Ladies First: NWSL 2023 OL Reign Houston Dash

7 mai 2023

Lumen Field

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OL Reign earned a professional 2-0 win at home against the Houston Dash on Saturday evening, with goals from Jordyn Huitema and Veronica Latsko. The victory propelled the Reign to the top of the table, with a 4-1-1 record. The Reign outshot the Dash 12-7 and had 1.08 expected goals compared to .48 xG for Houston. Here are three stats that help tell the story of the Reign’s win at Lumen Field. For the first time this regular season, OL Reign ceded possession to their opponent. The Reign had nearly 43% of possession on Saturday night. It appeared rather intentional, with the Reign keeping the Dash pinned in their own half — allowing their backline to pass the ball around without much danger.With the Dash starting in a three-back system, the Reign pressed in a unique way. Megan Rapinoe and Veronica Latsko stuck to the wide centerbacks when the Dash backline had the ball. Their charge? Curl their runs from the outside in or drop wide to prevent passes to Houston’s wingbacks.