Orlando Pride Women

Match report

Orlando Pride secured a 3-1 victory over Houston Dash at Inter.co Stadium on Saturday evening in their NWSL Group Stage encounter. The hosts, sitting 11th in the table with 29 points, took three points from a match where possession favoured the visitors but chances fell their way.

Orlando took an unexpected lead in the 14th minute when Houston's Leah Klenke turned the ball into her own net. Barbra Banda restored the home side's advantage from the penalty spot just before the hour mark, slotting home in the 44th minute to give the Pride a comfortable cushion before half-time.

Houston responded with a goal of their own through K. van Zanten in the 72nd minute, but Haley Hanson had already doubled Orlando's lead with a well-taken effort in the 64th minute. The visitors made several changes in search of a response, while the hosts shuffled their pack to see out the closing stages.

Orlando dominated territory with 116 attacks compared to Houston's 109, though the visitors held 54 per cent possession. The hosts registered 15 shots with eight on target, while Houston were more precise with seven attempts on target from 10 efforts. Orlando earned eight corners to the visitors' two, suggesting sustained pressure in the final third.

The result keeps Orlando 11th in the standings, three points clear of 12th-placed Houston on 26 points. The home side showed resilience after a heavy 5-0 defeat to North Carolina Courage in their previous outing, while Houston's victory offered some consolation following defeats to OL Reign and Bay FC in recent weeks.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 8 – 7

Shots off target 7 – 3

Big chances 3 – 2

⚽ 14' Leah Klenke — Own goal ⚽ 44' Barbra Banda — Penalty ⇄ 56' miljana ivanovic — Substitution ⇄ 56' Paige Nielsen — Substitution ⇄ 56' Cate Hardin — Substitution ⇄ 62' Summer Yates — Substitution ⇄ 62' H. Anderson — Substitution ⚽ 64' Haley Hanson — Goal ⇄ 71' danielle colaprico — Substitution ⚽ 72' K. van Zanten — Goal ⇄ 74' Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle Munoz — Substitution ⇄ 77' Katherine Rader — Substitution ⇄ 78' Hailie Mace — Substitution 🟨 81' maggie graham — Yellow card 🟨 86' Haley Hanson — Yellow card 🟨 89' S Lekven — Yellow card

Match events

14' Orlando Pride Women Own goal Leah Klenke
44' Orlando Pride Women Penalty Barbra Banda
56' Houston Dash Substitution miljana ivanovic off: K. van Zanten
56' Houston Dash Substitution Paige Nielsen off: Lisa Boattin
56' Houston Dash Substitution Cate Hardin off: Sarah Puntigam
62' Orlando Pride Women Substitution Summer Yates off: Solai Washington
62' Orlando Pride Women Substitution H. Anderson off: Zara Sona Chavoshi
64' Orlando Pride Women Goal Haley Hanson assist: Barbra Banda
71' Houston Dash Substitution danielle colaprico off: khyah harper
72' Houston Dash Goal K. van Zanten assist: khyah harper
74' Orlando Pride Women Substitution Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle Munoz off: Luana Bertolucci Paixão
77' Houston Dash Substitution Katherine Rader off: Clarissa Larisey
78' Orlando Pride Women Substitution Hailie Mace off: S Lekven
81' Houston Dash Yellow card maggie graham
86' Orlando Pride Women Yellow card Haley Hanson
89' Orlando Pride Women Yellow card S Lekven

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

8 Shots on target 7

7 Shots off target 3

3 Big chances 2

116 Attacks 109

8 Corners 2

14 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 14

1 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 11

20 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

5/1050% Aerial duels 5/1050%

55 Backward passes 56

8 Blocked shots 2

16 Clearances 19

2/1217% Crosses 2/729%

6/1443% Dribbles 7/1070%

73 Failed passes 84

6 Goalkeeper saves 6

19 Interceptions 6

16 Key passes 12

16/4139% Long passes 17/4736%

66 Passes into the final third 80

198 Passes in the opposition half 227

179 Passes in own half 212

0.35 Shot accuracy 0.58

10 Shots from outside the box 5

13 Shots inside the box 7

11/1669% Tackles 12/1771%

365 Total passes 432

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
77	Cosette Jolee Morché	77
5	Hailie Jenae Mace	5
12	Corianna Dijk	12
21	Oihane Hernández Zurbano	21
41	Hannah Anderson	41
2	Haley Hanson	2
6	Ally Lemus	6
7	Angelina	7
28	Summer Yates	28
11	Barbra Banda	11
13	Lizbeth Ovalle	13

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Kara Martin	31
16	Zara Sona Chavoshi	16
23	Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne	23
98	Z. Matthews	98
8	Luana Bertolucci	8
10	Marta	10
18	Gabriela Nunes da Silva	18
29	Solai Washington	29

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Houston Dash

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jane Campbell	1
4	Lia Klänke	4
8	Natalie Bain	8
15	Eavery Patterson	15
18	Mary Hardin	18
14	Paige Kathleen Nielsen	14
19	Maggie Graham	19
22	K. Rader	22
24	Danielle Jessica Colaprico	24
47	miljana ivanovic	47
23	K. Fasse	23

Substitutes
#	Player	number
40	Caroline Delisle	40
2	Allysha Lyn Chapman	2
27	Lisa Boattin	27
99	J. Brewster	99
12	Kalyssa Priscilla van Zanten	12
17	Sarah Puntigam	17
6	M. Bright	6
9	Clarissa Larisey	9
34	K. Harper	34

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Match prediction: Orlando Pride Women — Houston Dash

Win: Orlando Pride Women

Confidence 42%

Reasoning

Орландо Прайд — 12. place, 26 points after 22 games (8 wins, 2 draws, 12 losses)
Хьюстон Дэш — 11. place, 26 points after 22 games (7 wins, 5 draws, 10 losses)
Орландо Прайд, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 losses
Хьюстон Дэш, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
Head-to-head: 6 games, Орландо Прайд — 4, 1 draws, Хьюстон Дэш — 1

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