ION<\/a><\/p>\nThe 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quote of the Week:
\u201cWe 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 <\/p>\n
Current Form:
Pride\u2019s Last Match: Orlando Pride 2, Kansas City Current 2 (9\/11\/26, CPKC Stadium)
Goal-Scorers: Barbra Banda\u00a0(2); Temwa Chawinga, Elizabeth Bell
Competition: NWSL Regular Season <\/p>\n
Thorns\u2019 Last Match: Portland Thorns 1,\u00a0Chicago Stars 1 (9\/13\/26, Providence Park)
Goal-Scorers: Maitane Lopez; Taylor Wood
Competition: NWSL Regular Season <\/p>\n
Against the Opposition (All Competitions):
Series Record: 5-15-2\u00a0(Home: 4-5-2, Away: 1-10-0)
Last Matchup: POR 2, ORL 1 (8\/15\/26, Providence Park) <\/p>\n
Next Up: Orlando Pride at\u00a0Bay FC
Date & Time: Sun., Sep. 27, 5:00 p.m. ET
Venue: PayPal Park, San Jose, Calif.
Broadcast:\u00a0ESPN
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