Welcome to your match thread as the Orlando Pride take on the Washington Spirit in Exploria Stadium. With a loss or draw, Orlando (0-1-1, 1 point) will officially be eliminated from the final. Meanwhile, the Spirit (1-1-0, 3 points) are in third place after a 1-0 win over Racing Louisville FC.
History
The Spirit lead the all-time series between the two teams, 5-4-2 (W-L-D). Orlando held the slight advantage in 2019 before back-to-back wins from the Spirit. The Pride lost 3-0 in the last match, on Oct. 5, 2019. Current Orlando Pride forward Crystal Thomas was with Washington for that match, scoring a goal and recording an assist.