The Portland Thorns (7-5-5) travel to Piscataway, New Jersey trying to extend a two-game winning streak. With six games left to play, the Thorns control their own playoff destiny. If they win out from here, second place is waiting for them. Before any of that, they have to take care of business away at a winless team—which they failed to do when that team was in Portland.
Meanwhile, Sky Blue (0-3-12) find themselves in the midst of a PR nightmare on top of their on-the-field troubles. After Sam Kerr scored a hat trick for Chicago on her return to Yurcak Field, she let her feelings be known about the state of things in New Jersey:
Kerr on returning to NJ: "If I'm honest I didn't enjoy it.