This season has been hard for North Carolina Courage W up to now, while Portland Thorns W have enjoyed many victories. Will the highest placed take another scalp at WakeMed Soccer Park?
- North Carolina Courage W have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in NWSL
- Portland Thorns W have the most scored goals (36) in NWSL
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Carolina and Portland Thorns W.
North Carolina Courage W form and stats
North Carolina Courage W's struggle is real here at WakeMed Soccer Park with only 4 points collected from 6 NWSL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4.
North Carolina Courage W's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Chicago Red Stars W (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, six consecutive matches. As indicated by the result mentioned above, North Carolina Courage W played a great game against Chicago Red Stars W and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Ordoñez, having bagged a goal in four matches in a row.
Ahead of that match, Carolina lost 3-4 at home to Kansas City.Goal party? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this side has seen three or more goals.
The manager Nahas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kansas City in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and North Carolina Courage W are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches. Carolina have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number. When North Carolina Courage W hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Washington Spirit W, Racing Louisville and Sky Blue W), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Portland Thorns W form and stats
3-4-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Portland Thorns W, who have the most scored goals (36) in NWSL, in their NWSL matches away.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Women's International Champions Cup home loss versus Chelsea W with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Observe that 10 of this club's 11 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting San Diego Wave W in just three days.
The Portland Thorns W manager Wilkinson has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. As opposed to that, Portland Thorns W have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Portland Thorns W - Carolina 3-3 was the result in these contenders' latest H2H game, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): North Carolina Courage W two wins, two draws and Portland Thorns W two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Smith 11 goals | D. Ordonez 10 goals | D. de Oliveira 4 goals |
North Carolina Courage W missing players
Portland Thorns W missing players
| North Carolina Courage W | Portland Thorns W | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 36 |
| 26 | 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 92% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 77% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 69% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 53% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 15% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 5.8 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13.8 | 15.9 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 42% | 47% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 33% |
| 12.2 | 10.3 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
- All of Portland Thorns W's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- North Carolina Courage W have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- North Carolina Courage W have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in NWSL
- North Carolina Courage W haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portland Thorns W have not yet lost a game away.
- Portland Thorns W have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portland Thorns W have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Portland Thorns W have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Portland Thorns W have the most matches over the total-line (10) in NWSL
- Portland Thorns W have the most scored goals (36) in NWSL
- Portland Thorns W have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in NWSL
- Portland Thorns W have the the best goal difference (+21) in NWSL
- Portland Thorns W have the the best goal difference (+6) away in NWSL
- Portland Thorns W have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portland Thorns W haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 28 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave W | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Houston Dash W | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Kansas City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | OL Reign W | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars W | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Angel City W | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Orlando Pride | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 21 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | North Carolina Courage W | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Washington Spirit W | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Sky Blue W | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -20 | 12 |
