Need to Know:
Date & Time: Sunday, September 17, 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Exploria Stadium; Orlando, Fla.
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
Entitlement: Publix
Where to Watch:
Broadcast: FOX35 PLUS (local), Paramount + (national), NWSLsoccer.com (international)
The Story:
- The Orlando Pride are set to host the UKG Challenge Cup Champion, North Carolina Courage on Sunday after a 13-day break from NWSL regular season play.
- Sunday’s match serves as the fourth encounter between the two sides across all competitions during the 2023 campaign, resulting in two losses and a draw for the Pride.
- The Courage’s last four regular season matches have resulted in two losses and two draws while the Pride have secured two wins and two losses.
Quote of the Week:
“They have had some success with winning the Challenge Cup. They’ll have some good momentum and high spirits but as always, we have to focus on ourselves. We’ve lost our last two games, but the performance has been good obviously there have been different circumstances, but the performances have been pretty consistent all season. We want to continue to make this a difficult environment to play in and we are playing against arguably the best footballing team in the league. It’ll be a really good challenge for us, but our mindset is to win every game that comes toward us."
- Head Coach Seb Hines
Current Form:
Pride’s Last Match: OL Reign 1, Orlando Pride 0 (9/3/23, Lumen Field)
Goal-Scorers: Jordyn Huitema
Courage’s Last Match: North Carolina Courage 2, Racing Louisville FC (Challenge Cup Final, 9/2/23, WakeMed Soccer Park)
Goal-Scorers: Kerolin, Manaka Matsukubo
Against the Opposition:
Series Record: 4-10-1 (Home: 1-5-0, Away: 3-5-1)
Last Matchup: North Carolina Courage 5, Orlando Pride 0 (7/29/23, WakeMed Soccer Park)
Next Up: Orlando Pride at Angel City FC
Date & Time: Monday, October 2, 10 p.m. ET
Venue: BMO Stadium; Los Angeles, Cal.
Broadcast: CBS Sports Network (national), NWSLsoccer.com (international)
Competition: NWSL Regular Season
