The Thorns hit the road again in a quest to break their now five-game winless streak. Portland’s home loss to Orlando pushed them to 2-3-3, but the Washington Spirit are 1-4-2. Both teams have been underachieving based on talent and both will be eager to get back on track as soon as possible.
Annoyingly, the Thorns played some of their best soccer all season in stretches against Orlando last Saturday, but couldn’t find the finishing touch to put Orlando away after letting them go ahead on some simple giveaways. Similarly, the Spirit successfully held off North Carolina pressure for large stretches of their last match but were undone on a set-piece after an hour.