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Matches2020

Final · NWSL Fall SeriesOctober 4, 2020

Amy Rodriguez ⚽

Christine Sinclair ⚽

America First Field · 97′ played

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
UTAH ROYALSPORTLAND THORNS0′HT97
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 8Amy RodriguezUtah Royals
  2. 58Christine SinclairPortland Thorns
The story · match

Level at 1–1

Utah Royals trail the all-time series 1–3–3 across 7 meetings since 2018.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

1.72.6 xG° on 18 shots to 14

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
Utah Royals1861.71
Portland Thorns1452.65
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceUtah Royals 1.71 · Portland Thorns 2.65
0.511.522.530′HT97′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelUtah Royals · Portland Thorns

18
14
6
5
1
1

shots → on target → goals

Control

367 passes · 68.4%′531 · 79.1%′

23 interceptions24

22 clearances26

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Emily MengesPortland ThornsYes0970000
Lindsey HeapsPortland ThornsYes0970041
Britt Ellen EckerstromPortland ThornsYes0970000
Christine SinclairPortland ThornsYes0971022
Emily CurranPortland ThornsYes0970000
Madison PogarchPortland ThornsYes0970000
Christen WestphalPortland ThornsYes0970000
Becky SauerbrunnPortland ThornsYes068680000
Rocky RodríguezPortland ThornsYes060600000
Morgan WeaverPortland ThornsYes045450020
Sophia WilsonPortland ThornsYes045450000
Simone CharleyPortland ThornsNo45520030
Marissa EverettPortland ThornsNo4589440021
Angela SalemPortland ThornsNo60370000
Kelli HublyPortland ThornsNo68290000
Tyler LussiPortland ThornsNo8980011
Tziarra KingUtah RoyalsYes0970031
Amy RodriguezUtah RoyalsYes0971084
Brittany RatcliffeUtah RoyalsYes0970020
Elizabeth BallUtah RoyalsYes0970000
Lo'eau LaBontaUtah RoyalsYes0970021
Mallory WeberUtah RoyalsYes0970010
Abby SmithUtah RoyalsYes0970000
Kate Elizabeth BowenUtah RoyalsYes0970010
Taylor Maree LeachUtah RoyalsYes0970000
Aminata Fatou DialloUtah RoyalsYes0970000
VeroUtah RoyalsYes064640010
Taylor LytleUtah RoyalsNo64330000
Who Was On
Shots

Utah Royals 1.71 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
6Amy Rodriguez0.00Attempt Saved
6Brittany Ratcliffe0.11Attempt Saved
8Lo'eau LaBonta0.00Attempt Saved
8Amy Rodriguez0.72Goal
17Tziarra King0.05Miss
25Vero0.10Miss
44Lo'eau LaBonta0.00Attempt Saved
48Amy Rodriguez0.07Miss
50Amy Rodriguez0.00Attempt Saved
50Amy Rodriguez0.07Miss
51Amy Rodriguez0.11Miss
70Brittany Ratcliffe0.05Attempt Saved
70Amy Rodriguez0.11Attempt Saved
70Kate Elizabeth Bowen0.15Attempt Saved
71Tziarra King0.07Post
71Mallory Weber0.10Attempt Saved
88Amy Rodriguez0.00Attempt Saved
94Tziarra King0.00Attempt Saved

Portland Thorns 2.65 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
11Morgan Weaver0.35Miss
31Lindsey Heaps0.62Attempt Saved
32Christine Sinclair0.00Attempt Saved
39Lindsey Heaps0.00Attempt Saved
40Morgan Weaver0.25Attempt Saved
56Simone Charley0.07Miss
57Marissa Everett0.00Attempt Saved
57Simone Charley0.40Attempt Saved
58Christine Sinclair0.65Goal
79Marissa Everett0.07Miss
79Simone Charley0.07Miss
81Lindsey Heaps0.10Miss
84Lindsey Heaps0.07Miss
92Tyler Lussi0.00Attempt Saved
Head to Head
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Each question preserves Utah Royals 1–1 Portland Thorns, October 4, 2020, the 2020 NWSL Fall Series scope, and a return to Utah Royals 1–1 Portland Thorns.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "date": "2020-10-04",
  "season": 2020,
  "competition": "NWSL Fall Series",
  "matchweek": null,
  "home": "Utah Royals",
  "away": "Portland Thorns",
  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 1,
  "venue": "America First Field",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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