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NWSL 2026 Matchday 22

Boston Legacy FC v Houston Dash

Boston Legacy FC v Houston Dash

Boston Legacy FC13th 26 pts
  • A. Traoré 59′
1
1–2

Full time

Sun 20 Sep

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC 1.58, Houston Dash 0.96

Houston Dash12th 29 pts
  • D. Colaprico 44′
  • M. Bright 85′
2

Sun 20 Sep, 2:00 pm EDT Centreville Bank Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 22

Key moments

  1. 44′Goal D. Colaprico (Houston Dash)0–1
  2. 59′Goal A. Traoré (Boston Legacy FC)1–1
  3. 85′Goal M. Bright (Houston Dash)1–2

Top performers

Boston Legacy
Houston Dash

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

What it means

Boston Legacy FC

13thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 11 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with five to play.

Houston Dash

12thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 8 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with five 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

BOSHOU

Expected goals
Boston Legacy FC: 1.58
Houston Dash: 0.96
Possession
Boston Legacy FC: 50%
Houston Dash: 50%
Shots
Boston Legacy FC: 22
Houston Dash: 14
Corners
Boston Legacy FC: 5
Houston Dash: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC25+1251
2San Diego Wave FC25+945
3Washington Spirit24+1043
4Utah Royals FC24+1142
5Portland Thorns FC25+842
6North Carolina Courage25+1139
7Kansas City Current25+338
8Seattle Reign FC25037
12Houston Dash25−429
13Boston Legacy FC25−1026

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

Boston Legacy FC
50% possession
102 possessions
17% ended in a shot
23% reached the box
4.9 actions each
Houston Dash
50% possession
100 possessions
11% ended in a shot
18% reached the box
4.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Houston Dash

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Boston Legacy FC started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Houston Dash 12%.

Where the shots came from

Boston Legacy FCHouston Dash

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

How each team moved the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Houston Dash

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

Boston Legacy FCHouston Dash

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Boston Legacy FCHouston Dash

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

Boston Legacy FCHouston Dash

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. 1,631 events in the record.

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Houston Dash 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.

77 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
3:19C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
3:41B. St-GeorgesBoston Legacy FC
4:14N. PrinceBoston Legacy FC
4:17J. CampbellHouston Dash
5:15K. RaderHouston Dash
6:18C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
8:45C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
9:16S. SchupanskyBoston Legacy FC
10:40A. KarichBoston Legacy FC
11:05J. CampbellHouston Dash
14:03A. KarichBoston Legacy FC
14:07A. KarichBoston Legacy FC
14:07J. CampbellHouston Dash
14:43L. BoattinHouston Dash
15:19C. MurphyBoston Legacy FC
17:12N. HernándezBoston Legacy FC
17:20B. St-GeorgesBoston Legacy FC
17:57K. RaderHouston Dash
18:21B. St-GeorgesBoston Legacy FC
18:43N. PrinceBoston Legacy FC
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Lineups

Boston Legacy FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Boston Legacy FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Murphy. Line 1: 53 B. St-Georges, 16 J. Carabalí, 29 D. Davis, 20 N. Hernández. Line 2: 26 A. Caño, 6 A. Karich. Line 3: 14 Aïssata, 23 S. Schupansky, 21 B. Olivieri. Line 4: 12 N. Prince.
Boston Legacy FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinGAxG
1C. Murphy90000.00
53B. St-Georges90000.05
20N. Hernández, off at 82′82010.01
6A. Karich90000.25
16J. Carabalí90000.00
29D. Davis90000.11
14Aïssata, off at 60′60100.41
26A. Caño, off at 90+3′90000.07
12N. Prince, off at 59′59000.25
23S. Schupansky, off at 82′82000.06
21B. Olivieri90000.06
Substitutes
2L. Reale, on at 82′8000.00
7A. Allen, on at 90+3′1000.00
9A. Gutierres, on at 60′30000.24
15A. Gambone, on at 82′8000.00
8S. Smith, on at 59′31000.10
Team111.60

Unused: L. Ivory, L. Araújo, J. Hasbo, E. Stevens

All player stats
Boston Legacy FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGAxGShSOTCCPass %TklInt
53B. St-Georges90000.0520078%10
20N. Hernández, off at 82′82010.0111482%22
6A. Karich90000.2541284%10
16J. Carabalí90000.0000182%01
29D. Davis90000.1110086%11
14Aïssata, off at 60′60100.4121182%00
26A. Caño, off at 90+3′90000.0711279%01
12N. Prince, off at 59′59000.25210100%11
23S. Schupansky, off at 82′82000.0621374%00
21B. Olivieri90000.0632067%31
Substitutes
18L. Ivory–
24L. Araújo–
2L. Reale, on at 82′8000.0000260%00
5J. Hasbo–
7A. Allen, on at 90+3′1000.00000–00
9A. Gutierres, on at 60′30000.2432178%00
10E. Stevens–
15A. Gambone, on at 82′8000.0000033%00
8S. Smith, on at 59′31000.1011067%30
Team111.6022111679%127
Boston Legacy FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1C. Murphy904667%21

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, 27 L. Boattin. Line 2: 24 D. Colaprico, 19 M. Graham. Line 3: 12 K. Van Zanten, 22 K. Rader, 47 M. Ivanović. 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
#PlayerMinGAxG
1J. Campbell90000.00
15A. Patterson90000.00
27L. Boattin, off at 90+2′90000.00
19M. Graham90000.06
14P. Nielsen90000.00
4L. Klenke90000.15
12K. Van Zanten, off at 74′74000.00
24D. Colaprico90100.14
23K. Faasse, off at 46′45000.00
22K. Rader, off at 85′85000.30
47M. Ivanović, off at 74′74000.11
Substitutes
2A. Chapman, on at 90+2′1000.00
6M. Bright, on at 74′16100.16
9C. Laris­ey, on at 46′45000.00
13S. Schmidt, on at 85′5000.05
34K. Harper, on at 74′16010.00
Team210.97

Unused: C. DeLisle, N. Bain, C. Hardin, J. Brewster

All player stats
Houston Dash lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGAxGShSOTCCPass %TklInt
15A. Patterson90000.0000271%20
27L. Boattin, off at 90+2′90000.0000078%12
19M. Graham90000.0620088%02
14P. Nielsen90000.0000084%11
4L. Klenke90000.1520090%11
12K. Van Zanten, off at 74′74000.0000186%21
24D. Colaprico90100.1411077%03
23K. Faasse, off at 46′45000.0000075%00
22K. Rader, off at 85′85000.3063284%12
47M. Ivanović, off at 74′74000.1110186%20
Substitutes
40C. DeLisle–
2A. Chapman, on at 90+2′1000.00000–00
6M. Bright, on at 74′16100.1611188%00
8N. Bain–
9C. Laris­ey, on at 46′45000.0000067%10
13S. Schmidt, on at 85′5000.0511050%00
18C. Hardin–
34K. Harper, on at 74′16010.0000171%01
99J. Brewster–
Team210.97146883%1113
Houston Dash goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1J. Campbell90101191%11

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Boston Legacy FC
Houston Dash