Houston Dash (W)
- Houston Dash (W) have made a strong start to NWSL 2026, taking 9 points from 4 games to sit 5th in the standings as we enter the second month of the season.
- Fabrice Gautrat’s team are built on the solid base of a two forward system, where they can either play in a patient and calculated style or open things up to hit opponents on the counter-attack with high-tempo transitions.
North Carolina Courage (W)
North Carolina Courage (W) have struggled to find consistency under new coach Mak Lind so far, picking up just 5 points from their first 4 games and sitting 12th in the NWSL 2026 table.
Head-to-Head
- Houston Dash (W) are undefeated on home turf in NWSL 2026.
- Houston Dash (W) have won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings including a 2-1 success here in NWSL 2025.
Key Players
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Kalyssa van Zanten is currently red-hot for the hosts, having scored 4 of their 9 goals across her last 5 appearances but with 3 of Courage’s 7 recent goals being scored by Manaka Matsukubo, the forward looks a likely scorer on Sunday.
- Kalyssa van Zanten
- Manaka Matsukubo
Betting Insights
The bookies are also in on the Over 2.5 goals side of things here with odds of 1.98 for the game to see more than 2.5 goals, which is also our pick.
Prediction
With Houston Dash (W) currently in good form with 3 wins from their last 5 , including an incredible 4-3 victory over Racing Louisville FC (W) at home just two weeks ago, and North Carolina having one point from one away game so far in NWSL 2026 and yet to score or concede on the road, we think the home side can make their home advantage and form count to edge out the win on Sunday .
