Orlando Pride Face Tough Challenge As They Travel To Portland

“Orlando Pride face tough challenge as they travel to Portland”

After an exciting comeback in a 3-2 house NWSL victory over Angel Metropolis FC final weekend, the Orlando Pride will play throughout the nation on Saturday night time.

Orlando (5-1-0, 15 factors) will tackle the Portland Thorns (2-2-3, 9 factors), seeking to proceed its push to get again to the highest of the league desk.

The Delight have traditionally struggled in opposition to Portland. Orlando has gained simply 4 instances in 20 video games in opposition to the Thorns and has solely gained in Portland as soon as, in 2018.

“Historically, it hasn’t always been a great place for us to go play, but we’re a different team now, I think, different context, different circumstances,” Orlando coach Seb Hines mentioned.

“It’s going to be a good environment. It’s always a nice place to go and play with the fans, the opponent, everything that comes with it. So yeah, we’re excited to get across there and play another game of football.”

Orlando Pride forward Marta controls the ball during an NWSL soccer match against the Chicago Stars on March 14 in Orlando. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Orlando Sentinel) — Orlando Delight ahead Marta controls the ball throughout an NWSL soccer match in opposition to the Chicago Stars on March 14 in Orlando. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando’s assault is among the many finest within the league with 14 targets in six matches. Barbra Banda has contributed 4 of these targets, and her growth drives the Delight’s offense. Whereas she has been spectacular since becoming a member of the membership a 12 months in the past, she stays humble and offers many of the credit score for her particular person success to the laborious work of her teammates.

“Everything comes from the teamwork, and it’s not about me. All these things that are coming up is the hard work from the team,” Banda mentioned. “It’s a team that loves each other, and we love helping each other. So everything starts from the team.”

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Banda and the Orlando offense face a Thorns protection that has allowed 9 targets in seven matches this season. In the event that they keep on with the shape they confirmed in opposition to Angel Metropolis, Orlando ought to discover loads of attacking alternatives.