Welcome to your match thread as the Orlando Pride (2-4-2, 8 points) travel west to take on the Portland Thorns (3-1-4, 13 points). This is the first of two scheduled meetings between the teams this season, with the return game scheduled for Sept. 9 at Exploria Stadium.
Here is all you need to know about today’s game.
History
The Pride are 2-10-2 (2-9-2 in the NWSL regular season and 0-1-0 in the NWSL playoffs) against the Portland Thorns, dating back to 2016, and 1-6-0 away from home. They’ve been outscored 28-14 by today’s opponent in all competitions and 17-9 in Portland.