Red Stars vs. Racing Super Quick Preview
With 3 games in 7 days, it has been a busy week for coverage, especially since I have been out of town since Tuesday. I will be traveling home during the game, so I hope my 4G connection lets me see the game in real time.
Just a few things to hit in this abbreviated preview, so let me just put them in bullet point form.
Expect quite a different lineup compared to Wednesday obviously. I will be super curious to see who will be partnered with Bonner. I expect it to be Hendrix, but you never know.
Look for a warm welcome for Yuki, even if they don't broadcast the player walkout. She was definitely a fan fave in Chicago like she is in Louisville.
Chicago hasn't been very inconsistent, so see if Racing can exploit their defense early and pick up their first ever away goal.
Racing's kits are so popular that Alex Campbell wore one when he interviewed me for his SoccerCast Chicago podcast this week. Also, Chicago is probably the easiest away game to get to, so see if you can spot some Racing fans who made this a weekend road trip.
A few weeks ago, I said 4 points from 9 was a good point total from these 3 games. That's definitely possible and I predict 1-1 draw with Racing scoring first, but the Red Stars grabbing a late goal to snatch a point.
