The Portland Thorns (9-6-6) host Sky Blue FC (0-5-14) in the second of three games this week for the Thorns as they seek to solidify their playoff place. Sky Blue, on course to have the worst points total of any team in American women’s professional soccer history, come into the game with their pride on the line. They’ve run the Thorns close in both of their previous meetings, most notably stealing a 1-1 draw on their last visit to Providence Park. The Thorns will have to be at high levels of focus to put them away.
The lineup is more or less settled at this point.