Written by Michael Thervil
Photo by Women's Full Match
Over the weekend the Houston Dash faced off against the San Diego Wave FC. This was a match that many Houston dash fans really wanted to see. Even though the final score resulted in a draw (0-0), it would be this game where both teams received Yellow Cards. Let’s look at the rest of the stats from Saturday night’s games.
The San Diego Wave FC led the Houston Dash when it came to taking shots (9-3). This led to the San Diego Wave FC leading the Houston Dash in terms of shots on target, which resulted in the San Diego Wave obtaining 3 shots on target in contrast to the Houston’s Dash’s 1. The good news for the Houston Dash is that they took the lead when it came to ball possession, having 51% possession of the ball during the match to San Diego’s 49%
The Houston Dash also led when it came to the total number of passes, with 394 passes to the San Diego Wave’s FC 389. Don’t be fooled, the number of passes on the part of the Houston Dash, because even though they led in this statistic, they still fell slightly behind when it came to pass accuracy. The San Diego Wave led in pass accuracy with an 81% pass accuracy rate to the Houston Dash’s 75%. Another unfortunate occurrence was that the Houston Dash led when it came to the number of fouls for the match, acquiring 14 fouls to the San Diego FC 13.
Although that’s not a significant amount, the Houston Dash still led when it came to fouls. There were no Red Cards given to either team. However, when it came to being offsides, the San Diego Wave led in this category with 6 offsides calls to the Houston Dash’s 2. Lastly, the Houston Dash led when it came to corners, ending up with 6 corners to the San Diego Wave’s 4.
The Houston Dash's next match up will be the Kansas City Current at the CPKC Stadium for all the soccer fans who are looking to attend this match on Friday June 28, at 7:00. Currently the KC Current FC happens to be 1st in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Many Houston Dash FC fans are looking forward to the Houston Dash winning this match despite the KC Current being number one in the NWSL. If you’re unable to attend this match up, you can view it on Amazon Prime Video the day of the match.
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