Washington Spirit W vs Portland Thorns W

The Thorns have won four of six road matches against the Spirit since the beginning of the 2018 season (D1 L1), scoring at least once in each match. Portland has a plus-6 goal differential (17—11) in 12 all-time road matches against Washington, the best of any NWSL team in away matches against the Spirit.

Washington’s last home match was a 4—1 win over Kansas City, the second time the Spirit have scored 4+ goals in a home match in the 2024 regular season (4—2 vs. Angel City on May 18). The two occurrences match Washington’s total number of four-goal games at home in the regular season from 2013—2023.

The Thorns have dropped consecutive league matches, losing 2—0 at Gotham and 3—1 at home to Bay FC. Portland hasn’t lost three straight regular-season games in a single season since doing so twice in 2015 while the team is also looking to avoid losing three straight league matches by 2+ goals for the first time.

On Sunday against the Wave, Leicy Santos attempted six shots while Trinity Rodman attempted five. Since the beginning of last season, the Spirit have had multiple players attempt at least 5 shots in a game twice, both times against San Diego (Trinity Rodman & Ashley Sanchez in May 2023).

Sophia Smith scored her 11th regular-season goal of 2024 against Bay FC on Friday, making 2024 her third straight regular season with more than 10 goals. The only other player in NWSL history with three straight seasons of 11+ goals is Sam Kerr, who did so from 2017 to 2019.