The Boston Breakers and the Portland Thorns locked horns over a 2-2 tie last weekend at Jordan Field. Now the Breakers are on the Thorns’ home turf in Portland, ready to play them away. Portland is fifth and Boston is seventh in the standings, though they’re separated by one point, and so far neither of them has managed to win an away game. Can Boston break that pattern?
Evidence from their last game suggests they can, although conditions will be different this time around for Portland. First, Thorns home-field advantage. Boston has several veterans who will undoubtedly be used to the noise and smoky hoopla of Providence Park, but we’ll see if the rookies are shaken at all.