Graphic of Spirit's lineup against Portland Thorns for the 2026 NWSL Season Opener
Rewatched the #WASvPOR opener for #NWSL season. An observation regarding the #Spirit:
The Spirit lined up in a 433 that looked a lot like how the Thorns would line up last season: Bernal as a 6 with Santos and Hal in front her in 8 and 10 roles but generally more advanced than Bernal.
passing xG chart for game
passing xG chart for game
Washington Spirit 0-1 Portland Thorns FC
Passes per shot sequence: WAS 4.8-5.4 POR
Avg Progression to shot (m): WAS 26-40.1 POR
Shots: WAS 13-9 POR
xG: WAS 1.13-0.82 POR
xG (open play): WAS 1.04-0.78 POR
xG (dead ball): WAS 0.09-0.04 POR
#NWSL #WoSo #WASvPOR #ThatsTheSpirit #BAONPDX
g+ GameFlow: NWSL Regular Season Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC on March 13, 2026. #WASvPOR ⚽️🤖
What a game 😳
#NWSLAFTERDARK
#WASvPOR
#WASPOR 0-1
#NWSL Week 1
Opening game of the season took a while to get going, but we actually got good chances from both the Washington Spirit and the Portland Thorns!
Score: 0 - 1
xG: 1.1 - 1.0
xG per Shot: 0.08 - 0.12
Quality Chances (xG >0.15): 2 - 1
Box Touches: 23 - 17
Field Tilt: 66 - 34
#WASvPOR | #BAONPDX | #NWSL
Woman of the match - Reyna Reyes. Frustrating Trinity Rodman like that takes serious skill. #baonpdx #nwsl #WASvPOR
Thanks post 😰 #WASvPOR
Olivia Moultrie with the first goal of the season!
Portland take the lead in DC 1-0 #WASvPOR
Spirit have not been able to take advantage of their speed, and when they’ve gotten to the end line out wide, they played into a packed box. They need to figure out how to get more space between those Thorns bodies. #WASvPOR
NGL I was really expecting the Spirit to roll over the Thorns. I wasn't expecting a "chess match." #NWSL #WASvPOR
Opening day + extreme winds = a tetchy first half!
Score: 0 - 0
xG: 0.3 - 0.01
xG per Shot: 0.07 - 0.00
#WASvPOR | #NWSL | #BAONPDX
Starting XI of @washingtonspirit.com
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#NWSL 2026 Week 1/Match Day 1
#WASvPOR
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Our first win probabilities of the 2026 #NWSL season! Here we go with the Washington Spirit vs. the Portland Thorns, based on announced XIs via the model at @americansocceranalysis.com
WAS win: 45%
Draw: 26%
POR win: 29%
#BAONPDX | #WASvPOR
An updated #WASvPOR NWSL availability report now has added:
WAS - Andi Sullivan - OUT (illness)
#WASvPOR NWSL Availability Report
Washington Spirit
ML: Hatch, Kingsbury, Krueger
OUT: Élisabeth Tsé (calf), Kate Wiesner (calf)
Portland Thorns
OUT: Bella Bixby (knee), Deyna Castellanos (hip), Julie Dufour (knee), Caiya Hanks (knee), Morgan Weaver (knee)
passing xG chart for game
passing xG chart for game
Washington Spirit 2-0 Portland Thorns FC
Passes per shot sequence: WAS 3.7-2.2 POR
Avg Progression to shot (m): WAS 30.1-8.6 POR
Shots: WAS 16-10 POR
xG: WAS 2.25-0.3 POR
xG (open play): WAS 1.99-0.25 POR
xG (dead ball): WAS 0.26-0.05 POR
#NWSL #WoSo #WASvPOR #ThatsTheSpirit #BAONPDX
g+ GameFlow: NWSL Playoffs Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC on November 15, 2025. #WASvPOR ⚽️🤖
I’d be curious to see the full quote, but there were times in the first when Reyes and Obaze were just looking in every direction and finding a player they should mark. #BAONPDX #NWSL #WASvPOR
People in the stands behind the goal holding up posterboard with drawings of a wall, which kind of resembles the building of The Wall during a Pink Floyd concert
So is there a Pink Floyd concert going on after the #WASvPOR game?
#NWSL #TheWall
Before this game, I would have said that Coffee-> Moultrie -> Spaanstra was a surefire way to score
#WASvPOR #NWSL
Watching #NWSLPlayoffs semifinal #WASvPOR. Entertaining! And I always appreciate these over-the-air broadcasts that don't require paid cable or app subscriptions.
