Match Forecast: Seattle Reign FC Back at Lumen Field Against the Red Stars

Seattle Reign FC are back home at Lumen Field after a long stretch of road matches, this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. against the Chicago Red Stars. The Reign are looking to get back into the win column in front of their home crowd. 

WHEN AND WHERE: The Reign kickoff at 3:00 p.m. PT at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. Tickets to the match are available HERE. 

WHERE TO WATCH: Seattle-area fans can tune in on KONG and KING5+. The match is also available to watch on NWSL+. 

2024 NWSL REGULAR SEASON RECORDS AND STANDINGS (W-L-D): Seattle Reign FC: 1-3-0 (13th place), Chicago Red Stars: 2-1-1 (6th place) 

Key Points Ahead of the Match: 

1. LAST MEETING – Seattle Reign FC and the Chicago Red Stars last met earlier this season, in Chicago. The Red Stars scored first, but the Reign found an equalizer in the 63rd minute. With her goal, midfielder Ji became the first South Korean player to ever score an NWSL goal. However, the Reign conceded a goal five minutes later, ultimately falling 2-1. 

“I think there's things that we can take away from that game that I think, actually, we've tried to do in the last two games that we've played. We didn't create enough opportunities against Chicago to win it,” said Seattle Reign FC Head Coach Laura Harvey. 

“I didn't think we allowed them to create too many opportunities either, so I think what we've done in the last two games is created more, especially in the last game, and we defensively talked about being more solid against San Diego, which I think that we were and then we're just trying to find that balance right now. I think, how do you find the balance between creating or scoring and not conceding? I think that's our big takeaway going into tomorrow.” 

2. SCOUTING CHICAGO – The Red Stars currently sit in 6th place in the NWSL standings, most recently falling 1-0 to Angel City FC. The Red Stars conceded an own goal, set up by Angel City forward Claire Emslie. The loss marked the first loss for the Red Stars, who were previously undefeated in 2024. In the 30 all-time meetings between Seattle and Chicago, there have been 5 games that featured five or more goals. The Reign have won four of those five games 

“Yeah, the game in Chicago was a tough game. I don't think we as a team were at our best in that game. We've learned a lot - we've looked back at the clips from that game and how we set up and maybe tweaks that we can make for tomorrow's game. As a midfielder, I think that their midfield is definitely a strong midfield in the league and I've played with and against some of their players who are in the midfield,” said Seattle Reign FC midfielder Angharad James-Turner. “So, it's going to be a challenge, but it's one that I think that we've tweaked little areas from the last game and hopefully we can go out and perform in the way that we know we can, especially in front of our home crowd that gets behind us and we're really looking forward to that.” 

3. FOCUSED ON US – After a 1-3-0 start to the season, the Reign are focused on putting together the best performance possible. Though the team is battling a couple of injuries, they will look to find consistency in their play. 

“I don't think our mentality shifts and changes, no matter what the results are behind us. I think that's what makes teams successful - the most important game is the one you're about to play. Getting a result is obviously huge for us. But I think on top of that, it's in increasing our level of performance at this stage of the season is what we're really focused on and I've said this forever - if you do that and you get your performance levels right on both sides of the ball and in all aspects of the game, you have a better chance of getting results,” said Harvey. 

“You may get results across the board at times if your performance levels aren't low, but if you want consistency, you have to focus on the performance level first and then results tend to take care of themselves as you go on. So, I think we've been slightly unlucky with some of our results so far, but I think we all believe that we have a little bit more in us performance wise, so I think focusing on that has always been our main topic.” 

MultiCare Availability Report: 

OUT  

Claudia Dickey (knee) 

Jordyn Huitema (back) 

QUESTIONABLE 

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