Portland Thorns FC vs North Carolina Courage

NWSL

Portland

13-8-8

1-0

Final

North Carolina

13-3-13

Providence Park

Match pulse

PORAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTNC

37%Possession63%

13Shots11

7On target2

5Corners8

2Saves5

15Fouls17

27'Marie MüllerPOR55'BiaNC79'Riley JacksonNC

Team	1H	2H	T
POR	0	1	1
NC	0	0	0

Who won: Portland 1-0

Portland Thorns FC beat North Carolina Courage 1-0 on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Providence Park. Goals for Portland: Marie Müller (60').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

PORNC

15Fouls17

1Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

1Offsides3

5Corner Kicks8

2Saves5

37.3Possession62.7

13SHOTS11

7ON GOAL2

0.5On Target %0.2

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

276Accurate Passes493

343Passes575

0.8Pass Completion %0.9

3Accurate Crosses5

12Crosses20

0.3Cross %0.3

42Long Balls70

20Accurate Long Balls35

0.5Long Balls %0.5

4Blocked Shots5

7Effective Tackles14

11Tackles18

0.6Tackle %0.8

9Interceptions6

37Effective Clearances15

37Clearances15

Player of the game

Mackenzie Arnold

POR · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

59%

POR · 1.76 xG

23%

Draw

17%

NC · 0.88 xG

Portland created better chances: they win this game 59% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kailen Sheridan.
90'+1'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Caiya Hanks.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
88'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
86'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
C. Hanks
86'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pietra Tordin.
85'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Weatherholt
Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Dani Weatherholt.
H. Betfort
85'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Jackson
Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Riley Jackson.
V. Bøe Risa
85'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
83'
Foul
Foul by Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage).
83'
Free kick won
Nina Nijstad (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Foul
Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage).
81'
Free kick won
Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage).
81'
Free kick won
Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Free kick won
Ally Schlegel (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Nina Nijstad (Portland Thorns).
79'
Yellow card
Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
R. Jackson
79'
Foul
Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
79'
Free kick won
Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Free kick won
Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.