There is only one undefeated team left after the Orlando Pride and Angel City fell on the weekend. And one winless team remains after the Utah Royals eked out a stoppage time result.
Here’s how they look after National Women’s Soccer League competition in Week 5.
The cream of the crop
Orlando Pride (4-1-0, 12 pts; vs Spirit, 0-1): The Pride’s first lost at INTER&Co since August 25, 2023, was the product of an Anna Moorhouse blunder that handed the Spirit the only goal of the afternoon. But the loss also highlighted that the champs have not been sharp offensively much of the season. It just hadn’t bitten them in the form of a loss until this one.
Kansas City Current (5-0-0, 15 pts; vs Dash, 2-0): Remember, these are not power rankings. But the Current are the last team standing without dropping a match, and through five matches they look every bit the part. Lorena has now kept four-straight clean sheets and covered 401 minutes since conceding to the Thorns on Week 1. Those are both team records, and if the streaks live another week it…
