Houston Dash (W)

vs

Denver Summit FC (W)

Preview

Houston Dash (W)

• Houston Dash (W) have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five NWSL 2026 matches.
• The hosts occupy seventh spot in the NWSL 2026 table with ten points from six games.
• Fabrice Gautrat’s team have a high-tempo, high-risk style with their players seemingly wired for action and a pressing game to match.
• They have a real ‘all-in’ mentality when on the front foot and they like to get numbers forward at every opportunity, especially when counter-pressing.

Denver Summit FC (W)

• Denver Summit FC (W) have won one, drawn two and lost two of their five away games in the NWSL 2026.
• The visitors sit 13th with six points from seven.
• Nick Cushing has instilled a much more structured, phase-based approach since taking the reins in August 2025.
• They rely on discipline and organisation, but know when to play a measured press, or turn up the heat in phases.

Betting Insights

• The bookmakers have Houston Dash (W) at 2.52 to win this weekend’s game with Denver slightly as the favorite at 2.6, but we are siding with the Texans to get the win.
• Houston should have enough to see off the visitors at a place where they’ve lost no more than once (W2, D1, L1) in the NWSL 2026.
• Denver have scored an average of 1.20 goals per game on their travels.
• Houston have conceded an average of 1.00 per match at home.

Key Players

• Houston’s Dutch forward Kalyssa van Zanten has four to her name and is their main goal threat.
• Houston Dash’s last two matches have seen them go down 0-1 at home to North Carolina Courage and tie 0-0 with Seattle Reign FC.
• Denver Summit FC were recently beaten 2-3 at home by San Diego Wave FC and 2-3 on the road at Boston Legacy FC.

Prediction

• We are siding with the Texans to get the win.
• With Denver in their current form of back-to-back defeats, they will struggle to contribute to the goals tally.