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By: NWSL Editor
Match Preview: Washington Spirit vs. Orlando Pride

Audi Field | Washington, D.C. – Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 PM ET on Paramount+ and Twitch

Match facts:

The Washington Spirit welcome the Orlando Pride to Audi Field on Sunday looking to extend their unbeaten run to four games, while the visitors aim to halt a two-game losing streak.

Players to watch:

Spirit forward

Ashley Hatch

has been the side’s most consistent threat alongside fellow forward

Trinity Rodman

. Hatch’s two goals in addition to Rodman’s one have helped lead the Spirit to their unbeaten start with three consecutive draws. In addition to Rodman’s goal, she also leads the team in dribbles attempted (24) and tackles attempted (11). The Pride recently announced a season-ending injury for playmaker

Marta

, leaving a hole in their attack that is still attempting to be filled. Orlando has still yet to score a goal through their three games played, though forward

Sydney Leroux

leads the side in total shots and shots on target and could be the difference maker for the visitors. Match facts: The Washington Spirit welcome the Orlando Pride to Audi Field on Sunday looking to extend their unbeaten run to four games, while the visitors aim to halt a two-game losing streak. The Spirit and Pride played to a 0-0 draw in Orlando in each side’s first match of this year’s Challenge Cup, with the result the first time the teams played to a scoreless draw in 16 all-time meetings. Draws are a theme for the Spirit through three games, with their goal production and goals conceded each going up from game to game. Following that draw against the Pride, the Spirit finished 1-1 with Gotham FC and, most recently, 2-2 against the Courage, making it the first time that they have drawn three consecutive matches in all competitions in club history. On the other side, Orlando has just one point from its last eight matches dating back to last season and it came in that scoreless draw with the Spirit to begin its 2022 Challenge Cup. Now aiming to also break their goalscoring drought, no team has ever gone four games without scoring a goal in a single season in the tournament’s brief history. Ways to watch: Fans in the

United States

can watch the match on Paramount+ while fans in

Canada and abroad

will be able to watch on Twitch .

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