North Carolina Courage (women) - Portland Thorns (women)

Logo North Carolina Courage (women)
North Carolina Courage (women)
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National Women's Soccer League - NWSL Group Stage 2026 - Round
2 - 2
Finished
Referee: Alyssa Pennington
Logo Portland Thorns (women)
Portland Thorns (women)
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Result

Ball possession

60%
40%

Timeline

12'
0-1
Reilyn Turner
25'
Reilyn Turner (out)
Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou (in)
Player unknown
1-1
28'
33'
1-2
Olivia Lynn Moultrie
Ashley Nicole Sanchez
2-2
37'
46'
Mary Alice Vignola (out)
Marie Müller (in)
Carly Wickenheiser (out)
Payton Elizabeth Linnehan (in)
69'
69'
Cassandra Ella Archontoulis Bogere (out)
Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis (in)
Player unknown
80'
Hannah Claire Betfort (out)
(in)
80'
Shinomi Koyama (out)
Natalia Staude (in)
80'
Danielle Marie Weatherholt (out)
Allison Schlegel (in)
80'
84'
Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis

Previous confrontations (H2H)

4 North Carolina Courage (women)
6 Draw
4 Portland Thorns (women)
43% Over 2.5 goals
50% Both teams scored
2.7 Goals per match
Logo North Carolina Courage (women) 5 | Logo Portland Thorns (women) 4 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Portland Thorns (women) 0-6 North Carolina Courage (women) (2019)
Most goals: North Carolina Courage (women) 3-3 Portland Thorns (women) (2023)
Goals scored all matches
Logo North Carolina Courage (women)
1.64
Logo Portland Thorns (women)
1.07
Goals in home matches
Logo North Carolina Courage (women)
1.71
Logo Portland Thorns (women)
1.14
Goals in away matches
Logo North Carolina Courage (women)
1.57
Logo Portland Thorns (women)
1.00
Above is calculated based on the below matches
Full H2H of North Carolina Courage (women) and Portland Thorns (women) →

Stats

North Carolina Courage (women)
Portland Thorns (women)
422
Passes success
249
10
Shots inside box
12
2
Shots outside box
4
2
Blocked shots
4
8
Free Kicks
9
7
Shots on goal
6
4
Goalkeeper saved
5
3
Shots off goal
6
500
Total passes
324
12
Total shots
16
1
Yellow cards
1
7
Corners
4
9
Fouls
8

table 2026

Nwsl Women
Team Pts
NJ/NY Gotham FC (women) NJ/NY Gotham FC (women) 55
San Diego Wave (women) San Diego Wave (women) 54
Washington Spirit (women) Washington Spirit (women) 52
Angel City (women) Angel City (women) 49
Kansas City (women) Kansas City (women) 47
Utah Royals (women) Utah Royals (women) 47
Portland Thorns (women) Portland Thorns (women) 47
OL Reign (women) OL Reign (women) 44
North Carolina Courage (women) North Carolina Courage (women) 42
Denver Summit (women) Denver Summit (women) 41
Orlando Pride (women) Orlando Pride (women) 36
Houston Dash (women) Houston Dash (women) 33
Boston Legacy (women) Boston Legacy (women) 32
Bay Bay 27
Racing Louisville (women) Racing Louisville (women) 24
Chicago Red Stars (women) Chicago Red Stars (women) 17
Complete table

Line-ups

Logo North Carolina Courage (women) North Carolina Courage (women) — Formation: 3-4-2-1
Coach: Mak Lind
1
Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan
18
25
Maycee Nicole Bell
17
Danielle Marie Weatherholt
13
Ryan Emilie Williams
16
Riley Francis Jackson
14
Carly Wickenheiser
2
Ashley Nicole Sanchez
20
Shinomi Koyama
34
33
Hannah Claire Betfort
9
Sophia Olivia Smith
19
13
Olivia Lynn Moultrie
66
Reilyn Turner
6
Cassandra Ella Archontoulis Bogere
21
Jessie Alexandra Fleming
25
Mary Alice Vignola
24
16
Samantha Ryan Hiatt
2
Reyna René Reyes Stubblefield
18
Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold
Portland Thorns (women) — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Portland Thorns (women)
Coach: Robert Vilahamn

Substitutes

Substitutes North Carolina Courage (women)

Name Age Position
Natalia Staude 25 Defender
Payton Elizabeth Linnehan 25 Attacker
Cortnee Brooke Vine 28 Attacker
Allison Schlegel 26 Attacker

Substitutes Portland Thorns (women)

Name Age Position
Isabella Bryld Obaze 23 Defender
Mallie McKenzie 25 Midfielder
Marie Müller 26 Midfielder
Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou 31 Midfielder
Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis 27 Attacker

Player stats

# Name FN rating Min Pos G A Sh SoT Pas KP Pas+ Tkl Blk Int Du Du+ Dri Dri+ Foul Foul+ 🟨 🟥 Off Sav GC Pen+ Pen- PenSv
2 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Ashley Nicole Sanchez 7.9 90 Midfielder 1 0 4 3 26 2 21 1 - 1 9 4 5 3 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
66 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Reilyn Turner 7.9 25 Midfielder 1 0 2 1 11 - 6 1 - - 6 5 2 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
18 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold 7.7 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 23 - 19 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - 5 2 0 0 0
25 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Maycee Nicole Bell 7.5 90 Defender - 0 - - 65 - 60 1 2 2 9 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
13 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Ryan Emilie Williams 7.3 90 Midfielder - 1 - - 40 2 31 1 - - 8 2 2 - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Reyna René Reyes Stubblefield 7.3 90 Defender - 0 - - 33 2 25 4 - 2 6 6 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Samantha Ryan Hiatt ©️ 7.2 90 Defender - 0 - - 61 - 54 2 1 - 4 3 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
13 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Olivia Lynn Moultrie 7.2 90 Midfielder 1 0 4 3 35 2 28 3 - 1 11 9 1 1 - 3 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
9 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Sophia Olivia Smith 7.2 90 Attacker - 0 3 1 13 2 10 - - - 10 6 5 4 3 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan ©️ 6.9 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 52 - 43 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 0 0 - 4 2 0 0 0
20 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Shinomi Koyama 6.9 80 Attacker - 0 1 1 34 - 26 1 - - 2 1 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
12 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Natalia Staude (sub) 6.9 10 Defender - 0 - - 8 1 7 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
23 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Marie Müller (sub) 6.9 45 Midfielder - 0 - - 17 3 11 1 - - 4 2 1 - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
14 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Carly Wickenheiser 6.7 69 Midfielder - 1 - - 44 1 39 3 - 1 13 4 1 1 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
33 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Hannah Claire Betfort 6.7 80 Attacker - 0 - - 14 - 11 - - - 2 2 1 1 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Riley Francis Jackson 6.6 90 Midfielder - 0 - - 61 2 48 1 - - 5 2 - - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
21 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Jessie Alexandra Fleming 6.6 90 Midfielder - 0 1 1 25 1 20 2 - 1 8 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis (sub) 6.5 21 Attacker - 0 1 - 3 - 3 - - - 4 1 1 1 1 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
17 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Danielle Marie Weatherholt 6.3 80 Defender - 0 1 1 37 - 34 2 - - 6 4 1 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Payton Elizabeth Linnehan (sub) 6.3 21 Attacker - 0 1 - 2 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
35 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Allison Schlegel (sub) 6.3 10 Attacker - 0 1 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
25 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Mary Alice Vignola 6.3 45 Defender - 0 - - 12 - 10 - - 1 1 - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
6 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Cassandra Ella Archontoulis Bogere 6.3 69 Midfielder - 0 - - 15 - 12 2 - - 4 3 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
26 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Marie-Yasmine Alidou d'Anjou (sub) 6.3 65 Midfielder - 0 - - 10 - 7 - - - 5 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
22 Logo North Carolina Courage (women) Cortnee Brooke Vine (sub) - - Attacker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
29 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Mallie McKenzie (sub) - - Midfielder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Portland Thorns (women) Isabella Bryld Obaze (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -