Match: Kansas City Current (9-5-5, 32 pts) vs Portland Thorns (8-3-7, 31 pts)
When: Sunday, Sept. 18th at 4 p.m. CT
Where: Children’s Mercy Park – Kansas City
Watch: Paramount +
Listen: N/A
The first place (as of Saturday) Kansas City Current (9-5-5, 32 pts) hosts the second place Portland Thorns (8-3-7, 31 pts) in a battle that may decide the eventual Shield winners. Kansas City is one point in front of Portland but the Thorns have a game in hand this game
The Current are fresh off their first loss since May and their third game in a week while the Thorns haven’t played since the 9th when they beat Orlando to end a small winless streak.