Who’s Hot

The North Carolina Courage are undefeated on the season sitting on seven wins and two draws, so it’s safe to say they’re on fire.

Individually though, US Women’s National Team player, Crystal Dunn, is wreaking havoc on NWSL backlines. That's nothing new for Dunn who leads the team with four goals on the season. After spending the prior 2017 season with Chelsea Ladies FC, Dunn’s NWSL return is a mirror image of her pre-UK days, maybe even better.

McCall Zerboni and the backline are each playing their respective parts as well with the Courage also sitting tied for second place on goals allowed so far this season.



Who’s Not

North Carolina’s starting keeper is out with a left ankle sprain. We know a missing keeper does not equate to failure especially after their backup, Rowland, showed she’s more than qualified to stand between the posts after her SOTW nomination. They also have four other quality players out with injuries including last season's star, Lynn Williams. Although they continued their streak with Saturday’s win over Sky Blue, they were very vocal about their dissatisfaction on the match.



Recent Team Form

While it may seem like smooth sailing for the leaders of the league, they themselves seem to not be ecstatic with recent performances. Of course, points are points but after a close game with the last team in the rankings, the Courage are going to need to bounce back quickly if they’re looking to continue their domination over a streaking Orlando Pride.



Head-to-Head

The Pride are 3-2-0 all-time against the Courage. In the last meeting at WakeMed Soccer Park, the Pride took all three points off a game-winning Alanna Kennedy free kick to shift them into third place right before the postseason. This time, the Courage are heading to Orlando City Stadium for the teams' first meeting in the 2018 season. Let’s not forget the Pride were the team to douse the flames on North Carolina’s hot run at the beginning of last season, handing them their first and last losses of the regular season.