Looking at the tail of the tape for this upcoming National Women's Soccer League action, we have the Orlando Pride squaring off against Angel City FC. Let's roll through some player stats and recent form, shall we?
Between the reminder posts, protecting their respective nets we have Anna Moorhouse for the Pride with a 6.50 rating and 6 mustered saves. Angel City FC will lean on Angelina Anderson in goal, definitely no angel with a 6.20 rating and 4 saves to her account.
Let's take a stroll down the roster for Angel City FC. You got Alyssa Thompson and Riley Tiernan, both bagging two goals each and maintaining pretty decent accurate pass percentages of 78.4% and 57.9% respectively. Claire Emslie also makes the list with 1 shot on goal and a solid 74.0 accurate pass %, but couldn't get the rascally ball where it really mattered.
For the Orlando Pride, mirroring the duo of Thompson and Tiernan is Barbra Banda and Marta, both ladies scoring a goal each and pinging some accurate passes around the pitch. But Haley Hanson may not have found the net, but her accurate pass % of 83.2 certainly can't be overlooked.
Our journey through the annals of previous clashes, sees the Pride with a heavier advantage, having won three of the four encounters. Angel City FC managed to scrape a win once and shared the spoils on the only other occasion.
And now kids, let's dive into the regular season records, with the Orlando Pride showing a more convincing run (4-0-1) as opposed to Angel City FC's rather undecided performance (2-2-1). Angel City FC's recent poor run speaks volumes. They conceded four without reply to Gotham FC - talk about forgetting your superhero cape on game day. On the flip side, the Pride boasts a strong form, brushing aside opponents like dust under the rug.
Dare we say, the stars seem to be aligning in favor of the Pride. Now, before you start throwing tomatoes at me, remember I'm just the messenger of all things logical, probable, and a dash of fun.
Albert’s Prediction: Orlando Pride by 2
