2021 Schedule›Courage vs Thorns
Sunday, September 12, 2021 · Regular Season · 2021 season
First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park · Attendance 5,161
Lineups
Each starter shows her assigned role (formation slot) and, when our model scored the match, the role she actually played — inferred from her on-ball events. Amber marks a tension: deployed one way, played another.
Courage
Formation: 4-2-2-2
- 3 Kaleigh Kurtz · RCB (4) · played as a 4
- 14 Jess McDonald · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 1 Casey Murphy · GK (1)
- 10 Debinha · AM (10) · played like an 11
- 6 Abby Erceg (c) · LCB (5) · played as a 5
- 4 Carson Pickett · LB (3) · played as a 3
- 21 Cari Roccaro · DM (6) · played as a 6
- 19 Havana Solaun · AM (10) · played like a 7
- 8 Denise O'Sullivan · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
- 11 Merritt Mathias · RB (2) · played as a 2
- 9 Lynn Biyendolo · ST (9) · played as a 9
Bench
Thorns
Formation: 4-4-2 diamond
- 36 Angela Salem · DM (6) · played as a 6
- 31 Bella Bixby · GK (1)
- 19 Crystal Dunn · AM (10) · played as a 10
- 20 Kelli Hubly · LCB (5) · played as a 5
- 5 Emily Menges · RCB (4) · played as a 4
- 11 Rocky Rodríguez · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
- 10 Lindsey Horan · CM (8) · played as an 8
- 12 Christine Sinclair (c) · ST (9) · played like an 11
- 9 Sophia Wilson · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 18 Christen Westphal · RB (2) · played as a 2
- 14 Natalia Kuikka · LB (3) · played as a 3
Bench
Shots
Courage — 10 shots, 0.31 xG
| Rk | Min ▴ | Player | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 2 | 12 | Kaleigh Kurtz | 0.07 | Miss |
| 3 | 29 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | 37 | Merritt Mathias | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 5 | 65 | Debinha | 0.07 | Miss |
| 6 | 66 | Amy Rodriguez | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 7 | 66 | Kaleigh Kurtz | 0.07 | Miss |
| 8 | 90 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.03 | Miss |
| 9 | 91 | Amy Rodriguez | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 10 | 93 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Thorns — 24 shots, 1.45 xG
| Rk | Min ▴ | Player | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.03 | Miss |
| 2 | 9 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Miss |
| 3 | 10 | Lindsey Horan | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | 10 | Christine Sinclair | 0.03 | Miss |
| 5 | 16 | Rocky Rodríguez | 0.07 | Miss |
| 6 | 18 | Lindsey Horan | 0.07 | Miss |
| 7 | 21 | Sophia Wilson | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 8 | 22 | Angela Salem | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 9 | 22 | Angela Salem | 0.00 | Miss |
| 10 | 25 | Christine Sinclair | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 11 | 27 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 12 | 33 | Christine Sinclair | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 13 | 34 | Lindsey Horan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 14 | 38 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 15 | 47 | Lindsey Horan | 0.07 | Miss |
| 16 | 48 | Sophia Wilson | 0.07 | Miss |
| 17 | 56 | Sophia Wilson | 0.72 | Goal |
| 18 | 63 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 19 | 72 | Morgan Weaver | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 20 | 76 | Sophia Wilson | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 21 | 78 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | 82 | Rocky Rodríguez | 0.03 | Miss |
| 23 | 85 | Morgan Weaver | 0.07 | Miss |
| 24 | 92 | Tyler Lussi | 0.00 | Miss |