Little to separate North Carolina Courage and Houston Dash

North Carolina Courage and Houston Dash face off this Saturday at the in an intriguing match in the NWSL. North Carolina Courage, who have already won this tournament 2 times, mark their 8th participation in the competition, whilst Houston Dash go into their 11th.

After losing 0-2 in the last match against Gotham FC (NWSL 2023), North Carolina Courage receive Houston Dash, who lost 1-0 against Orlando Pride (NWSL 2023).

Considering only the NWSL, there have been sixteen games played between the two teams, with 10 wins for North Carolina Courage, 2 draws and 4 wins for Houston Dash.

Looking into the history of North Carolina Courage in the competition, Lynn Williams stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 45 goals in total, which has given him the third position in the NWSL top scorers. Denise O’Sullivan excels as their most used player, with 122 games in total. Regarding the history of Houston Dash in the competition, Fran Alonso's team's best scorer ever is Rachel Daly, with 37 goals, and occupying the seventh position in the NWSL top scorers. Jane Campbell excels as their most used player, with 130 games in total.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with North Carolina Courage winning 1-0. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.