The Need to Know:
Date & Time: Sunday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Inter.co Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Where to Watch/Listen:
Broadcast: Roku Channel
The Story:
- The Pride have won five of their last seven meetings with the Houston Dash, including each of the last four played in Orlando, marking the club's longest home winning streak against a single opponent. Orlando went unbeaten in the 2025 season series, earning a 1-0 victory at Inter.co Stadium on June 7 thanks to defender Cori Dyke's stoppage-time winner before playing to a 1-1 draw in Houston on Oct. 3.
- Barbra Banda's first-half strike against the Utah Royals marked her 13th goal of the 2026 regular season, tying the Orlando Pride single-season record originally set by Marta in 2017 and matched by Banda in 2024. The Zambian international enters Sunday's match against Houston one goal shy of becoming the club's all-time single-season scoring leader.
- Forward Summer Yates recorded her second assist of the 2026 campaign on Barbra Banda's goal against the Utah Royals on Aug. 29. The helper marked the 10th goal contribution of Yates' NWSL career, bringing her career totals to five goals and five assists.
Quote of the Week:
“I asked the team the other day, ‘I said... We’ve had a tough go; we’ve had some injuries. There’s no denying that we are in a tough spot. But, as much as we are dealing with lots of emotions, the heaviest lift I am going to ask you to do is dare to dream. If you can lift your eyes and dare to dream that we can get three points this week, then we can do it again next week.’”
- Interim head coach Yolanda Thomas
Current Form:
Pride’s Last Match: Orlando Pride 1, Utah Royals 2 (8/29/26, Inter.co Stadium)
Goal-Scorers: Barbra Banda; Cloe Lacasse, Paige Cronin
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Royals’ Last Match: Seattle Reign 1, Houston Dash 0 (8/30/26, Lumen Field)
Goal-Scorers: Maddie Dahlien
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Against the Opposition (All Competitions):
Series Record: 10-9-3 (Home: 7-3-1, Away: 3-6-2)
Last Matchup: HOU 1, ORL 1 (10/3/25, Shell Energy Stadium)
Next Up: Orlando Pride at Kansas City Current
Date & Time: Fri, Sep. 11, 8:00 p.m. ET
Venue: CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
Broadcast: Prime Video
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
