Match Details
Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
Time: 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
Broadcast: Paramount+ (U.S.), NWSL+ (International)
Week: 15 of the 2025 NWSL Regular Season
Team Overview
Houston Dash
Record: 3 Wins – 8 Losses – 3 Draws (12 points)
Standing: 12th in NWSL
Recent Form: D–L–L–L–D
Goals Scored: 15
Goals Conceded: 24
Key Players:
Bárbara Olivieri – 2 goals, 2 assists
Avery Patterson – 2 goals, emerging playmaker
Yazmeen Ryan – 1 goal, 1 assist, 14 chances created
Ryan Gareis – 3 assists, team leader in distribution
Abby Smith (GK) – Started last five matches
Houston has struggled defensively, conceding 1.71 goals per match. Despite flashes of attacking promise, they’ve failed to win at home since May. Head coach Fabrice Gautrat, formerly an assistant with the Courage, is still searching for consistency in his first season.
North Carolina Courage
Record: 5 Wins – 5 Losses – 4 Draws (19 points)
Standing: 9th in NWSL
Recent Form: W–D–W–L–D
Goals Scored: 18
Goals Conceded: 17
Key Players:
Manaka Matsukubo – 4 goals, 3 assists; goal contributions in last 4 matches
Cortnee Vine – Scored fastest goal in NWSL this season (42 seconds)
Kaleigh Kurtz – 100 consecutive starts, defensive anchor
Sam Staab – League record holder for consecutive starts (106)
The Courage are unbeaten in their last three and enter this match with momentum. Matsukubo has been instrumental in their recent success, and their defense has held firm against top-tier attacks.
Head-to-Head Snapshot
| Last 5 Meetings | Result |
| June 21, 2025 | Courage 2–1 Dash |
| Sept 2024 | Courage 1–0 Dash |
| May 2024 | Dash 2–2 Courage |
| July 2023 | Courage 3–0 Dash |
| April 2023 | Dash 1–1 Courage |
Courage wins: 3
Dash wins: 0
Draws: 2
Courage unbeaten in last 5 vs Dash
MATCH ODDS
Houston Dash + 205 Draw + 220 North Carolina Courage + 115
Over 2.5 – 160 Under 2.5 + 110
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, August 7, 2025
