Welcome to your match thread as the Orlando Pride face Utah Royals FC for the third and final time during the 2018 regular season. The Pride (7-6-4, 25 points) sit in third place in the NWSL standings, albeit tied in points with Chicago. Utah (5-5-6, 21 points) is right there in the playoff hunt, sitting in sixth place but just four points below the red line. The Royals also have a game in hand, meaning a win against the Pride tonight puts playoff hopes in their own hands. This game is essentially a must-win for Orlando.
This is just Utah’s first year in existence and so there are only two other times these teams have seen each other.