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Portland Thorns (W) vs North Carolina Courage (W)

24 Oct 2026 · 04:00
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a slight model-market difference for a home win for Portland Thorns (W). The difference indicates only a limited disagreement with market expectations.

Recent Performance

The home side have often remained competitive without securing many victories. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. They have generated considerably more attempts than they have conceded.

The visitors have experienced mixed results recently. Their shooting balance has been moderately positive.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

Despite the positive model-market difference, the available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 2.23 do not exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 2.35. At this price, a home win for Portland Thorns (W) does not appear sufficiently attractive. A more favourable price before kick-off would be needed.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME MODEL > MARKET
Portland Thorns (W)
STOCHASTICBET 42.5%
PINNACLE 40.1% odd 2.23
DIFFERENCE +2.5 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 21.7%
PINNACLE 21.7% odd 4.11
DIFFERENCE -0.1 pp
AWAY
North Carolina Courage (W)
STOCHASTICBET 35.8%
PINNACLE 38.2% odd 2.34
DIFFERENCE -2.4 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 23 Oct 2026 · 19:11
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Attacking Edge: Portland Thorns (W)

The home side shows the stronger recent attacking profile, while the defensive comparison is less clear.

Attack Recent attacking output
Portland Thorns (W) North Carolina Courage (W)
Shots 14.5 · On target 8.0 Shots 10.3 · On target 3.0

Recent attacking output favours Portland Thorns (W), combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Portland Thorns (W) North Carolina Courage (W)
Shots allowed 11.8 · On target allowed 4.8 Shots allowed 11.5 · On target allowed 4.8

Recent defensive numbers are broadly balanced between the two teams.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Portland Thorns (W) North Carolina Courage (W)

The combined recent performance profile favours Portland Thorns (W).

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-23 21:53:02

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME +2.29 pp +2.86 pp
DRAW +0.22 pp +0.67 pp
AWAY -2.51 pp -3.53 pp

Market Agreement: HOME UP · AWAY DOWN

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME +3.43 pp +3.08 pp
DRAW -0.17 pp +0.59 pp
AWAY -3.26 pp -3.67 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

Explore recent match statisticsCharts and detailed data
RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: USA NWSL Women · 179 matches with scores · 178 with shots · coverage 99.4%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Portland Thorns (W)6 matches · 4 home / 2 away
DLDWDL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
North Carolina Courage (W)6 matches · 2 home / 4 away
LWLLLW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
+4.816.2 actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
+0.110.8 actual
Portland Thorns (W): 16.2 · league average 11.3 · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 10.8 · league average 10.7 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
+0.811.5 actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
−1.59.8 actual
Portland Thorns (W): 11.5 · league average 10.7 · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 9.8 · league average 11.3 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
+2.77.7 actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
−0.74.0 actual
Portland Thorns (W): 7.7 · league average 4.9 · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 4.0 · league average 4.7 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
+0.14.8 actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
−0.84.2 actual
Portland Thorns (W): 4.8 · league average 4.7 · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 4.2 · league average 4.9 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
+0.351.83 actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
+0.421.83 actual
Portland Thorns (W): 1.83 · league average 1.48 · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 1.83 · league average 1.41 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
−1.7 pp11.3% actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
+3.7 pp16.9% actual
Portland Thorns (W): 11.3% · league average 13.1% · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 16.9% · league average 13.3% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Portland Thorns (W)Home team
+2.7 pp15.9% actual
North Carolina Courage (W)Away team
+0.5 pp13.6% actual
Portland Thorns (W): 15.9% · league average 13.3% · 6 valid matchesNorth Carolina Courage (W): 13.6% · league average 13.1% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

Portland Thorns (W) · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
18/10/2026Away2–28 / 86 / 5
04/10/2026Home2–413 / 248 / 9
27/09/2026Home1–125 / 68 / 2
19/09/2026Away4–112 / 910 / 3
14/09/2026Home1–124 / 118 / 4
06/09/2026Home1–215 / 116 / 6
North Carolina Courage (W) · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
18/10/2026Home1–211 / 135 / 4
03/10/2026Away1–010 / 191 / 7
28/09/2026Away1–25 / 53 / 4
20/09/2026Home1–215 / 93 / 4
13/09/2026Away1–213 / 95 / 5
06/09/2026Away6–011 / 47 / 1

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.