Orlando Pride SC (W)

vs

Chicago Red Stars (W)

Preview

Orlando Pride SC

• Orlando have three wins and two defeats from their last five, so they're not the most consistent team in the division and neither are the Stars.
• A recent trio of results has Orlando with a 2-0 loss at Angel City, a 3-0 home win over Kansas City Current, then a 0-1 home defeat to Boston Legacy, and their home form in NWSL 2026 has been solid.
• Pride have four wins, one draw and three defeats from eight at Exploria Stadium, averaging 1.62 goals scored per game and 1.25 goals conceded.
• Seb Hines has Orlando playing a hybrid back-four shape that allows them to play with numbers in wide areas and be ready to transition into attack, so they should be able to hurt a Chicago side that will try to slow the game down and force the hosts into a slow, patient build-up.

Chicago Red Stars

• Chicago Red Stars have won just one of their seven away games in NWSL 2026.
• Chicago have conceded 16 goals in their seven NWSL 2026 away games, which is a rate of 2.29 per game.
• Martin Sjögren is attempting to implement a more controlled, possession-based system, with selective pressing bursts and more intelligent rotations.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Barbra Banda
  • Barbra Banda has scored three of Orlando's seven goals across the last five matches in all current competitions.
• Jordyn Huitema
  • Jordyn Huitema is Chicago's bright spark with two goals in the Stars' last five in all competitions, but with only four goals in total it's a stretch to think she can be the focal point for a comeback at Orlando.

Betting Insights

• Orlando Pride SC enter Saturday's game as the 1.39 favorites with Chicago Red Stars listed at 5.82 and the draw at 5.0, and the hosts are certainly the more likely winner in this NWSL 2026 clash.
• The most natural play here is home win but we're going to take a sharp alternative look at Orlando or over 1.5 goals.

Prediction