NWSL Match Preview: Orlando Pride (8-5-4) vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC (5-6-6)

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Game Details

Inter&Co Stadium • Orlando, FL
Streaming: NWSL Season Pass, CBS Sports App

Team Overviews

Orlando Pride (8-5-4, 28 pts)

Defending Shield and Championship winners in 2024.

Scored 23 goals and conceded 27 this season, sitting midtable in both attack and defense.

Winless in their last five matches (0-4-1) after a 1-0 loss at Angel City on Aug. 21.

NJ/NY Gotham FC (5-6-6, 21 pts)

Built a resilient skid-buster, unbeaten in four of their last five (2-3-0), most recently drawing 0-0 with Utah Royals.

Netted 20 goals while yielding 27, showing flashes of creativity but struggling for consistency on the road.

Head-to-Head & Trends

Orlando have won two of the last three H2H meetings, including a 2-0 victory on Mar. 23 and a 2-0 Cup win on Sep. 1, 2024.

Ten of the last eleven Orlando matches have gone Under 2.5 goals, and two of the three recent H2Hs were 0-1 or 2-0 finishes.

MATCH ODDS

Orlando Pride + 145       Draw + 230                         NJ/NY Gotham FC + 150

Over 2.5 – 120                   Under 2.5 – 125

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, August 28, 2025

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