National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Portland Thorns W or OL Reign W that keep their silverware dream alive.
OL Reign W could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a NWSL game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at San Diego Wave W. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Portland Thorns W form and stats
Last season, Portland's Nwsl Challenge Cup Women journey ended in the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Providence Park as Portland Thorns W have scored 18 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the NWSL are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Portland Thorns W last time playing, versus Washington Spirit W. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Portland Thorns W, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Washington Spirit W. Fun stuff to watch! Smith has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in four matches in a row. Ace!
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Chicago Red Stars W.The match schedule is unforgiving for Portland Thorns W as they have a new game in only three days, a NWSL match thankfully also at home. Kansas City are visiting.
At Providence Park, Portland Thorns W has the goal stats of 18-6 (for/against) from 6 league fixtures.
OL Reign W form and stats
Last season their Nwsl Challenge Cup Women adventure ended in the semi-finals.The visitors are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the NWSL.
Reign play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting San Diego Wave W.
Ahead of that match was the NWSL away draw versus Houston Dash W that ended 0-0.A quick return to home after this game, as OL Reign W are hosting Racing Louisville in the NWSL only three days away.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Portland Thorns W victories, five draws and three OL Reign W wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Smith 10 goals | C. Dunn 5 goals |  B. Balcer 5 goals |
Portland Thorns W missing players
OL Reign W missing players
| Portland Thorns W | OL Reign W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 53 | 31 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17.6 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 12.2 | ||
| 7.7 | 8.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | ||
| 9.7 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portland Thorns W | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | North Carolina Courage W | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | OL Reign W | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Washington Spirit W | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | San Diego Wave W | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sky Blue W | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Houston Dash W | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Racing Louisville | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Angel City W | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Kansas City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 12 | Chicago Red Stars W | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 10 |
