. Gomes. Line 3: 8 J. Joseph, 10 B. Pinto.

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
27	K. Atkinson	90	0
14	T. Wood	90	0
29	L. Ouahabi	90	0
16	M. Hayashi, off at 46′	45	0
25	A. Farmer	90	0
3	S. Staab	90	0
9	M. Swanson, off at 68′	68	0
77	M. López	90	0
10	B. Pinto, off at 69′	69	0
8	J. Joseph, off at 81′	81	0
11	N. Gomes, off at 68′	68	0
Substitutes
5	M. Alozie, on at 68′	22	0
34	T. Dellarose, on at 46′	45	0
31	A. Gasper, on at 69′	21	0
4	J. Bike, on at 81′	9	0
23	M. Johnson, on at 68′	22	0
Team			0

Unused: A. Naeher, E. Evans, B. Franklin, E. Egizii

All player stats

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	T. Wood	90	0	1	1	80%	1	2
29	L. Ouahabi	90	0	0	1	79%	1	0
16	M. Hayashi, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	82%	0	1
25	A. Farmer	90	0	1	0	78%	1	2
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0	78%	0	0
9	M. Swanson, off at 68′	68	0	1	2	60%	2	0
77	M. López	90	0	2	0	66%	0	2
10	B. Pinto, off at 69′	69	0	0	1	91%	0	0
8	J. Joseph, off at 81′	81	0	1	0	71%	1	0
11	N. Gomes, off at 68′	68	0	1	0	67%	0	0
Substitutes
1	A. Naeher	–
5	M. Alozie, on at 68′	22	0	0	1	100%	0	0
15	E. Evans	–
34	T. Dellarose, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	91%	0	2
20	B. Franklin	–
31	A. Gasper, on at 69′	21	0	1	0	33%	0	0
4	J. Bike, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	100%	0	0
23	M. Johnson, on at 68′	22	0	3	0	67%	0	0
28	E. Egizii	–
Team			0	12	6	78%	6	9