Welcome to your match thread for today’s NWSL semifinal match-up between the third-place Orlando Pride (11-6-7, 40 points) and the Portland Thorns (14-5-5, 47 points). This is the third of the two scheduled meetings between the two sides this season and the first time ever in the postseason, with the Thorns holding a 1-0-1 edge in 2017.
It’s a battle of the two hottest teams in the league. The Pride finished the season on a 6-0-3 run, while the Thorns cruised to an incredible 9-1-2 mark down the stretch, including a 0-0 draw at Orlando just two weeks ago.