The Need to Know:
Date & Time: Saturday, Sept. 19, 4 p.m. ET
Venue: Inter.co Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Where to Watch/Listen:
Broadcast: ION
The Story:
- The Pride have won four of their last six home matches against the Portland Thorns, including each of the last three. Orlando's current three-match home winning streak against Portland is the second-longest regular-season home winning streak against a single opponent in club history, trailing only the Pride's active five-match streak against the Houston Dash.
- Forward Barbra Banda enters Saturday's matchup against Portland coming off a brace in Orlando's 2-2 draw against the Kansas City Current on Sept. 11. The Zambia international has scored a club-record 16 goals this season, extending the Orlando Pride single-season scoring record after surpassing the previous mark of 13 goals set by Marta in 2017 and matched by Banda in 2024. The two-goal performance also marked Banda's 10th career multi-goal match, making her one of just three players in NWSL history with 10 or more regular-season multi-goal games, joining Sam Kerr and Megan Rapinoe.
- Haley McCutcheon is set to make her 100th regular-season appearance for the Orlando Pride on Saturday against Portland. The milestone would see McCutcheon join Marta as the only players in club history to reach 100 regular-season appearances for the Pride.
Quote of the Week:
“We are excited to play at home, in front of our fans. We didn't get the three points in the last game but still walked away feeling like we had a pretty good performance, and we are building on that. We are ready to tackle a really good opponent, and we are ready to play in front of our fans."
- Interim head coach Yolanda Thomas
Current Form:
Pride’s Last Match: Orlando Pride 2, Kansas City Current 2 (9/11/26, CPKC Stadium)
Goal-Scorers: Barbra Banda (2); Temwa Chawinga, Elizabeth Bell
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Thorns’ Last Match: Portland Thorns 1, Chicago Stars 1 (9/13/26, Providence Park)
Goal-Scorers: Maitane Lopez; Taylor Wood
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Against the Opposition (All Competitions):
Series Record: 5-15-2 (Home: 4-5-2, Away: 1-10-0)
Last Matchup: POR 2, ORL 1 (8/15/26, Providence Park)
Next Up: Orlando Pride at Bay FC
Date & Time: Sun., Sep. 27, 5:00 p.m. ET
Venue: PayPal Park, San Jose, Calif.
Broadcast: ESPN
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
