What did Portland Thorns's five most recent 2018 NWSL regular-season results show about Portland Thorns's form?
Read Portland Thorns's current form through five named, navigable match results.
Release 2026-09-02Teams › Portland Thorns › 2018
Portland Thorns · 2018 NWSL seasonFranchise record
2018 Portland Thorns
13–6–7 (W–D–L) across all competitions. Roster stats are regular season only.
- Record
- 13–6–7
- Points
- 421.75 per game
- Finish
- 2nd of 9published table
- Goal diff
- +122nd in the NWSL
- GF–GA
- 42–32all competitions
- Squad
- 22players used
Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02 ✓coverage through September 1, 2026
Lindsey Heaps led the roster with 13 goals and led Portland Thorns's roster in VAEP° (13.04).
goals are counted; VAEP° is a model estimate that tends to favor high-touch midfielders
Final regular-season table: 2nd of 9 — 42 points, +12 goal difference.
The team-season record supports one named chance-creation comparison.How did Portland Thorns's 2018 chance creation compare with North Carolina Courage's?
The Roster · 2018
| Lindsey Heaps | Thorns | 1 | 22 | 2103 | 13 | 2 | 64 | 28 | 74.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Christine Sinclair | Thorns | 1 | 24 | 2295 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 19 | 68.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tobin Heath | Thorns | 1 | 17 | 1330 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 16 | 68.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic | Thorns | 1 | 20 | 1460 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 63.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hayley Raso | Thorns | 1 | 12 | 789 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 61.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Emily Sonnett | Thorns | 1 | 20 | 1865 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 77.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Katherine Reynolds | Thorns | 1 | 17 | 1500 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ellie Madison Carpenter | Thorns | 1 | 17 | 1371 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tyler Lussi | Thorns | 1 | 15 | 438 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 44.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Meghan Klingenberg | Thorns | 1 | 20 | 1852 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 72.3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Thorns | 1 | 21 | 1688 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 73.5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Emily Menges | Thorns | 1 | 15 | 1391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midge Purce | Thorns | 1 | 19 | 1381 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 62.1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Adrianna Franch | Thorns | 1 | 14 | 1344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Britt Ellen Eckerstrom | Thorns | 1 | 10 | 951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andressinha | Thorns | 1 | 18 | 917 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 81.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kelli Hubly | Thorns | 1 | 11 | 863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mallory Weber | Thorns | 1 | 14 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 64.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ifeoma Onumonu | Thorns | 1 | 8 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Caitlin Foord | Thorns | 1 | 6 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 73.2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Angela Salem | Thorns | 1 | 5 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69.9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Elizabeth Ball | Thorns | 1 | 6 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 | 0 | 0 |
Style Signals°How did Portland Thorns's 2018 directness and transition profile compare with the 2018 NWSL regular-season field?
Portland Thorns's 2018 modeled directness, transition share, and shot-triggered threat. The signals describe style and context; the signals are not grades.
| 0.170 | 0.484 | 1.851 | 1.496 |
| 2018-03-24 | Regular season | Away | Courage | L | 0 | 1 | 4210 |
| 2018-04-01 | Regular season | Away | Stars | W | 3 | 2 | 13678 |
| 2018-04-15 | Regular season | Home | Pride | W | 2 | 1 | 16466 |
| 2018-04-21 | Regular season | Home | Spirit | D | 1 | 1 | 14485 |
| 2018-04-29 | Regular season | Away | Royals | D | 1 | 1 | 8446 |
| 2018-05-05 | Regular season | Home | Reign | L | 2 | 3 | 16054 |
| 2018-05-10 | Regular season | Away | Dash | D | 1 | 1 | 2668 |
| 2018-05-12 | Regular season | Home | Pride | L | 1 | 2 | 17115 |
| 2018-05-19 | Regular season | Away | Spirit | W | 1 | 0 | 3284 |
| 2018-05-26 | Regular season | Home | Royals | W | 2 | 0 | 15113 |
| 2018-05-31 | Regular season | Home | Courage | L | 1 | 4 | 15018 |
| 2018-06-17 | Regular season | Away | Stars | D | 1 | 1 | 4093 |
| 2018-06-23 | Regular season | Away | Dash | W | 3 | 1 | 3480 |
| 2018-06-28 | Regular season | Home | Gotham | D | 1 | 1 | 18237 |
| 2018-07-01 | Regular season | Away | Reign | L | 0 | 1 | 4781 |
| 2018-07-07 | Regular season | Home | Royals | W | 4 | 0 | 17930 |
| 2018-07-16 | Regular season | Home | Dash | W | 3 | 1 | 15327 |
| 2018-07-21 | Regular season | Away | Gotham | W | 2 | 1 | 2338 |
| 2018-08-05 | Regular season | Away | Courage | L | 1 | 2 | 5379 |
| 2018-08-11 | Regular season | Away | Pride | W | 2 | 0 | 6012 |
| 2018-08-19 | Regular season | Home | Stars | D | 2 | 2 | 18631 |
| 2018-08-23 | Regular season | Home | Gotham | W | 2 | 1 | 17986 |
| 2018-08-26 | Regular season | Away | Spirit | W | 1 | 0 | 7976 |
| 2018-09-08 | Regular season | Home | Reign | W | 3 | 1 | 21144 |
| 2018-09-15 | Playoffs | Home | Reign | W | 2 | 1 | 14179 |
| 2018-09-22 | Playoffs | Away | Courage | L | 0 | 3 | 21144 |
Upcoming Portland Thorns fixtures after September 1, 2026 are unavailable in the admitted release. NWSL Notebook does not turn missing fixture authority into placeholder dates.
Continue exploring
Each admitted question names Portland Thorns, the 2018 NWSL regular-season scope, the comparison subject, the required evidence, and a return to 2018 Portland Thorns.
How did Portland Thorns's 2018 chance creation compare with North Carolina Courage's?
Compare Portland Thorns with the named adjacent table team using the same season, competition, shots, and expected-goals scope.
Release 2026-09-02How did Portland Thorns's 2018 defending compare with the 2018 NWSL regular-season median?
Place Portland Thorns's goals-against and expected-goals-against rates beside the named league-season median.
Release 2026-09-02Which players led Portland Thorns's 2018 NWSL regular-season goals, assists, and on-ball value?
Connect Portland Thorns's named season leaders to canonical player pages without inventing a combined influence score.
Release 2026-09-02How did Portland Thorns's 2018 directness and transition profile compare with the 2018 NWSL regular-season field?
Compare Portland Thorns's supported style signals with the exact league-season distribution.
Release 2026-09-02From Here