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NWSL 2026 Matchday 4

Houston Dash v Racing Louisville FC

Houston Dash v Racing Louisville FC

Houston Dash3rd 9 pts
  • K. Rader 39′ pen
  • K. Van Zanten 50′, 67′
  • S. Puntigam 90+9′ pen
4
4–3

Full time

Fri 3 Apr

Expected goals: Houston Dash 3.35, Racing Louisville FC 2.76

Racing Louisville FC15th 1 pt
  • T. Flint 23′ pen, 81′ pen
  • S. Weber 48′
3

Fri 3 Apr, 8:30 pm EDT Shell Energy Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 4

Key moments

  1. 23′Penalty goal T. Flint (Racing Louisville FC)0–1
  2. 39′Penalty goal K. Rader (Houston Dash)1–1
  3. 48′Goal S. Weber (Racing Louisville FC)1–2
  4. 50′Goal K. Van Zanten (Houston Dash)2–2
  5. 67′Goal K. Van Zanten (Houston Dash)3–2
  6. 81′Penalty goal T. Flint (Racing Louisville FC)3–3
  7. 90+9′Penalty goal S. Puntigam (Houston Dash)4–3

Top performers

Houston Dash
Racing Louisville

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

What it means

Houston Dash

3rd▲3 from 6th

In the playoff places, 4 points above Gotham FC, with 26 to play.

Racing Louisville FC

15thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Denver Summit FC in the last playoff place, with 26 to play.

Season series

Matchday 4 Fri 3 Apr

Houston Dash4

Racing Louisville FC3

Matchday 13 Sat 18 Jul

Racing Louisville FC1

Houston Dash1

Houston Dash won one, one drawn; 5–4 on aggregate to Houston Dash.

Team stats

HOULOU

Expected goals
Houston Dash: 3.35
Racing Louisville FC: 2.76
Possession
Houston Dash: 46%
Racing Louisville FC: 54%
Shots
Houston Dash: 24
Racing Louisville FC: 8
Corners
Houston Dash: 5
Racing Louisville FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1San Diego Wave FC5+512
2Angel City FC4+69
3Houston Dash4+49
4Seattle Reign FC4+39
5Portland Thorns FC4+39
6Orlando Pride5+38
7Bay FC3+16
8Denver Summit FC4+15
15Racing Louisville FC4−31

After this result

By the numbers

Racing Louisville FC have gone 10 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v Seattle Reign FC, 19 August.

Racing Louisville FC have 1 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.2 a match, against 0.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Racing Louisville FC have 5 home wins from 15 at home, and 2 from 15 away. 1.2 points a match at home, 0.4 away.

Racing Louisville FC have 62 goals conceded, the 15th fewest in the NWSL. 2.1 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Houston Dash
46% possession
116 possessions
14% ended in a shot
17% reached the box
3.6 actions each
Racing Louisville FC
54% possession
119 possessions
7% ended in a shot
21% reached the box
4.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Houston Dash

Racing Louisville FC

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

Where the shots came from

Houston DashRacing Louisville FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Houston Dash

Racing Louisville 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 DashRacing Louisville FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Houston DashRacing Louisville 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 DashRacing Louisville 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. 1,591 events in the record.

Houston Dash attack right, Racing Louisville 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.

73 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
2:02L. KlenkeHouston Dash
4:44J. CampbellHouston Dash
5:21L. UllmarkHouston Dash
6:47T. FlintRacing Louisville FC
6:51K. RaderHouston Dash
7:45E. SearsRacing Louisville FC
10:05E. HaseRacing Louisville FC
10:21K. RaderHouston Dash
10:58M. BerkelyHouston Dash
12:26K. FischerRacing Louisville FC
14:38S. WeberRacing Louisville FC
15:12L. UllmarkHouston Dash
17:20K. FischerRacing Louisville FC
22:16T. FlintRacing Louisville FC
23:37E. HaseRacing Louisville FC
28:46L. UllmarkHouston Dash
29:59A. PattersonHouston Dash
30:08A. PattersonHouston Dash
30:12L. KlenkeHouston Dash
32:38K. Van ZantenHouston 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, 6 M. Bright.

Unused: H. Beall, C. DeLisle, A. Chapman, E. Duljan, C. Hardin, S. Schmidt

All player stats
Houston Dash lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
15A. Patterson9003367%21
4L. Klenke9002270%10
19M. Graham9002052%31
14P. Nielsen9000183%30
10M. Berkely, off at 86′8601084%10
30L. Ullmark9003370%11
24D. Colaprico, off at 71′7101286%11
6M. Bright, off at 75′7502057%01
12K. Van Zanten9024677%11
22K. Rader9015174%00
Substitutes
21H. Beall–
40C. DeLisle–
2A. Chapman–
17S. Puntigam, on at 71′1911064%21
27L. Boattin, on at 86′4000100%00
7E. Duljan–
18C. Hardin–
9C. Laris­ey, on at 75′1500033%00
13S. Schmidt–
Team4241871%157
Houston Dash goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1J. Campbell901425%31

Racing Louisville FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Racing Louisville FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 J. Bloomer. Line 1: 2 L. Milliet, 5 E. Jean, 26 T. Flint, 8 C. Petersen. Line 2: 20 K. O'Kane, 10 M. Hodge. Line 3: 13 E. Sears, 9 K. Fischer, 6 E. Hase. Line 4: 42 S. Weber.
Racing Louisville FC lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinG
24J. Bloomer900
2L. Milliet900
8C. Petersen900
10M. Hodge, off at 90+9′900
5E. Jean900
26T. Flint902
13E. Sears, off at 71′710
20K. O'Kane900
42S. Weber901
9K. Fischer900
6E. Hase, off at 71′710
Substitutes
21R. Hill, on at 71′190
19A. Ciorbu, on at 90+9′10
88A. McKeen, on at 71′190
Team3

Unused: M. Prohaska, M. Blackburn, E. Floyd, N. Mitchell, T. White

All player stats
Racing Louisville FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
2L. Milliet9002076%13
8C. Petersen9000067%00
10M. Hodge, off at 90+9′9000074%01
5E. Jean9000081%00
26T. Flint9022172%33
13E. Sears, off at 71′7101067%20
20K. O'Kane9000066%30
42S. Weber9011075%11
9K. Fischer9000267%00
6E. Hase, off at 71′7101170%00
Substitutes
1M. Prohaska–
21R. Hill, on at 71′1901075%10
23M. Blackburn–
30E. Floyd–
19A. Ciorbu, on at 90+9′100075%00
22N. Mitchell–
88A. McKeen, on at 71′19000100%00
11T. White–
Team38471%118
Racing Louisville FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
24J. Bloomer901520%40

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Form before this match

Houston Dash
Racing Louisville FC