San Diego Wave FC 3–1 Portland Thorns FC, NWSL Matchday 3

San Diego Wave FC v Portland Thorns FC

San Diego Wave FC3rd 6 pts

Dudinha 2′
L. Godfrey 27′
M. Barcenas 82′

3

3–1

Full time

Wed 25 Mar

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC 2.91, Portland Thorns FC 1.28

Portland Thorns FC5th 6 pts

P. Tordin 8′

1

Wed 25 Mar, 10:00 pm EDT Snapdragon Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 3

Key moments

2′Goal Dudinha (San Diego Wave FC)1–0
8′Goal P. Tordin (Portland Thorns FC)1–1
27′Goal L. Godfrey (San Diego Wave FC)2–1
82′Goal M. Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC)3–1

Top performers

San Diego Wave

DudinhaMSDshirt 881G3SH
M. BarcenasSDshirt 7, came off the bench1G2SH
L. GodfreyMSDshirt 221G1SH

Portland Thorns

P. TordinFPORshirt 191G3SH
I. ObazeDPORshirt 50G3SH
R. TurnerMPORshirt 660G3SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

San Diego Wave FC

3rd▲6 from 9th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Gotham FC, with 27 to play.

Portland Thorns FC

5th▼2 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 2 points above Gotham FC, with 27 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Wed 25 Mar

San Diego Wave FC3

Portland Thorns FC1

Matchday 6 Wed 29 Apr

Portland Thorns FC2

San Diego Wave FC0

San Diego Wave FC won one, Portland Thorns FC won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

SD POR

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC: 2.91; Portland Thorns FC: 1.28
Possession: San Diego Wave FC: 64%; Portland Thorns FC: 36%
Shots: San Diego Wave FC: 18; Portland Thorns FC: 15
Corners: San Diego Wave FC: 3; Portland Thorns FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Angel City FC	2	+6	6
2	Houston Dash	2	+4	6
3	San Diego Wave FC	3	+2	6
3	Seattle Reign FC	3	+2	6
5	Portland Thorns FC	3	+1	6
6	Orlando Pride	3	+2	4
7	Denver Summit FC	3	+1	4
8	North Carolina Courage	2	+1	4

After this result

By the numbers

San Diego Wave FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.9 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

San Diego Wave FC are 7 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–1 at Seattle Reign FC, 6 September.

Portland Thorns FC are 2 matches from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 5. Next at Washington Spirit, 8 November.

Portland Thorns FC have 8 home wins from 15 at home, and 6 from 15 away. 1.9 points a match at home, 1.4 away.

The match on the pitch

San Diego Wave FC: 64% possession; 94 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 7.0 actions each
Portland Thorns FC: 36% possession; 92 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Portland Thorns FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. San Diego Wave FC started 14% of their possessions in the final third, Portland Thorns FC 10%.

Where the shots came from

San Diego Wave FCPortland Thorns FC

San Diego Wave FC attack right, Portland Thorns FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Portland Thorns FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

San Diego Wave FCPortland Thorns FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

San Diego Wave FCPortland Thorns FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

San Diego Wave FCPortland Thorns FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,707 events in the record.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

San Diego Wave FC attack right, Portland Thorns FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

86 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:08	L. Freeman	San Diego Wave FC
0:32	I. Obaze	Portland Thorns FC
1:46	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
2:57	K. Dali	San Diego Wave FC
3:46	R. Turner	Portland Thorns FC
3:50	R. Turner	Portland Thorns FC
3:50	L. Freeman	San Diego Wave FC
4:18	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
5:21	L. Freeman	San Diego Wave FC
6:43	S. Harvey	Portland Thorns FC
6:46	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
7:26	P. Tordin	Portland Thorns FC
7:28	P. Tordin	Portland Thorns FC
10:18	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
11:47	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
18:16	M. Alidou	Portland Thorns FC
19:11	I. Obaze	Portland Thorns FC
19:20	M. Alidou	Portland Thorns FC
20:20	L. Freeman	San Diego Wave FC
20:56	L. Freeman	San Diego Wave FC

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Lineups

San Diego Wave FCFormation 4-2-3-1

San Diego Wave FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 99 L. Freeman. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 10 K. Dali, 8 K. Ascanio. Line 3: 22 L. Godfrey, 11 G. Corley, 88 Dudinha. Line 4: 17 Ludmila.

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
99	L. Freeman	90	0
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 65′	65	0
75	P. Morroni, off at 90+2′	90	0
8	K. Ascanio	90	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 77′	77	1
10	K. Dali	90	0
17	Ludmila	90	0
11	G. Corley, off at 90+2′	90	0
88	Dudinha, off at 77′	77	1
Substitutes
7	M. Barcenas, on at 77′	13	1
23	N. Harrison, on at 90+2′	1	0
28	J. Fusco, on at 90+2′	1	0
33	K. Pickett, on at 65′	25	0
81	G. Portilho, on at 77′	13	0
Team			3

Unused: L. Agudelo, L. Fazer, T. Wynalda, D. Arias

All player stats

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 65′	65	0	0	0	81%	0	2
75	P. Morroni, off at 90+2′	90	0	1	1	81%	1	1
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	1	1	95%	0	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0	91%	0	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0	91%	0	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 77′	77	1	1	1	80%	2	1
10	K. Dali	90	0	1	7	85%	1	1
17	Ludmila	90	0	6	0	67%	2	2
11	G. Corley, off at 90+2′	90	0	3	2	87%	2	1
88	Dudinha, off at 77′	77	1	3	2	60%	0	4
Substitutes
1	L. Agudelo	–
7	M. Barcenas, on at 77′	13	1	2	0	100%	1	0
18	L. Fazer	–
19	T. Wynalda	–
23	N. Harrison, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
28	J. Fusco, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
30	D. Arias	–
33	K. Pickett, on at 65′	25	0	0	0	87%	0	0
81	G. Portilho, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	75%	0	0
Team			3	18	15	85%	9	12

San Diego Wave FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
99	L. Freeman	90	3	4	75%	1	1

Portland Thorns FCFormation 4-4-2

Portland Thorns FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 35 M. Messner. Line 1: 23 M. Müller, 16 S. Hiatt, 5 I. Obaze, 25 M. Vignola. Line 2: 66 R. Turner, 21 J. Fleming, 15 S. Harvey, 26 M. Alidou. Line 3: 19 P. Tordin, 13 O. Moultrie.

Portland Thorns FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
35	M. Messner	90	0
23	M. Müller, off at 57′	57	0
25	M. Vignola, off at 78′	78	0
21	J. Fleming	90	0
16	S. Hiatt	90	0
5	I. Obaze	90	0
66	R. Turner, off at 68′	68	0
15	S. Harvey, off at 46′	45	0
13	O. Moultrie	90	0
19	P. Tordin	90	1
26	M. Alidou, off at 46′	45	0
Substitutes
24	J. Perry, on at 78′	12	0
29	M. McKenzie, on at 57′	33	0
11	M. Padelski, on at 68′	22	0
10	D. Castellanos, on at 46′	45	0
9	S. Wilson, on at 46′	45	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Wood, C. Calzada, J. Immethun, V. Loboa

All player stats

Portland Thorns FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
23	M. Müller, off at 57′	57	0	1	0	52%	1	1
25	M. Vignola, off at 78′	78	0	0	0	73%	0	1
21	J. Fleming	90	0	0	0	81%	2	2
16	S. Hiatt	90	0	0	0	86%	1	0
5	I. Obaze	90	0	3	1	79%	1	0
66	R. Turner, off at 68′	68	0	3	1	44%	3	0
15	S. Harvey, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	50%	1	1
13	O. Moultrie	90	0	0	4	71%	0	2
19	P. Tordin	90	1	3	1	78%	0	0
26	M. Alidou, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	73%	0	1
Substitutes
28	M. Wood	–
24	J. Perry, on at 78′	12	0	1	0	56%	1	0
4	C. Calzada	–
29	M. McKenzie, on at 57′	33	0	0	0	56%	1	0
40	J. Immethun	–
11	M. Padelski, on at 68′	22	0	0	0	75%	0	0
10	D. Castellanos, on at 46′	45	0	1	1	87%	0	0
9	S. Wilson, on at 46′	45	0	2	0	50%	0	0
88	V. Loboa	–
Team			1	15	8	72%	11	8