Seattle Reign (W)
- Seattle Reign (W) are 10th in the NWSL 2026 table, 10 points ahead of 16th-placed Chicago Red Stars.
- Seattle Reign (W) have won three and lost two of their last five matches, while Chicago Red Stars have won zero, drawn one and lost four of their last five.
Chicago Red Stars
- Chicago Red Stars have scored just two goals in nine away matches.
- Chicago have won just once and lost eight times from nine road games in the NWSL 2026, scoring just 0.22 goals per game and allowing 2.11 per game on average.
Head-to-Head
But the Red Stars may not go down without a fight and the recent head-to-head history makes this look closer than the odds suggest.
Key Players
- Madison Mercado has been Seattle's danger woman in the last month, scoring three times in five games as the Reign have racked up 10 goals in that span.
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Managers to note:
- Reign boss Laura Harvey, in charge since July 2021, has a solid foundation and structure for the Seattle Reign (W) to build from.
- Chicago Red Stars boss Martin Sjoegren, who took over in January 2026, has plenty of work to do to fix a team that have been more reactive than ruthless under his watch.
Betting Insights
- Seattle Reign (W) are the runaway favorites at 1.42 for Saturday's NWSL clash with Chicago Red Stars and, given the visitors' lousy record, the home team do look the likeliest winners.
- Under 2.5 goals at 2.25 and both teams to score No at 1.95 make more appeal than the home side's odds and provide insurance in case Chicago snatch a draw in this contest.
Prediction
- Seattle should try to keep the game under control and force Chicago wide, while the visitors will try to force errors and catch the Reign on the counter-attack in a typical chess match between control and transition.
- The Red Stars, with their all-out pressing game, should be open to counter-attacks and that is where Seattle should target their goals in this game.
- Seattle’s momentum should see them through.
