What did Portland Thorns's five most recent 2021 NWSL regular-season results show about Portland Thorns's form?
Read Portland Thorns's current form through five named, navigable match results.
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Portland Thorns · 2021 NWSL seasonFranchise record
2021 Portland Thorns
15–7–7 (W–D–L) across all competitions. Roster stats are regular season only.
- Record
- 15–7–7
- Points
- 411.78 per game
- Finish
- 1st of 10published table
- Goal diff
- +131st in the NWSL
- GF–GA
- 37–22all competitions
- Squad
- 25players used
Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02 ✓coverage through September 1, 2026
Sophia Wilson led the roster with 7 goals; Emily Menges led Portland Thorns's roster in VAEP° (3.77).
goals are counted; VAEP° is a model estimate that tends to favor high-touch midfielders
Final regular-season table: 1st of 10 — 41 points, +13 goal difference.
The team-season record supports one named chance-creation comparison.How did Portland Thorns's 2021 chance creation compare with Seattle Reign's?
The Roster · 2021
| Sophia Wilson | Thorns | 1 | 22 | 1532 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 78 | 38 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Thorns | 1 | 16 | 1329 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 75.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Simone Charley | Thorns | 1 | 20 | 987 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 62.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Angela Salem | Thorns | 1 | 24 | 1869 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 75.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rocky Rodríguez | Thorns | 1 | 23 | 1813 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 76.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindsey Heaps | Thorns | 1 | 14 | 1157 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 75.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Marissa Everett | Thorns | 1 | 10 | 525 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 75.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Morgan Weaver | Thorns | 1 | 20 | 1176 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Dunn | Thorns | 1 | 15 | 1071 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 70.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Lussi | Thorns | 1 | 10 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 64.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emily Menges | Thorns | 1 | 22 | 1839 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Thorns | 1 | 23 | 1747 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 75.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bella Bixby | Thorns | 1 | 17 | 1530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natalia Kuikka | Thorns | 1 | 20 | 1459 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | Thorns | 1 | 17 | 1416 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 83.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrianna Franch | Thorns | 1 | 15 | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelli Hubly | Thorns | 1 | 18 | 1163 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 82.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Christen Westphal | Thorns | 1 | 15 | 786 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Thorns | 1 | 12 | 647 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yazmeen Ryan | Thorns | 1 | 11 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Madison Pogarch | Thorns | 1 | 15 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Olivia Moultrie | Thorns | 1 | 9 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Meaghan Nally | Thorns | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taylor Porter | Thorns | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hannah Betfort | Thorns | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Style Signals°How did Portland Thorns's 2021 directness and transition profile compare with the 2021 NWSL regular-season field?
Portland Thorns's 2021 modeled directness, transition share, and shot-triggered threat. The signals describe style and context; the signals are not grades.
| 0.271 | 0.397 | 1.802 | 1.129 |
| 2021-04-10 | Challenge Cup | Home | Current | W | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021-04-15 | Challenge Cup | Away | Stars | W | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021-04-22 | Challenge Cup | Home | Reign | W | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021-05-02 | Challenge Cup | Away | Dash | D | 1 | 1 | 3162 |
| 2021-05-08 | Challenge Cup | Home | Gotham | D | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021-05-16 | Regular season | Home | Stars | W | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021-05-23 | Regular season | Home | Reign | L | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021-05-26 | Regular season | Away | Pride | L | 1 | 2 | 3407 |
| 2021-05-30 | Regular season | Away | Gotham | W | 1 | 0 | 2750 |
| 2021-06-06 | Regular season | Home | Racing | W | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021-06-20 | Regular season | Home | Current | W | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021-06-26 | Regular season | Away | Courage | L | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021-07-03 | Regular season | Away | Racing | W | 2 | 0 | 6822 |
| 2021-07-11 | Regular season | Home | Gotham | D | 0 | 0 | 14731 |
| 2021-07-19 | Regular season | Home | Pride | W | 2 | 1 | 14985 |
| 2021-07-25 | Regular season | Away | Dash | W | 1 | 0 | 1929 |
| 2021-08-01 | Regular season | Home | Current | W | 2 | 0 | 16246 |
| 2021-08-07 | Regular season | Away | Spirit | W | 1 | 0 | 2899 |
| 2021-08-14 | Regular season | Away | Pride | D | 1 | 1 | 4209 |
| 2021-08-26 | Regular season | Home | Gotham | W | 2 | 1 | 14299 |
| 2021-08-29 | Regular season | Away | Reign | L | 1 | 2 | 27278 |
| 2021-09-12 | Regular season | Away | Courage | W | 1 | 0 | 5161 |
| 2021-09-26 | Regular season | Away | Stars | L | 1 | 2 | 3527 |
| 2021-10-07 | Regular season | Home | Dash | L | 2 | 3 | 11139 |
| 2021-10-10 | Regular season | Away | Current | D | 0 | 0 | 5438 |
| 2021-10-14 | Regular season | Home | Reign | D | 1 | 1 | 11754 |
| 2021-10-17 | Regular season | Away | Dash | W | 1 | 0 | 4792 |
| 2021-10-31 | Regular season | Home | Courage | D | 0 | 0 | 17584 |
| 2021-11-14 | Playoffs | Home | Stars | L | 0 | 2 | 15832 |
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.
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How did Portland Thorns's 2021 chance creation compare with Seattle Reign's?
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Release 2026-09-02How did Portland Thorns's 2021 directness and transition profile compare with the 2021 NWSL regular-season field?
Compare Portland Thorns's supported style signals with the exact league-season distribution.
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