Seattle Reign kick off their final regular-season match Sunday afternoon, taking on the Orlando Pride at Lumen Field at 2 p.m. PT. The Decision Day match, with every game kicking off simultaneously, will stream on ESPN+ for fans in the United States and NWSL+ for international viewers.
The game will be Jess Fishlock's final regular-season match with the Reign, as the 14-year Reign player—the last remaining "OG"—will retire at the end of the season. Her teammates are motivated to keep her career going as long as possible, ideally into the playoffs and ultimately the championship.
Susie Rantz
The Reign will secure a spot in the NWSL playoffs if they win. Plain and simple. If they draw or lose, they can still advance, but it depends on the result of the Denver Summit vs. North Carolina Courage match. If that other game ends in a draw, the Reign are safe, no matter their result. If the Reign draw against Orlando, they'd need Denver/NC to draw or Denver to win to book a playoff spot.
Everything on the line.
— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc.com) 9:01 AM · Oct 31, 2026
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Head-to-Head
- The Reign are 8-6-8 all-time against the Pride and have a 5-2-3 record at home, with their only two home losses coming in the last two seasons
- Seattle has scored 33 goals across the series; Orlando has 25
- The last meeting came in the season opener, with the Reign earning a 2-1 road win on goals from Jess Fishlock and Brittany Ratcliffe
2026 record
Seattle Reign FC: 13-11-5 (44 points, 8th place)
Orlando Pride: 11-15-3 (36 points, 11th place)
Key stats
- Seattle is 8-4-2 at home
- Orlando is 5-7-2 on the road
- Seattle has scored 36 goals and conceded 33; Orlando has scored 39 and conceded 46
- Seattle is tied for second in the league with 11 clean sheets; Orlando has 7
- The Reign lead the league in accurate crosses (5.6) and long balls (24.2) per game
- Orlando leads the league in interceptions (12.2) and tackles (19.6) per game
- Barbra Banda, who is still stuck in quarantine with her Zambian teammates and won't be available, leads her team with 17 goals and 4 assists
Who to watch
Haley McCutcheon
A true workhorse, Haley McCutcheon has earned the nickname "McClutcheon" because of her ability to come up big in matches. She's been asked to play fullback and midfield this year because she can make an impact in multiple spots on the field. She has six goals and two assists. No matter where she lines up, McCutcheon works hard the entire time she's on the pitch. And the Reign can't ignore her late runs into the box and the danger she poses on set pieces.
Marta
Does she even need an introduction? This is an exciting matchup between two league legends: Jess Fishlock and Marta. The 40-year-old can still flip a match in an instant. She may have only two goals and one assist this season, but the Brazilian can do things on the ball that nobody else can.
Solai Washington
Rookie Solai Washington, asked to step up while the team is without Barbra Banda, has contributed to four goals in her last five appearances, tallying two goals and two assists. With goals in each of her last two matches, the 21-year-old became the youngest player in Pride history to score in consecutive regular-season matches. She's got a lot of speed and has shown a growing composure in the box.
What to watch
Everything to play for vs. nothing to lose
The Reign aren't guaranteed a playoff spot without getting a result on Sunday, so they have everything riding on Sunday's Decision Day match. The Orlando Pride, on the other hand, are already out of the playoffs. They have nothing to play for, except the motivation to finish the season strong and spoil another team's season. That is a dangerous recipe. The Reign will need to ride the emotions of the match in order to get a result.
“I think the best motivator in any sport is pride, and no pun intended with Orlando Pride, but if you’re getting on a plane and flying six hours across the country with a three-hour time change, you’re not going to walk on that field and let the other team just walk all over you,” Reign head coach Laura Harvey said. “I think the most dangerous teams are the teams that don’t have anything to play for. I’ve said that many a time and I still believe it today. If we just expect that, because of everything riding on it for us versus what’s riding on it for them, we’re going to win, then we’d be setting ourselves up for failure.”
A rocking Lumen Field for Jess Fishlock
The Reign are on pace for their best attendance this season, and could even break into the top 3 (for standalone matches, not doubleheaders), with their third-most attended match at 16,598, which was Megan Rapinoe's jersey retirement night. The Reign are 6-1-2 in regular-season home games with at least 10,000 fans. Can they ride the home energy and score early to set the tone in Jess Fishlock's final match at Lumen Field? Fishlock is certainly looking forward to playing her final regular-season match at Lumen, especially after playing at so many rougher venues before this.
"It'll be so fun to go out tomorrow and play that last game at Lumen, knowing for years we were fighting for that for so long," Fishlock told reporters in the pre-match press conference. "Obviously Memorial and then Cheney and then finally we got Lumen. And it was funny because I was at the Sounders game the other day, and I was just looking at the stadium and I was like, 'This really is such a fantastic stadium.' So, I know that it'll probably be super emotional on the weekend, just knowing that this will be my last game at Lumen and for how long I had waited and wished to be able to play at that stadium."
Mike Russell
Dominance on defense and offense
Last weekend on the road in Utah, the Reign limited Utah's chances, stayed organized defensively, and won their duels and first and second balls. The only thing the Reign couldn't figure out was how to turn that into dangerous chances on the offensive end.
“I thought we competed well. We showed grit. We showed determination,” Harvey said of the Utah match. “We rode waves of their momentum, but we never bent, we never broke. But when we had the momentum and were getting on the front foot, we just missed that little bit of quality at times. Hopefully we can turn that into some quality moments tomorrow.”
They are hoping to get both things right against the Pride on Decision Day, although they'll face an Orlando side that takes pride in being gritty and winning tackles. They lead the league in interceptions and tackles, so they won't make things easy on Seattle.
“First and foremost, we’ve got to earn the right to play the football we want to play,” Harvey said. “We’ve got to defend well, we’ve got to compete, we’ve got to win our individual battles, we’ve got to do all the horrible side of football.”
Kit matchup
Injury / Availability Report
Seattle Reign
OUT: Lynn Biyendolo (Maternity Leave), Maddie Dahlien (Knee - SEI)
Orlando Pride
OUT: Barbra Banda (Excused Absence), Sanne Lekven (Ankle), Zoe Matthews (Hip), Nicole Payne (Lower Leg)
How to Watch
The Reign kick off against the Pride on Sunday, November 1, at 2 p.m. PT. All NWSL matches on Decision Day will kick off at the same time. The match will stream on ESPN+ for U.S. viewers and NWSL+ for international viewers.
