Lynn Biyendolo ⚽⚽
Lindsey Heaps ⚽
Lynn Biyendolo scored a brace, at 36′ and 44′. North Carolina Courage lead the all-time series 3–0–2 across 5 meetings since 2017. North Carolina Courage stand 1st on 57 points in the table through September 1, 2026.
From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generatedWhat each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.
| Team | Sh | SoT | xG° |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage | 31 | 9 | 2.71 |
| Portland Thorns | 8 | 2 | 1.03 |
| Emily Sonnett | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Heaps | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hayley Raso | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midge Purce | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caitlin Foord | Portland Thorns | No | 57 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elizabeth Ball | Portland Thorns | No | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andressinha | Portland Thorns | No | 72 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jess McDonald | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Abby Dahlkemper | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaelene Daniels | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Katelyn Rowland | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| McCall Zerboni | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Mewis | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | No | 77 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | No | 84 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Abby Erceg | 0.07 | Miss |
| 8 | Merritt Mathias | 0.03 | Miss |
| 9 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 11 | Debinha | 0.03 | Miss |
| 12 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 16 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.16 | Miss |
| 20 | Jess McDonald | 0.07 | Miss |
| 24 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 28 | Jess McDonald | 0.35 | Miss |
| 36 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.72 | Goal |
| 38 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
| 40 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 40 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 41 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 43 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 44 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.54 | Goal |
| 46 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 49 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 50 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.10 | Miss |
| 53 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 57 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Miss |
| 58 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Miss |
| 60 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Miss |
| 64 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 65 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.31 | Miss |
| 68 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 69 | Abby Erceg | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 71 | Jess McDonald | 0.21 | Miss |
| 72 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 88 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 90 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 3 | Christine Sinclair | 0.25 | Miss |
| 31 | Celeste Anais Boureille | 0.07 | Miss |
| 45 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Miss |
| 48 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.65 | Goal |
| 70 | Caitlin Foord | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 75 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 82 | Tobin Heath | 0.03 | Miss |
| 83 | Andressinha | 0.03 | Miss |
North Carolina Courage lead the series 3–0–2 (W–D–L) across 5 prior meetings with Portland Thorns in the record since 2017.
Each question preserves North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns, August 5, 2018, the 2018 NWSL regular season scope, and a return to North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns.
Compare North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns on August 5, 2018's scoreline with the admitted shot and expected-goals record.
Release 2026-09-02Place North Carolina Courage's admitted attempts from North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns on August 5, 2018 on the normalized pitch.
Release 2026-09-02Follow the named scoring and shooting evidence from North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns on August 5, 2018 into the contributing player pages.
Release 2026-09-02
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"slug": "2018-08-05-nc-vs-por",
"date": "2018-08-05",
"season": 2018,
"competition": "NWSL regular season",
"matchweek": null,
"home": "North Carolina Courage",
"away": "Portland Thorns",
"home_score": 2,
"away_score": 1,
"venue": "First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park",
"release": "2026-09-02"
}