Orlando Pride SC (W)
- Orlando Pride SC (W) have been in mixed form lately, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their last five, but their victory was a 1-3 away success at Bay FC and the defeat came at home to a strong San Diego Wave FC 1-2.
- Seb Hines has done a good job with the Pride and his 4-2-3-1 system, which is based on his side's relentless pressing game, has made them a much more controlled and cohesive unit.
- Barbra Banda has been the danger woman of late, netting four of Orlando's nine goals across the last five and Houston will need to be wary of the powerful number 9.
- Orlando's away record in the NWSL 2026 is nothing special, with 4-2-7 from 13 trips, so they are not impregnable on their travels.
Houston Dash
- Fabrice Gautrat's Dash set-up is a high-tempo, high-intensity system with lots of pressing, which is designed to turn over opposition in their half and attack with pace.
- Miljana Ivanovic has been their bright spark in recent weeks, scoring two of their six goals across the last five.
Head-to-Head
- Orlando are 11th in the NWSL 2026 table with 33 points from 27 games and Houston are 12th with 30 points from 27 matches.
- Orlando have won one and drawn one of their last two head-to-heads in the NWSL 2026.
Key Players
- Barbra Banda has been the danger woman of late, netting four of Orlando's nine goals across the last five and Houston will need to be wary of the powerful number 9.
- Miljana Ivanovic has been their bright spark in recent weeks, scoring two of their six goals across the last five.
Betting Insights
- Orlando are 2.19 favorites for this game with the bookmakers, but Houston are a decent 2.81 outsiders so the edge must be with the Pride.
- But given how these two teams set up, over 2.5 goals at 1.68 looks the best bet here.
- Orlando are 1.15 goals-per-game on their travels in the NWSL 2026, but they've conceded 1.62 per-game away from home which suggests an end-to-end game.
Prediction
- Orlando are 2.19 favorites for this game with the bookmakers, but Houston are a decent 2.81 outsiders so the edge must be with the Pride.
- But given how these two teams set up, over 2.5 goals at 1.68 looks the best bet here.