Portland Thorns welcome Houston Dash on Sunday, Sep 27 at 2:45 AM in a National Women's Soccer League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Portland Thorns come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Houston Dash travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Portland Thorns here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Houston Dash, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Portland Thorns won 2–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.4 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Portland Thorns a slight edge, but Houston Dash are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.