Washington Spirit vs Houston Dash

atSpirit at Dash

October 4 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Washington SpiritLDLLWDLLWW11-6

Houston DashLWWDLWWDLW7-9

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Gotham FC2113-5-3+1344

2Washington Spirit2111-4-6+1137

3Portland Thorns FC2111-4-6+637

4Utah Royals2111-3-7+1036

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

8Seattle Reign FC208-4-8-128

9Angel City FC207-5-8+526

10Houston Dash217-5-9-126

11Orlando Pride218-2-11-626

12Denver Summit FC206-6-8-124

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Washington Spirit4-1-4-1 · from Aug 23

Sandy MacIver#18Goalkeeper

Élisabeth Tsé#5Left center back

Tara Rudd#9Right center back

Deborah Abiodun#20Defensive midfield

Kate Wiesner#6Left back

Esme Morgan#24Right back

Sofia Cantore#27CM-L

Hal Hershfelt#17CM-R

Trinity Rodman#2Left midfield

Tamara Bolt#16Right midfield

Rosemonde Kouassi#19Forward

Houston Dash4-2-3-1 · from Aug 23

Jane Campbell#1Goalkeeper

Leah Klenke#4Left center back

Natalie Marceline Bain#8Right center back

Allysha Chapman#2Left back

Avery Patterson#15Right back

Kat Rader#22Attacking midfield

Danielle Colaprico#24Left midfield

Maggie Graham#19Right midfield

Kate Faasse#23Forward

Kiki Van Zanten#12AM-L

Linda Ullmark#30AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1New York Gotham FC13-3.619WWWWD

2Washington Spirit11-6.524DLLWW

3Portland Thorns FC11-6.524WWLDL

4Utah Royals11-7.524WLWLW

5North Carolina Courage11-7.524WLWWW

6San Diego Wave FC11-7.524DLWLD

7Kansas City Current9-8.429LDDWL

8Seattle Reign FC8-8.400LWDWW

9Los Angeles Angel City FC7-8.350DDDDL

10Houston Dash7-9.333WWDLW

11Orlando Pride8-11.381LLLWL

12Denver Summit FC6-8.300DWLDL

13Racing Louisville7-12.333WWWWL

14Bay Area Bay FC6-10.300LDLLL

15Boston Legacy FC5-11.238LLDWL

16Chicago Stars FC5-15.238LLDLL

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atSpirit at Dash

October 4 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Washington SpiritLDLLWDLLWW11-6

Houston DashLWWDLWWDLW7-9

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Gotham FC2113-5-3+1344

2Washington Spirit2111-4-6+1137

3Portland Thorns FC2111-4-6+637

4Utah Royals2111-3-7+1036

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

8Seattle Reign FC208-4-8-128

9Angel City FC207-5-8+526

10Houston Dash217-5-9-126

11Orlando Pride218-2-11-626

12Denver Summit FC206-6-8-124

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Washington Spirit4-1-4-1 · from Aug 23

Sandy MacIver#18Goalkeeper

Élisabeth Tsé#5Left center back

Tara Rudd#9Right center back

Deborah Abiodun#20Defensive midfield

Kate Wiesner#6Left back

Esme Morgan#24Right back

Sofia Cantore#27CM-L

Hal Hershfelt#17CM-R

Trinity Rodman#2Left midfield

Tamara Bolt#16Right midfield

Rosemonde Kouassi#19Forward

Houston Dash4-2-3-1 · from Aug 23

Jane Campbell#1Goalkeeper

Leah Klenke#4Left center back

Natalie Marceline Bain#8Right center back

Allysha Chapman#2Left back

Avery Patterson#15Right back

Kat Rader#22Attacking midfield

Danielle Colaprico#24Left midfield

Maggie Graham#19Right midfield

Kate Faasse#23Forward

Kiki Van Zanten#12AM-L

Linda Ullmark#30AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1New York Gotham FC13-3.619WWWWD

2Washington Spirit11-6.524DLLWW

3Portland Thorns FC11-6.524WWLDL

4Utah Royals11-7.524WLWLW

5North Carolina Courage11-7.524WLWWW

6San Diego Wave FC11-7.524DLWLD

7Kansas City Current9-8.429LDDWL

8Seattle Reign FC8-8.400LWDWW

9Los Angeles Angel City FC7-8.350DDDDL

10Houston Dash7-9.333WWDLW

11Orlando Pride8-11.381LLLWL

12Denver Summit FC6-8.300DWLDL

13Racing Louisville7-12.333WWWWL

14Bay Area Bay FC6-10.300LDLLL

15Boston Legacy FC5-11.238LLDWL

16Chicago Stars FC5-15.238LLDLL

Washington Spirit vs Houston Dash — Oct 4, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Washington Spirit vs Houston Dash — Oct 4, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings