Player standouts from the Thorns v NC Courage game. I found myself a bit obsessed with Manaka's goal. While she didn't crack the top three in xG, her xPlace stat of 0.42 tells us she placed the ball in a part of the goal that gave Arnold very little chance!
Team stats from the Thorns game against the North Carolina Courage. ASA calculate the xG as pretty much the same for each team in this draw.
Team and player stats from Portland Thorns v KC Current. Sophia Wilson blossoming up in the G+ stats!
Catching up! SD Wave v Portland Thorns report out from 3-25
Portland Thorns win over Seattle Regin 2-0. This static data cannot describe the magnificent whirlwind of this game but it tries!
Report out from the Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns match on Friday the 13th
I thought it might be more interesting to split up the data and visuals by position played (in general).
I’ve been playing with ways I could visualize the goals added metric, with the NWSL season approaching. In keeping with my theme of looking back on 2025, I used Goals Added stats by creating three groups (shot taking, possession and defensive) to see how those numbers fared throughout the year.
G+ metrics for midfielders by match in the 2025 season for Portland Thorns
G+ metrics for midfielders by match in the 2025 season for Portland Thorns
G+ metrics for forwards in the 2025 season for Portland Thorns
G+ metrics for forwards by match in the 2025 season for Portland Thorns
Goals added metrics for the Portland Thorns 2025 season.
G+ metrics for the defense by match in the 2025 season for Portland Thorns
Looking back on how xG tracked through the 2025 season for the Portland Thorns using data from American Soccer Analysis.
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