It's the final day of the NWSL regular season and the Portland Thorns need a win this afternoon if they want to play a couple more games this year. They will face a Seattle Reign team that has already clinched the NWSL Shield and home field advantage through the the playoffs, but still faces the exciting prospect of sweeping their rivals after failing to get even a single point from them in 2013.
You've surely already heard this, but here it is one more time: a win will put the Thorns through to the playoffs in the third seed, while anything else brings the defending champions' season to an end.
Here's everything else you need to know:
Match Information
Broadcast: Comcast SportsNet Northwest and ESPN3 (outside Oregon and Washington)
Kick off: 2:00 PM PT at Providence Park
Portland Thorns: 9-8-6, 5th place in the NWSL
Seattle Reign: 16-1-6, 1st place in the NWSL