The Thorns play their final regular-season match this evening against the Seattle Reign, a contest that will likely determine playoff seeding for both teams. A Portland win means the Thorns end up in second and host a semifinal match against the Reign. A draw would put them in third place and send them to Seattle, while a loss would put them in either third or fourth, depending on the result of Chicago-Utah tomorrow.
Portland will be missing Hayley Raso after the winger suffered a fractured spine against the Spirit, and Meghan Klingenberg is listed as questionable due to an adductor strain.