2024-11-02 02:00
B. Jensen
Providence Park - Portland, Oregon
Angel City is unbeaten in four all-time home matches against Portland (W3 D1), most recently recording a 5—1 victory last October. That win is Angel City’s only victory by three or more goals in team history while it was also Portland’s second-largest loss on the road in its history (5—0 loss at Seattle in 2014).
In its 2—1 loss to Racing Louisville on Saturday, Angel City held 64.1 percent possession while completing 83.1 percent of its passes (442/532). Both those percentages were the highest in a single game in team history (all competitions).
Portland has lost four consecutive matches in league play, the longest regular season losing streak in team history. A loss on Monday would make the Thorns the fifth different NWSL team with a losing streak of 5+ games in league play in 2024 as no other season had more than three teams record such a streak.
Sydney Leroux has scored six career goals against Portland, scoring at least one of those while playing for five different teams (2 with Boston, 1 with Angel City, FC Kansas City, Orlando & Seattle). No other player has scored against the Thorns with more than three different NWSL teams.
In the first penalty surrendered by Portland this season, Mackenzie Arnold denied Mallory Swanson from the spot. Portland and Chicago are the only teams to not allow a penalty-kick goal in the regular season in 2024 while the Thorns have gone a full season without allowing a spot-kick goal twice (2016 & 2022).