Sunday Soccer Doubleheader: Rader Chases the Rookie Record in the Dash Finale, Dynamo Eye a Club Points Mark in Portland
Houston's soccer Sunday runs from a 4 p.m. Dash season finale at Shell Energy Stadium — where rookie Kat Rader is one goal from NWSL history — to an 8:45 p.m. Dynamo kickoff in Portland, where one more win ties the club's single-season points record.
Sunday starts at Shell Energy Stadium, where the Houston Dash close their regular season against the Portland Thorns at 4 p.m. on Fan Appreciation Night — with a piece of league history one goal away. Rookie forward Kat Rader has 10 goals this season, one short of the NWSL single-season rookie record of 11 set by Diana Ordonez with North Carolina in 2023, according to the club's official match preview. Rader is the first Dash player with a double-digit goal season since Rachel Daly in 2018, and Dash rookies have scored 18 of the club's 38 goals this year.
The Dash, under interim coach Jaime Frias, took seven points from their last three road matches, including a 3-1 win at Chicago on October 23. Portland, which has already clinched its playoff place, drew the first meeting 1-1 on September 26.
The nightcap is in Portland, where the Houston Dynamo kick off at 8:45 p.m. on Apple TV, FS1 and Fox Deportes with their Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoff berth already clinched. Houston won 1-0 at Seattle on Wednesday, sits in the West's top four, and ties the club single-season points record of 54 — set in 2024 — with one more win. Head coach Ben Olsen returns to the bench after serving a one-match suspension.
Two Houston teams, two Portland opponents, one Sunday: the Dash at home at 4 p.m., the Dynamo on the road at 8:45.
