Portland Thorns (home)
- Portland Thorns (W) have lost just one of their last five games (W3, D1, L1)
- Portland beat Denver Summit FC 1-0 at home before drawing 1-1 away at Gotham in their latest two outings, so they can grind out a result and keep themselves in the game.
Washington Spirit (away)
- Washington Spirit (W) have lost three of their last five matches (W1, D1, L3)
- Washington followed a 1-1 away draw at Angel City with a 0-1 defeat at home to Orlando Pride before beating Bay FC 1-0 at home.
- A win, a draw and three defeats from the last five is an inconsistent return for a side that have been in the NWSL title race all season.
Key Players
Trinity Rodman has scored two of Washington's last five goals, so the Spirit have a livewire outlet in the final third while Portland have the clinical finish of Sophia Wilson, who has scored four of their goals in the same period.
Betting Insights
- The draw is a big price at 3.5, but over 2.5 goals at 1.57 looks a solid bet for a potentially tight game in which both teams to score is a live bet at 1.5.
- Portland have allowed just five goals at home in NWSL 2026 (0.50 per game), and have won their last two home matches, so the Spirit have a chance to get a goal even if Portland are able to hold their advantage.
Match context
Washington Spirit (W) sit 2nd in the NWSL 2026 table on 40 points from 22 games, two ahead of Portland in 5th on 38, so the stakes are high in the late-season matchup of two evenly matched sides this Sunday.