It was another week where Seattle Reign FC presented their line-up as a 3-4-3, but in reality it played as their standard 4-3-3 with the wide forwards dropping back to help the midfield when defending.
The Washington Spirit offense relies on the speedy front line of Cheyna Williams and Francisca Ordega, along with wide play by Havana Solaun. So by clogging up the midfield and maintaining strong defensive cohesion, the Reign were able to deny the Spirit many dangerous through balls, but Washington adjusted by pushing balls out wide and dropping in crosses.