Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign: Time, how to watch quarterfinal NWSL playoff match

The Orlando Pride’s title defense starts now.

The defending champion Pride kick off the 2025 NWSL postseason against the No. 5 seed Seattle Reign FC on Friday in Orlando, Florida, the first of four quarterfinal matches this weekend.

The No. 4 seed Pride look to become the third team to win back-to-back NWSL championships, and the first since the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019, all without their star striker Barbra Banda. Banda led the Pride with eight goals this season, but the 2024 NWSL Championship MVP was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a full thickness avulsion of her right adductor longus tendon in August.

Both teams are familiar with each other. The Pride and Reign recently faced off during Decision Day on Nov. 2 with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Carson Pickett of the Pride and Jordyn Bugg of the Reign each scored. The Pride got the best of the Reign earlier this season in a 1-0 win in April, where Banda scored the lone goal.

2025 NWSL PLAYOFFS: Full bracket, schedule

Here’s everything to know ahead of the first quarterfinal match of the 2025 NWSL playoffs:

What time is Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign?

The 2025 NWSL postseason kicks off with a quarterfinal matchup between the No. 4 Orlando Pride and No. 5 Seattle Reign FC on Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. ET at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign: Time, streaming for NWSL playoffs

• Date: Friday, Nov. 7
• Time: 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT)
• Location: Inter&Co Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
• Stream: Prime Video

NWSL playoff format

The 2025 NWSL playoffs consists of three rounds of single-elimination matches.

The postseason will kick off with four quarterfinal matchups with the No. 1 seed Kansas City Current hosting the No. 8 Gotham FC and the No. 4 Orlando Pride vs. No. 5 Seattle Reign FC on one side of the playoff bracket. On the other side of the bracket, the No. 2 seed Washington Spirit hosts the No. 7 Racing Louisville FC and the No. 3 Portland Thorns FC vs. No. 6 San Diego Wave FC.

The winners of each quarterfinal match will face off against each other in the semifinals. (Seeding does not reset after each round). The two semifinal winners will face off in the 2025 NWSL championship game on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET (CBS, Paramount+) at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, home of NWSL’s Bay FC and MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes.

NWSL quarterfinals playoff schedule

• Game 1: No. 1 Kansas City Current vs. No. 8 Gotham FC – Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m. ET
• Game 2: No. 4 Orlando Pride vs. No. 5 Seattle Reign FC – Nov. 7, 8 p.m. ET
• Game 3: No. 2 Washington Spirit vs. No. 7 Racing Louisville FC – Nov. 8, 12 p.m. ET
• Game 4: No. 3 Portland Thorns FC vs. No. 6 San Diego Wave FC – Nov. 9, 3 p.m. ET

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