The Houston Dash (3-7-1, 10 points) travel to Illinois on Saturday (7 p.m., HoustonDashSoccer.com/Live) for their final meeting of the regular season with the Chicago Red Stars (6-3-4, 21 points). Like Houston, the Red Stars have struggled offensively over the last few weeks with three consecutive losses by identical 2-0 score lines. That streak came to an end last Saturday with a 1-0 victory on the road against the Orlando Pride.
Chicago is led by head coach Rory Dames who has a record of 25-18-23 on the Red Stars sideline. The Illinois native reached the playoffs for the first time in the NWSL last year as Chicago finished with the second-best record in the regular season.