For the second time in five days, the Portland Thorns travel to face off against one of the teams at the top of the NWSL table. This time Portland (2-1-4, 10 points) will face the Houston Dash (3-1-3, 12 points) in the heart of humid Texas.
Houston has been one of the surprises of this early NWSL season, having gone undefeated since dropping their opening fixture of the regular season. They currently sit third in the table, and have done so on the back of a stout and difficult to beat defense.