North Carolina Courage W vs Portland Thorns W

NWSL - Regular season 4 Apr 2026, 22:30
North Carolina Courage W
North Carolina Courage W
2–2
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Portland Thorns W
Portland Thorns W
🏟 WakeMed Soccer Park 👤 A. Pennington

Match report

North Carolina Courage W shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Portland Thorns W in the NWSL - Regular season on 4 April 2026.

Portland Thorns W had 11 shots to North Carolina Courage W's 7.

The match was played at WakeMed Soccer Park, with A. Pennington in charge.

Half-time 2-2 Shots 7 - 11 On target 6 - 4 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 7 - 4 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Manaka Matsukubo
North Carolina Courage W · 1 goal
8 Reilyn Turner 1 goal
7 Ashley Sanchez 1 goal
7 Olivia Moultrie 1 goal
7 Kailen Sheridan captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 2–5
Shots On Goal 4–3 2–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 3–2 3–2
Attacks 43–33 43–46
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
4 Substitution 4
86 Attacks 79
38 Dangerous Attacks 39
5 On Target 3
3 Off Target 6
7 Shots Total 11
6 Shots On Goal 4
1 Shots Off Goal 5
0 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 4
7 Fouls 4
4 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Saves 4
370 Passes Total 232
317 Passes Accurate 175
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
North Carolina Courage W · 3-4-2-1
1 K. Sheridan
18 U. Shiragaki 25 M. Bell 17 D. Weatherholt
13 R. Williams 16 R. Jackson 14 C. Wickenheiser 2 A. Sanchez
20 S. Koyama 34 M. Matsukubo
33 H. Betfort
Portland Thorns W · 4-2-3-1
18 M. Arnold
2 R. Reyes 16 S. Hiatt 24 J. Perry 25 M. Vignola
21 J. Fleming 6 C. Bogere
66 R. Turner 13 O. Moultrie 19 P. Tordin
9 S. Wilson
North Carolina Courage W
Coach
Mak Lind
Substitutes
  • 22 Cortnee Vine
  • 99 Madison White
  • 12 Natalia Staude
  • 15 Payton Linnehan
  • 5 Cameron Brooks
  • 10 Evelyn Ijeh
  • 35 Allyson Schlegel
  • 3 Sydney Schmidt
  • 7 Lauryn Thompson
Portland Thorns W
Coach
Robert Vilahamn
Substitutes
  • 26 Marie-Yasmine Alidou
  • 23 Marie Müller
  • 15 Shae Harvey
  • 35 Morgan Messner
  • 29 Mallie McKenzie
  • 5 Isabella Obaze
  • 10 Deyna Castellanos
  • 88 Valerin Loboa
  • 11 Maddie Padelski
Substitutions
  • 25' ↑ M. Alidou d'Anjou ↓ R. Turner Portland Thorns W
  • 46' ↑ M. Muller ↓ M. Vignola Portland Thorns W
  • 69' ↑ P. Linnehan ↓ C. Wickenheiser North Carolina Courage W
  • 69' ↑ M. Padelski ↓ P. Tordin Portland Thorns W
  • 69' ↑ D. Castellanos ↓ C. Bogere Portland Thorns W
  • 80' ↑ E. Ijeh ↓ H. Betfort North Carolina Courage W
  • 80' ↑ N. Staude ↓ S. Koyama North Carolina Courage W
  • 80' ↑ A. Schlegel ↓ D. Weatherholt North Carolina Courage W
Cards
  • 81' E. Ijeh North Carolina Courage W
  • 84' D. Castellanos Portland Thorns W
Head-to-head
North Carolina Courage W 4 5 draws 3 Portland Thorns W
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2024-06-09 Portland Thorns vs North Carolina Courage 1 - 0
2024-04-13 North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns 2 - 0
2023-05-06 North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns 3 - 3
2022-08-24 North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns 3 - 1
Recent form
North Carolina Courage W D D D L W
Portland Thorns W D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in North Carolina Courage W vs Portland Thorns W?
North Carolina Courage W drew 2-2 against Portland Thorns W on 4 April 2026.
Who won North Carolina Courage W vs Portland Thorns W?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was North Carolina Courage W vs Portland Thorns W played?
The match was played at WakeMed Soccer Park.