Houston Dash 1–1 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 16

Houston Dash v Kansas City Current

Houston Dash13th 20 pts

K. Rader 81′ pen

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1–1

Full time

Sat 8 Aug

Expected goals: Houston Dash 1.36, Kansas City Current 2.43

Kansas City Current6th 30 pts

Debinha 44′

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Sat 8 Aug, 8:45 pm EDT Shell Energy Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 16

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

44′Goal Debinha (Kansas City Current)0–1
81′Penalty goal K. Rader (Houston Dash)1–1

Top performers

Houston Dash

K. RaderMHOUshirt 221G3SH
C. LariseyHOUshirt 9, came off the bench0G2SH
M. GrahamMHOUshirt 190G2SH

Kansas City Current

DebinhaFKCshirt 991G3SH
G. PaulKCshirt 12, came off the bench0G3SH
A. WhiteFKCshirt 30G2SH

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

What it means

Houston Dash

13thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 12 to play.

Kansas City Current

6thNo change

In the playoff places, 7 points above Seattle Reign FC, with 11 to play.

Season series

Matchday 8 Fri 15 May

Kansas City Current3

Houston Dash0

Matchday 16 Sat 8 Aug

Houston Dash1

Kansas City Current1

Kansas City Current won one, one drawn; 4–1 on aggregate to Kansas City Current.

Team stats

HOU KC

Expected goals: Houston Dash: 1.36; Kansas City Current: 2.43
Possession: Houston Dash: 47%; Kansas City Current: 53%
Shots: Houston Dash: 12; Kansas City Current: 15
Corners: Houston Dash: 4; Kansas City Current: 4

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	19	+12	40
2	Washington Spirit	19	+12	36
3	Utah Royals FC	18	+12	33
4	San Diego Wave FC	19	+4	32
5	North Carolina Courage	18	+6	30
6	Kansas City Current	19	+4	30
7	Portland Thorns FC	18	+3	28
8	Angel City FC	16	+7	23
⋯
13	Houston Dash	18	−6	20

After this result

By the numbers

Kansas City Current have 15 points from last 5 and are in form. 3.0 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Kansas City Current have 11 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 2.5 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Kansas City Current have 5 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 0–2 at San Diego Wave FC, 18 September.

Kansas City Current have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Houston Dash: 47% possession; 109 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.6 actions each
Kansas City Current: 53% possession; 108 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 29% reached the box; 5.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Houston Dash

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Houston Dash started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 11%.

Where the shots came from

Houston DashKansas City Current

Houston Dash attack right, Kansas City Current left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Houston Dash

Kansas City Current

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 DashKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Houston DashKansas City Current

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 DashKansas City Current

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. 1,630 events in the record.

Period Minute 97 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Houston Dash attack right, Kansas City Current 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.

57 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:50	A. White	Kansas City Current
1:08	L. LaBonta	Kansas City Current
1:52	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
3:37	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
3:59	Debinha	Kansas City Current
4:44	K. Harper	Houston Dash
5:07	A. White	Kansas City Current
5:07	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
5:46	L. Ullmark	Houston Dash
10:18	K. Faasse	Houston Dash
13:30	Debinha	Kansas City Current
15:07	A. Patterson	Houston Dash
16:10	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
16:37	A. Chapman	Houston Dash
19:40	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
26:55	Debinha	Kansas City Current
27:03	A. White	Kansas City Current
27:13	K. Faasse	Houston Dash
27:26	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
28:16	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current

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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, 14 P. Nielsen, 4 L. Klenke, 2 A. Chapman. Line 2: 24 D. Colaprico, 19 M. Graham. Line 3: 34 K. Harper, 22 K. Rader, 30 L. Ullmark. Line 4: 23 K. Faasse.

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	0.08
2	A. Chapman, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.00
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	0.08
14	P. Nielsen, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0.00
34	K. Harper, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
24	D. Colaprico	90	0	0	0.02
23	K. Faasse, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.03
22	K. Rader	90	1	0	0.84
30	L. Ullmark, off at 24′	24	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
8	N. Bain, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
9	C. Larisey, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.25
10	M. Berkely, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
12	K. Van Zanten, on at 24′	66	0	0	0.01
13	S. Schmidt, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.05
Team			1	0	1.36

Unused: C. DeLisle, S. Puntigam, L. Boattin, M. Ivanović

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	0.08	1	0	1	80%	2	0
2	A. Chapman, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	3	3
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	0.08	2	1	1	90%	1	1
14	P. Nielsen, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	1	0
4	L. Klenke	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	87%	0	2
34	K. Harper, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	75%	0	0
24	D. Colaprico	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	90%	0	1
23	K. Faasse, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	60%	0	0
22	K. Rader	90	1	0	0.84	3	2	2	64%	0	0
30	L. Ullmark, off at 24′	24	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
Substitutes
40	C. DeLisle	–
8	N. Bain, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
9	C. Larisey, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.25	2	0	0	75%	0	0
10	M. Berkely, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	0
12	K. Van Zanten, on at 24′	66	0	0	0.01	1	0	2	78%	1	0
13	S. Schmidt, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.05	1	1	3	69%	0	0
17	S. Puntigam	–
27	L. Boattin	–
47	M. Ivanović	–
Team			1	0	1.36	12	4	10	80%	8	7

Houston Dash goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	J. Campbell	90	2	3	67%	1	0

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-3-3

Kansas City Current, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. Jordan. Line 1: 31 K. Scott, 7 E. Ball, 24 G. Robinson, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 8 C. Bethune, 22 B. Feist. Line 3: 3 A. White, 13 H. Hopkins, 99 Debinha.

Kansas City Current 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	M. Jordan	90	0	–	–
31	K. Scott	90	0	0	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.05
8	C. Bethune	90	0	1	0.07
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.03
22	B. Feist, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.13
13	H. Hopkins, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.13
3	A. White, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.47
99	Debinha, off at 84′	84	1	0	0.97
Substitutes
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.03
12	G. Paul, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.42
16	V. DiBernardo, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00
55	P. Hocking, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.14
Team			1	1	2.43

Unused: Lorena, K. Williams-Mosier, M. Brewer, I. Gemelli

All player stats

Kansas City Current 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
31	K. Scott	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	68%	2	1
18	I. Rodriguez, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	81%	1	1
8	C. Bethune	90	0	1	0.07	1	0	3	68%	2	4
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	3
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	2	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	2	88%	2	0
22	B. Feist, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.13	1	0	0	83%	2	0
13	H. Hopkins, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.13	1	0	1	72%	0	0
3	A. White, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.47	2	2	2	69%	1	1
99	Debinha, off at 84′	84	1	0	0.97	3	1	2	74%	0	0
Substitutes
23	Lorena	–
48	K. Williams-Mosier	–
4	M. Brewer	–
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	75%	0	0
12	G. Paul, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.42	3	0	0	60%	1	0
16	V. DiBernardo, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	78%	1	0
27	K. Sharples, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	1	1
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.14	1	0	1	57%	0	0
Team			1	1	2.43	15	3	12	79%	15	11