Banda, Kundananji in action in early hours of Saturday 

Copper Queens duo of strikers Rachel Kundananji and Barbra Banda will be back in action in the early hours of Saturday as the NWSL enters round 20 of action. 

Kundananji and her Bay FC teammates are away to North Carolina Courage while Banda and the Pride welcome Kansas City at the Inter & Co. 

Bay FC will be looking to make it three wins in a row after back to back wins over Portland Thorns and Racing Louisville. 

Meanwhile Banda and her team are looking to continue their unbeaten run and extend it to 21 games. 

Orlando enters the match riding a 20-game unbeaten streak, dating back to last season, along with a six-game winning streak, with a chance to get seven in regular season play.

At home, the Pride have won seven consecutive regular season matchups which is tied for the longest single-season home streak in league history.

The only longer regular season home winning streak in NWSL history was an eight-match run by Portland that spanned the 2017-18 seasons.

The reverse fixture saw Pride win 2-1 and both Temwa Chawinga the leading goalscorer with 15 goals and Banda the second highest with 12 scored in the match. 

On a personal note, Barbra Banda’s next goal will tie teammate Marta for most goals scored by a Pride player in a single season (13).

Banda has however fired blanks in her last three games and last scored against Kansas City before heading to Paris for the Olympics.

NWSL MATCHES 

01h00 : North Carolina Courage vs Bay FC 

02h00 Orlando Pride vs Kansas City