Rose Lavelle scores the winning goal for No. 3 seed Gotham in the final game for Thorns legend Christine Sinclair.

Revenge is on the cards when reigning NWSL champions NJ/NY Gotham FC hosts the Portland Thorns in the quarterfinals of the playoffs on Sunday, Nov. 10.

To do that, they first have to beat Portland Thorns FC . Gotham FC won the two games in the regular season, including the recent 2-0 win at home . The question is whether they can win again for a third time. The Thorns are still a good team and always compete in the NWSL Playoffs.

The final quarterfinal of this year's NWSL Playoffs felt like the changing of the guard, in a way. The Portland Thorns, the league's most successful team, were the underdogs against NJ/NY Gotham FC, the reigning champions who surprised many by winning last season's championship after a history of being one of the NWSL's bottom-dwellers.

On a soggy Saturday night in Southeast Texas, Bay FC prevailed 3-2 over the Houston Dash in a topsy-turvy match at Shell Energy Stadium. The win sent Bay six points clear of Racing Louisville in the NWSL standings, thus clinching a historic first-ever playoff spot for the California club.