Following the FIFA international break, Seattle Reign FC returns to action on Saturday with a road match against the Washington Spirit. Both teams are coming off a scoreless draw in their previous matches — the Spirit drew with Sky Blue, while Seattle battled to a 0-0 scoreline against the Orlando Pride.
This is the first meeting between the teams since Week 1 of this season, when Reign FC defeated the Spirit 2-1. While Seattle completely dominated the first half of that match, and easily could have scored more than two goals, the team allowed the Spirit back into the game and kept the scoreline closer than it needed to be.