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Houston Dash › named question

DossierThrough 2026-09-01

How did Houston Dash's 2018 defending compare with the 2018 NWSL regular-season median?

Houston Dash allowed 1.63 goals per match and 1.55 xGA per match in the 2018 NWSL regular season. The 2018 league medians were 1.17 goals allowed and 1.10 xGA per match.

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Declared answer

Houston Dash allowed 1.63 goals per match and 1.55 xGA per match in the 2018 NWSL regular season. The 2018 league medians were 1.17 goals allowed and 1.10 xGA per match.

Derived from claim-semantic-contextual-team-defending-comparison · The direct answer restates the located workflow claim.

What mattersEvidence-backed summary

  1. Modeled

    Houston Dash allowed 1.63 goals per match and 1.55 xGA per match in the 2018 NWSL regular season. The 2018 league medians were 1.17 goals allowed and 1.10 xGA per match.

    The two-rate comparison separates Houston Dash's observed goals allowed from the model's estimate of chance quality conceded.

    Derived from claim-semantic-contextual-team-defending-comparison · This significance statement is derived from the located claim.

    Evidence · Workflow evidenceFull table ↓
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    SubjectGoals against per match′xGA per match°′
    Houston Dash1.631.55
    2018 NWSL median1.171.1
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Houston Dash against the median of 9 teams in the 2018 NWSL regular season.

Workflow evidence. Houston Dash against the median of 9 teams in the 2018 NWSL regular season.
Houston Dash1.631.55
2018 NWSL median1.171.1

Houston Dash's 2018 expected goals against per match

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