The Portland Thorns (3-1-3) head east to Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey, where they face off with Sky Blue FC (4-3-1) for the first of two meetings in June. Sky Blue is currently sitting a point ahead of the Thorns in the standings and features NWSL leading scorer Sarah Killion, who has score 5 of their 12 goals on the young. season.
Match Preview: “Zooming out, like many NWSL teams, Sky Blue has had an up-and-down season, looking like a dangerous attacking unit one game, then somewhat disjointed the next. Sam Kerr is a one-woman artillery unit who can sneak into dangerous areas and create chances from nothing.