Cleansheet: Utah Royals 1 - 0 Houston Dash
Sat, 19 May 2018 - 15:30
Stadium: America First Field
Finished
Clean Sheet
| # | Team | MP | Clean Sheet | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Spirit |
24 | 4 | 17% |
| 2 |
Seattle Reign |
25 | 12 | 48% |
| 3 |
Portland Thorns |
26 | 5 | 19% |
| 4 |
Sky Blue |
24 | 2 | 8% |
| 5 |
Utah Royals |
24 | 9 | 38% |
| 6 |
Houston Dash |
24 | 3 | 13% |
| 7 |
Chicago Red Stars |
25 | 9 | 36% |
| 8 |
Orlando Pride |
24 | 5 | 21% |
| 9 |
North Carolina Courage |
26 | 13 | 50% |
| # | Team | MP | Clean Sheet | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Spirit |
12 | 3 | 25% |
| 2 |
Seattle Reign |
12 | 7 | 58% |
| 3 |
Portland Thorns |
13 | 2 | 15% |
| 4 |
Sky Blue |
12 | 2 | 17% |
| 5 |
Utah Royals |
12 | 6 | 50% |
| 6 |
Houston Dash |
12 | 2 | 17% |
| 7 |
Chicago Red Stars |
12 | 5 | 42% |
| 8 |
Orlando Pride |
12 | 1 | 8% |
| 9 |
North Carolina Courage |
14 | 9 | 64% |
| # | Team | MP | Clean Sheet | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Spirit |
12 | 1 | 8% |
| 2 |
Seattle Reign |
13 | 5 | 38% |
| 3 |
Portland Thorns |
13 | 3 | 23% |
| 4 |
Sky Blue |
12 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 |
Utah Royals |
12 | 3 | 25% |
| 6 |
Houston Dash |
12 | 1 | 8% |
| 7 |
Chicago Red Stars |
13 | 4 | 31% |
| 8 |
Orlando Pride |
12 | 4 | 33% |
| 9 |
North Carolina Courage |
12 | 4 | 33% |
The number of clean sheets, or matches a team has without conceding a single goal, in a competition is a strong indicator of how well their defence is playing. The more times a team can completely keep their opponents from scoring, the more likely it is the team’s actual ability rather than just random chance.
We keep track of all the clean sheet information here, and these are the stats for Utah Royals vs Houston Dash:
- Utah Royals has played 24 matches and kept opponents from scoring a single goal in 9 of them. In other words, they have kept a clean sheet in 38% of their matches.
- In 12 home matches in the National Women's Soccer League, Utah Royals has had 6 matches without conceding a goal. Houston Dash has played 24 matches and has shut out opponents on 3 occasions. That means they have held clean sheets in 13% of their matches.
- In 12 home matches played in the American Women's Football League, Houston Dash has had 1 matches without conceding a single goal. And away from home, they have a 8% clean sheet rate as the visiting side.
If both clubs have a high rate of keeping clean sheets, then there’s a decent chance of seeing a low-scoring battle between two strong defensive clubs. But for matches between clubs with low rates of clean sheets, then it’s fair to expect a goal or two.