Welcome to your match thread as the Orlando Pride (2-8-2, 8 points) take on the Portland Thorns (5-2-4, 19 points) at Providence Park. The match is the first of the season to be aired on an ESPN network after ESPN and the NWSL agreed to a broadcasting deal to air 14 games. This is the third and final meeting between the Pride and Thorns in 2019.
History has not been kind to Orlando when Portland is involved. The Pride are just 1-8-1 all-time and have lost in both of the previous matches this season by a combined score of 5-1.