There have been 3 or more goals in the last 3 clashes between these. Last year they also made it to the NWSL playoffs, where they fell in the quarter-finals to eventual finalists Kansas City. Current NWSL leaders Portland Thorns travel to the BMO Stadium as they face Angel City. Houston has been largely consistent the past few years, last season they ended their run in fourth, where they currently sit in the 2023 standings. However, they had more shots on goal than the Red Stars did. They were outshot 8-13 though and beaten in corner 12 to 5. Their other match was against Chicago where they won 2-1 with the goals coming from Maria Sanchez and Diana Ordóñez. Shea Groom scored in first-half stoppage time, and the Thorns’ Christine.

They did however collect four yellow cards to Louisville’s two, meaning that there’s a good chance it’ll be a physical game for Portland. Portland fell behind 1-0 but then found the equalizer in the second half and settled for a 1-1 draw against the Dash. After nearly two weeks off following a 4-1 win on the road at the Kansas City Current, the Portland Thorns (2-0-0, 6 points) return to the field on Friday to host the Houston Dash (1-0-1, 4 points. Their last game before the international break was a scoreless draw against Racing Louisville. Since it’s so early in the season it’s hard to say how Houston will match up. They also have Jane Campbell who’s been called up for the USWNT a few times. The Houston Dash have a variety of notable names on their roster, such as US players Marisa Viggiano and Caprice Dydasco, Mexican international Diana Ordóñez, Canadian internationals Nichelle Prince and Allysha Chapman, and England international Ebony Salmon.

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