Welcome to your match thread as the Orlando Pride take on the Washington Spirit in Exploria Stadium on opening weekend of the 2021 NWSL regular season. Both teams are familiar with each other; they played a few weeks ago in the NWSL Challenge Cup. The Pride finished a goal better than the Spirit, and Orlando won the head-to-head match up.
History
The all-time series between the two teams is tied 5-5-2 (W-L-D) in all competitive matches, with the Spirit holding a 5-4-2 edge in regular-season play. The Pride won the previous match 1-0 thanks to an Ashlyn Harris penalty kick save (along with eight other saves).