Houston Dash 3–0 Boston Legacy FC, NWSL Matchday 2

Houston Dash v Boston Legacy FC

Houston Dash1st 6 pts

K. Van Zanten 43′, 59′
K. Rader 65′

3

3–0

Full time

Sat 21 Mar

Expected goals: Houston Dash 2.42, Boston Legacy FC 0.48

Boston Legacy FC15th 0 pts

0

Sat 21 Mar, 4:00 pm EDT Shell Energy Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 2

Key moments

43′Goal K. Van Zanten (Houston Dash)1–0
59′Goal K. Van Zanten (Houston Dash)2–0
65′Goal K. Rader (Houston Dash)3–0

Top performers

Houston Dash

K. Van ZantenFHOUshirt 122G3SH
K. RaderMHOUshirt 221G1SH
M. GrahamMHOUshirt 190G3SH

Boston Legacy

B. OlivieriFBOSshirt 210G3SH
S. SmithMBOSshirt 80G3SH
Alba CañoMBOSshirt 260G2SH

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

What it means

Houston Dash

1st▲5 from 6th

In the playoff places, 5 points above Racing Louisville FC, with 28 to play.

Boston Legacy FC

15th▼1 from 14th

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with 28 to play.

Season series

Matchday 2 Sat 21 Mar

Houston Dash3

Boston Legacy FC0

Matchday 22 Sun 20 Sep

Boston Legacy FC1

Houston Dash2

Houston Dash took both meetings, 5–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

HOU BOS

Expected goals: Houston Dash: 2.42; Boston Legacy FC: 0.48
Possession: Houston Dash: 41%; Boston Legacy FC: 59%
Shots: Houston Dash: 16; Boston Legacy FC: 11
Corners: Houston Dash: 3; Boston Legacy FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Houston Dash	2	+4	6
2	Portland Thorns FC	2	+3	6
3	Angel City FC	1	+4	3
4	Bay FC	1	+1	3
4	Kansas City Current	1	+1	3
4	North Carolina Courage	1	+1	3
7	Gotham FC	1	+1	3
8	Seattle Reign FC	2	−1	3
⋯
15	Boston Legacy FC	2	−4	0

After this result

By the numbers

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.

Boston Legacy FC have 53 goals conceded, the 14th fewest in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Houston Dash: 41% possession; 104 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 3.6 actions each
Boston Legacy FC: 59% possession; 104 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 5.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Houston Dash

Boston Legacy FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Houston Dash started 20% of their possessions in the final third, Boston Legacy FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

Houston DashBoston Legacy FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Houston Dash

Boston Legacy 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 DashBoston Legacy FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Houston DashBoston Legacy 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 DashBoston Legacy 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. 1,600 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Houston Dash attack right, Boston Legacy 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.

81 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:53	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
5:20	J. Hasbo	Boston Legacy FC
6:02	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
6:37	A. Gambone	Boston Legacy FC
12:19	M. Berkely	Houston Dash
13:05	K. Rader	Houston Dash
14:50	Amanda Gutierres	Boston Legacy FC
15:14	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
16:31	B. Olivieri	Boston Legacy FC
16:37	Alba Caño	Boston Legacy FC
16:41	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
20:26	B. Olivieri	Boston Legacy FC
21:22	N. Prince	Boston Legacy FC
24:46	L. Klenke	Houston Dash
25:01	D. Colaprico	Houston Dash
25:04	C. Murphy	Boston Legacy FC
26:42	K. Van Zanten	Houston Dash
27:51	K. Rader	Houston Dash
29:17	L. Klenke	Houston Dash
38:59	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, 10 M. Berkely, 4 L. Klenke. Line 2: 30 L. Ullmark, 19 M. Graham, 24 D. Colaprico, 22 K. Rader. Line 3: 12 K. Van Zanten, 25 M. Robbe.

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	A	xG
1	J. Campbell	90	0	0	0.00
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.02
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0.00
19	M. Graham, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.26
14	P. Nielsen	90	0	0	0.00
10	M. Berkely, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.76
30	L. Ullmark	90	0	1	0.03
24	D. Colaprico, off at 66′	66	0	0	0.02
25	M. Robbe, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.37
12	K. Van Zanten	90	2	0	0.55
22	K. Rader, off at 74′	74	1	1	0.21
Substitutes
2	A. Chapman, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00
6	M. Bright, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00
9	C. Larisey, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.20
17	S. Puntigam, on at 66′	24	0	0	0.00
18	C. Hardin, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00
Team			3	2	2.42

Unused: H. Beall, C. DeLisle, E. Duljan

All player stats

Houston Dash 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
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	75%	4	1
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	59%	1	1
19	M. Graham, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.26	3	1	1	83%	0	1
14	P. Nielsen	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	76%	1	1
10	M. Berkely, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.76	1	1	0	79%	4	1
30	L. Ullmark	90	0	1	0.03	1	1	3	76%	0	0
24	D. Colaprico, off at 66′	66	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	67%	0	1
25	M. Robbe, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.37	3	0	0	63%	0	1
12	K. Van Zanten	90	2	0	0.55	3	2	2	53%	5	1
22	K. Rader, off at 74′	74	1	1	0.21	1	1	2	80%	2	2
Substitutes
21	H. Beall	–
40	C. DeLisle	–
2	A. Chapman, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
6	M. Bright, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	33%	2	0
7	E. Duljan	–
9	C. Larisey, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.20	2	0	0	100%	0	0
17	S. Puntigam, on at 66′	24	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	1	1
18	C. Hardin, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			3	2	2.42	16	7	10	71%	20	11

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

Clean sheet: J. Campbell

Boston Legacy FCFormation 3-4-3

Boston Legacy FC, 3-4-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Murphy. Line 1: 16 J. Carabalí, 6 A. Karich, 3 Kaká. Line 2: 12 N. Prince, 26 A. Caño, 5 J. Hasbo, 8 S. Smith. Line 3: 21 B. Olivieri, 9 A. Gutierres, 15 A. Gambone.

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	C. Murphy	90	0	0	0.00
12	N. Prince, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.06
8	S. Smith	90	0	0	0.12
3	Kaká	90	0	0	0.00
6	A. Karich	90	0	0	0.00
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0.03
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.12
5	J. Hasbo, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.00
9	A. Gutierres, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.04
21	B. Olivieri	90	0	0	0.12
15	A. Gambone, off at 56′	56	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
34	L. Ansbrow, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
10	E. Stevens, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00
14	Aïssata, on at 56′	34	0	0	0.00
7	A. Allen, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.49

Unused: L. Ivory, H. Stambaugh, S. Lowenberg, E. Elgin, F. Najjemba

All player stats

Boston Legacy FC 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
12	N. Prince, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.06	1	0	2	76%	3	3
8	S. Smith	90	0	0	0.12	3	1	0	77%	0	1
3	Kaká	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	0	1
6	A. Karich	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	0
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	2	72%	2	4
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.12	2	1	0	81%	4	1
5	J. Hasbo, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	0	0
9	A. Gutierres, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	78%	1	0
21	B. Olivieri	90	0	0	0.12	3	0	0	77%	0	1
15	A. Gambone, off at 56′	56	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
Substitutes
18	L. Ivory	–
87	H. Stambaugh	–
34	L. Ansbrow, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	1	0
25	S. Lowenberg	–
4	E. Elgin	–
13	F. Najjemba	–
10	E. Stevens, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	83%	2	0
14	Aïssata, on at 56′	34	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
7	A. Allen, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	1	0
Team			0	0	0.49	11	2	5	79%	14	11