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Houston Dash — NJ/NY Gotham FC Women, NWSL Women

NWSL Women
Houston Dash W20 Aug · Home Chicago Red Stars Women · 5:0L23 Aug · Away Bay FC · 0:1L31 Aug · Away OL Reign · 0:1L7 Sep · Away Orlando Pride Women · 1:3L13 Sep · Home Utah Royals Women · 0:1W20 Sep · Away Boston Legacy Women · 2:1
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NJ/NY Gotham FC Women W15 Aug · Home Kansas City Women · 2:1D24 Aug · Away Angel City · 0:0D29 Aug · Home Portland Thorns Women · 1:1L6 Sep · Away Denver Summit Women · 0:3W11 Sep · Away Racing Louisville Women · 2:1W19 Sep · Away North Carolina Courage Women · 2:1
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium City: Houston

In the NWSL Women game on 2 August 2026, NJ/NY Gotham FC Women beat Houston Dash 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 7:3, corners 6:3.

Match report

Houston Dash lost 0:1 to NJ/NY Gotham FC in the NWSL Group Stage on 2 August 2026. Sam Kerr scored the decisive goal in the 46th minute after her side had missed a penalty earlier in the first half. Gotham moved clear at the top of the table while Houston remained rooted 12th.

L. Boattin picked up a yellow card for Houston in the fourth minute before the visitors saw a penalty saved by the keeper in the 23rd. Kerr could not convert from the spot, but she made no mistake when given another chance straight after the restart. Her goal in the 46th minute broke the deadlock and Houston were forced to chase the game.

Gotham made three changes across the second half, bringing on M. Purce, R. Lavelle and J. Shaw. Houston responded with substitutions of their own, removing Boattin in the 55th minute before adding Colaprico and Nielsen late on. The away side held their nerve despite pressure from the hosts, who had been the more active side in terms of shots.

Houston created more chances, registering 12 shots to Gotham's six, with 7 on target against 3. The hosts won 19 aerial duels, level with the visitors, but Gotham's goalkeeper made 6 saves to Houston's 2. Possession was split 60-40 in Gotham's favour, and the visitors completed 403 successful passes to 229.

The result leaves Gotham top of the standings with 46 points from 24 games. Houston sit 12th with 26 points after 23 matches and will need to find a way to turn possession into goals if they are to climb out of trouble.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60
Shots on target 7 – 3
Shots off target 5 – 3
Big chances 1 – 2

Match events

  1. 4' 0:0 Houston Dash Yellow card L. Boattin
  2. 23' 0:0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Women Penalty missed S. Kerr assist: S. Kerr
  3. 46' 0:1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Women Goal S. Kerr assist: G. Reiten
  4. 55' 0:1 Houston Dash Substitution L. Boattin off: A. Chapman
  5. 67' 0:1 Houston Dash Substitution K. van Zanten off: S. Schmidt
  6. 67' 0:1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Women Substitution M. Purce off: M. Freeman
  7. 81' 0:1 Houston Dash Substitution D. Colaprico off: S. Puntigam
  8. 88' 0:1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Women Substitution R. Lavelle off: A. Kitahata
  9. 89' 0:1 Houston Dash Substitution P. K. Nielsen off: M. Berkely
  10. 90+1' 0:1 Houston Dash Yellow card C. Larisey
  11. 90+9' 0:1 NJ/NY Gotham FC Women Substitution J. Shaw off: S. Cook

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 3
1 Big chances 2
77 Attacks 81
6 Corners 3
13 Fouls 11
10 Free kicks 13
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
8 Goal kicks 4
13 Throw-ins 18
All statistics
12/1963% Aerial duels 7/1937%
44 Backward passes 69
0 Blocked shots 3
17 Clearances 22
4/1724% Crosses 4/1625%
1/617% Dribbles 8/1267%
77 Failed passes 68
2 Goalkeeper saves 6
16 Interceptions 8
7 Key passes 7
17/4141% Long passes 26/4953%
42 Passes into the final third 131
161 Passes in the opposition half 264
162 Passes in own half 223
0.58 Shot accuracy 0.33
7 Shots from outside the box 0
5 Shots inside the box 9
13/1587% Tackles 6/786%
306 Total passes 471

Line-ups

Houston Dash

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Jane Campbell 1
4 Lia Klänke 4
14 Paige Kathleen Nielsen 14
15 Eavery Patterson 15
27 Lisa Boattin 27
19 Maggie Graham 19
22 K. Rader 22
24 Danielle Jessica Colaprico 24
30 L. Ullmark 30
12 Kalyssa Priscilla van Zanten 12
23 K. Fasse 23
Substitutes
# Player number
40 Caroline Delisle 40
2 Allysha Lyn Chapman 2
8 Natalie Bain 8
10 Malia Berkeley 10
13 Sophie Schmidt 13
17 Sara Puntigam 17
9 Clarissa Larisey 9
34 K. Harper 34
47 Miliana Ivanova 47
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NJ/NY Gotham FC Women

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Shelby Hogan 1
15 Tierna Davidson 15
18 Guro Reiten 18
23 Margaret Melinda Williams-Purce 23
27 Jess Carter 27
7 Jae Howell 7
13 Savannah Elizabeth McCaskill 13
16 Rose Lavelle 16
2 J. Dudley 2
10 J. Shaw 10
20 Sam Kerr 20
Substitutes
# Player number
31 Tian Wei 31
3 Bruna Santos Nhaia 3
22 Mandy Freeman 22
8 Taryn Layne Torres 8
11 Sarah Shupansky 11
14 Talia Sommer 14
21 Sofia Cook 21
24 Andrea Kitahata 24
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