National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Orlando Pride or North Carolina Courage W that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Orlando Pride form and stats
Orlando Pride participated in Nwsl Challenge Cup Women the last season, where they reached the group stage.0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Orlando Pride have to build on here at Exploria Stadium in the NWSL.
The home fans witnessed a 0-0 draw versus North Carolina Courage W in the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that match was a NWSL defeat to Sky Blue W (0-2).Early season league goal statistics from Orlando Pride's 2 home games: {1 goals}, 4 conceded.
North Carolina Courage W form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for North Carolina Courage W, as they won the Nwsl Challenge Cup Women.0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of North Carolina Courage W playing as the away team in the NWSL this season.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Orlando Pride in their previous outing. The Nwsl Challenge Cup Women duel ended 0-0.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Washington Spirit W.North Carolina Courage W have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Orlando Pride wins - draws - North Carolina Courage W wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nicoli Israel Ferraz 2 goals | M. Gejl Jensen 1 goals |
Orlando Pride missing players
North Carolina Courage W missing players
| Orlando Pride | North Carolina Courage W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 24% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| 12.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portland Thorns W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego Wave W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | OL Reign W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Sky Blue W | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Houston Dash W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Angel City W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Chicago Red Stars W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | North Carolina Courage W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 12 | Orlando Pride | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
