Portland, Chicago, and North Carolina. No surprises there, those three were widely predicted to make the NWSL playoffs. Orlando? Now there’s a team that surprised a few people. Can they crash the party and make it to a final they will host? First we have to get past the semifinal round.
Orlando Pride at Portland Thorns FC, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (on Lifetime)
Since the start of July, Portland has gone 9-2-2 and Orlando is 7-2-4 in that same time. These two teams are playing the best soccer in the league right now and should lead to some fire works in front of what should be an outstanding atmosphere in Portland.