Pride Traveling To Utah In Hopes Of Righting The Ship

“Pride traveling to Utah in hopes of righting the ship”

The Orlando Satisfaction have appeared shaky in latest weeks, dropping to the Kansas Metropolis Present final weekend and dropping down the league standings. They’ve an opportunity to get proper this weekend with a street journey towards a languishing foe.

Third-place Orlando (5-3-1, 16 factors) travels to tackle the Utah Royals (1-6-2, 5 factors) on Friday evening seeking a much-needed win.

“At this point, after winning a championship last year, you’re going to get everyone’s best game,” Orlando defender Carson Pickett stated. “We just have to continue to be us and play how we know how to play and break teams down.”

Orlando’s protection was its power final season, however it has struggled within the earlier 5 matches. The Satisfaction haven’t saved a clear sheet since a 1-0 victory over Seattle Reign FC on April 12. Leaking targets on the again has damage the Satisfaction, they usually have misplaced three of their previous 5 matches.

The excellent news for Orlando is that Utah is barely scoring a median of 0.78 targets per match. The Royals have solely scored seven instances in 9 matches, and no participant has scored multiple purpose this season. It’s the good alternative for Orlando to earn a clear sheet and rebuild confidence.

Nevertheless, Orlando has additionally been missing in assault. The Satisfaction have solely scored 4 targets of their previous 5 video games, with three of them coming within the 3-2 victory over Angel Metropolis FC. Marta (3G, 1A) and Barbra Banda (4G, 1A) lead the staff in scoring, and they are going to be trying to make the most of a Utah protection that has allowed 16 targets this season.

“I think we can do better in the final third, finishing,” Pickett continued. “The momentum’s there, we haven’t been outplayed or anything, we’ve had most of the possession in every game. [We need to] just continue to do what we know best and get the result no matter where we’re at.”