Welcome to your match thread as the Orlando Pride (4-14-2, 14 points) take on the reigning NWSL champions, the North Carolina Courage (11-4-4, 37 points). This is the third and final meeting between the two this season.
This will be the ninth meeting between Orlando and North Carolina. The Courage lead the all-time series, 6-2-0 and have won the last five matches versus Orlando. These teams also played this preseason, where the Courage dominated the Pride, 4-0. The Courage franchise was formerly known as the Western New York Flash before relocating after the 2016 season, and the teams split their two matches when the Courage were still the Flash.