Chicago Red Stars (W)
- Chicago Red Stars (W) have gone four straight games without a win, drawing one and losing four of their last five, including successive defeats to Gotham FC and Denver Summit FC.
- The Stars have also lost their last three straight and are 0-3 in their last 3 home games, so confidence is an issue.
Seattle Reign FC (W)
- This season hasn't been great for the visiting Seattle Reign FC (W), who come into the game of the NWSL 2026 regular season in ninth place with 40 points from 27 games.
- Reign have won two and lost three of their last five matches, beating Boston Legacy FC 2-0 before losing to North Carolina Courage last time out.
Head-to-Head
- Reign won the reverse head-to-head fixture 1-0 at home in NWSL 2026.
- Seattle manager Laura Harvey has kept things structured for much of the season, whether deploying a back five or a 3-5-2 where her full-backs are often wing backs and the pace is controlled.
- Chicago Red Stars (W) manager Martin Sjoegren has brought a pragmatic 4-2-3-1 system that plays with a compact mid-block and tries to break vertically when the opponents offer up space.
- That tactical clash should lead to a chess match where Chicago will try to break the block but the visitors will be equally happy to strangle space.
Betting Insights
- The odds for this match make no sense, with Reign 1.25 and Chicago 8.9 and we don't believe that any of those prices are worth betting.
- Reign have only scored 17 goals in 13 away games in NWSL 2026, an average of 1.31 per game, and the Red Stars have conceded 28 times at home from 13 games at 2.15 per game, so the under looks the way to go.
- An away win and under 2.5 goals is the selection, but we're also going for both teams to score - no in the 1.75 market as this should be a low-scoring match.
Prediction
- An away win and under 2.5 goals is the selection, but we're also going for both teams to score - no in the 1.75 market as this should be a low-scoring match.
- That tactical clash should lead to a chess match where Chicago will try to break the block but the visitors will be equally happy to strangle space, giving Seattle Reign FC the edge in a cagey affair.