Portland Thorns edged it 2–1
Portland Thorns trail the all-time series 3–3–4 across 10 meetings since 2016. Portland Thorns stand 2nd on 42 points in the table through September 1, 2026.
From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generatedFinal · NWSL playoffsSeptember 15, 2018
Tobin Heath ⚽ · Lindsey Heaps ⚽
Jasmyne Spencer ⚽
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Scoring Summary
1.6–0.8 xG° on 12 shots to 17
What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.
| Team | Sh | SoT | xG° |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Thorns | 12 | 5 | 1.62 |
| Seattle Reign | 17 | 5 | 0.76 |
The scoreline and shot record support one exact next question.What did the shot-quality record reveal about Portland Thorns's 2–1 win over Seattle Reign on September 15, 2018?
The Shape of the Match
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Box Score
| Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Heaps | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ellie Madison Carpenter | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Caitlin Foord | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Emily Sonnett | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midge Purce | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic | Portland Thorns | No | 45 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Ball | Portland Thorns | No | 91 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Lauren Barnes | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lydia Williams | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jodie Taylor | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Megan Montefusco | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allie Long | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Steph Catley | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Theresa Nielsen Eslund | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rumi Utsugi | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jasmyne Spencer | Seattle Reign | Yes | 0 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bev Yanez | Seattle Reign | No | 77 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morgan Andrews | Seattle Reign | No | 81 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Addo | Seattle Reign | No | 83 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who Was On
Portland Thorns
Shots
Portland Thorns 1.62 xG°
| 7 | Christine Sinclair | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 16 | Tobin Heath | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 17 | Caitlin Foord | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 17 | Midge Purce | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 17 | Tobin Heath | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 33 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.11 | Miss |
| 42 | Tobin Heath | 0.62 | Goal |
| 45 | Caitlin Foord | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 47 | Emily Sonnett | 0.07 | Miss |
| 48 | Emily Sonnett | 0.07 | Miss |
| 76 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.65 | Goal |
| 82 | Tobin Heath | 0.10 | Miss |
Seattle Reign 0.76 xG°
| 2 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 12 | Rumi Utsugi | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 15 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | Jess Fishlock | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 27 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.31 | Post |
| 28 | Jasmyne Spencer | 0.35 | Goal |
| 30 | Jodie Taylor | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 30 | Allie Long | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 32 | Jodie Taylor | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 32 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.00 | Miss |
| 36 | Allie Long | 0.00 | Miss |
| 36 | Jodie Taylor | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 38 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 51 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.00 | Miss |
| 57 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.07 | Miss |
| 71 | Jess Fishlock | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 79 | Megan Rapinoe | 0.03 | Miss |
Head to Head
Portland Thorns trail the series 3–3–4 (W–D–L) across 10 prior meetings with Seattle Reign in the record since 2016.
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