North Carolina Courage 5–0 Orlando Pride, NWSL Matchday 15

North Carolina Courage v Orlando Pride

North Carolina Courage7th 24 pts

L. Thompson 4′
E. Ijeh 26′, 35′, 70′
A. Sanchez 90+3′

5

5–0

Full time

Fri 31 Jul

Expected goals: North Carolina Courage 3.97, Orlando Pride 0.73

Orlando Pride8th 23 pts

0

Fri 31 Jul, 8:00 pm EDT First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 15

The match story

Ashley Sanchez portrait — Courtesy North Carolina Courage

NWSL News

Ashley Sanchez returns as a scorer, and a link for others

Sanchez’s Courage season has brought more frequent shooting. Her return against Spain also showed the value of moving the ball on.

17 October 2026

Key moments

4′Goal L. Thompson (North Carolina Courage)1–0
26′Goal E. Ijeh (North Carolina Courage)2–0
35′Goal E. Ijeh (North Carolina Courage)3–0
70′Goal E. Ijeh (North Carolina Courage)4–0
90+3′Goal A. Sanchez (North Carolina Courage)5–0

Top performers

North Carolina Courage

E. IjehFNCshirt 103G4SH
A. SanchezMNCshirt 21G4SH
L. ThompsonMNCshirt 71G2SH

Orlando Pride

H. McCutcheonMORLshirt 20G3SH
A. LemosMORLshirt 60G2SH
MartaFORLshirt 100G2SH

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

What it means

North Carolina Courage

7th▲2 from 9th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Angel City FC, with 14 to play.

Orlando Pride

8th▼1 from 7th

In the last playoff place, 1 point above Angel City FC, with 12 to play.

Season series

Matchday 7 Fri 8 May

Orlando Pride1

North Carolina Courage0

Matchday 15 Fri 31 Jul

North Carolina Courage5

Orlando Pride0

North Carolina Courage won one, Orlando Pride won one; 5–1 on aggregate to North Carolina Courage.

Team stats

NC ORL

Expected goals: North Carolina Courage: 3.97; Orlando Pride: 0.73
Possession: North Carolina Courage: 49%; Orlando Pride: 51%
Shots: North Carolina Courage: 17; Orlando Pride: 12
Corners: North Carolina Courage: 2; Orlando Pride: 10

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Washington Spirit	17	+14	36
2	Gotham FC	17	+10	34
3	Utah Royals FC	17	+8	30
4	San Diego Wave FC	17	+4	29
5	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
6	Kansas City Current	17	+4	28
7	North Carolina Courage	16	+3	24
8	Orlando Pride	18	−4	23

After this result

By the numbers

North Carolina Courage have 6 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.2 a match, against 1.5 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

North Carolina Courage have scored 52 goals, the 4th most in the NWSL. 1.7 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

North Carolina Courage: 49% possession; 105 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 5.0 actions each
Orlando Pride: 51% possession; 105 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 5.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

North Carolina Courage

Orlando Pride

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. North Carolina Courage started 16% of their possessions in the final third, Orlando Pride 10%.

Where the shots came from

North Carolina CourageOrlando Pride

North Carolina Courage attack right, Orlando Pride left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

North Carolina Courage

Orlando Pride

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

North Carolina CourageOrlando Pride

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

North Carolina CourageOrlando Pride

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

North Carolina CourageOrlando Pride

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. 1,719 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

North Carolina Courage attack right, Orlando Pride 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.

71 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:07	F. Rauch	North Carolina Courage
2:08	A. Lemos	Orlando Pride
2:57	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
3:45	L. Thompson	North Carolina Courage
5:26	A. Moorhouse	Orlando Pride
5:53	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
6:59	Marta	Orlando Pride
7:34	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
7:34	E. Ijeh	North Carolina Courage
11:53	L. Thompson	North Carolina Courage
12:42	Z. Chavoshi	Orlando Pride
12:43	Z. Chavoshi	Orlando Pride
13:39	E. Parkinson	North Carolina Courage
15:42	Marta	Orlando Pride
19:09	Marta	Orlando Pride
21:31	Rafaelle	Orlando Pride
23:20	A. Moorhouse	Orlando Pride
24:11	Oihane Hernández	Orlando Pride
24:24	L. Thompson	North Carolina Courage
24:57	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage

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Lineups

North Carolina CourageFormation 4-2-3-1

North Carolina Courage, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 K. Sheridan. Line 1: 13 R. Williams, 4 N. Jacobs, 25 M. Bell, 11 F. Rauch. Line 2: 16 R. Jackson, 20 S. Koyama. Line 3: 7 L. Thompson, 19 E. Parkinson, 2 A. Sanchez. Line 4: 10 E. Ijeh.

North Carolina Courage lineup: 11 starters, then 6 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	K. Sheridan	90	0	0	0.00
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0.00
11	F. Rauch, off at 72′	72	0	0	0.00
20	S. Koyama, off at 53′	53	0	0	0.00
4	N. Jacobs, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00
25	M. Bell	90	0	0	0.00
7	L. Thompson, off at 72′	72	1	1	0.19
16	R. Jackson	90	0	1	0.17
10	E. Ijeh, off at 80′	80	3	0	2.24
19	E. Parkinson, off at 80′	80	0	1	0.04
2	A. Sanchez	90	1	0	0.85
Substitutes
12	N. Staude, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
14	C. Wickenheiser, on at 53′	37	0	0	0.00
17	D. Weatherholt, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.00
33	H. Betfort, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.32
35	A. Schlegel, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.33
26	V. Bøe Risa, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00
Team			5	3	4.15

Unused: M. White, C. Okafor, U. Shiragaki

All player stats

North Carolina Courage lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	81%	2	1
11	F. Rauch, off at 72′	72	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	86%	0	4
20	S. Koyama, off at 53′	53	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	0
4	N. Jacobs, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	5
25	M. Bell	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	0
7	L. Thompson, off at 72′	72	1	1	0.19	2	1	1	64%	2	1
16	R. Jackson	90	0	1	0.17	3	1	3	72%	1	0
10	E. Ijeh, off at 80′	80	3	0	2.24	4	4	1	69%	0	0
19	E. Parkinson, off at 80′	80	0	1	0.04	1	0	3	100%	1	3
2	A. Sanchez	90	1	0	0.85	4	2	1	58%	1	2
Substitutes
99	M. White	–
8	C. Okafor	–
12	N. Staude, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	0	0
14	C. Wickenheiser, on at 53′	37	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	2	0
17	D. Weatherholt, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	0
18	U. Shiragaki	–
33	H. Betfort, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.32	2	0	0	75%	0	0
35	A. Schlegel, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.33	1	1	0	75%	0	0
26	V. Bøe Risa, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	0	0
Team			5	3	4.15	17	9	9	82%	12	16

North Carolina Courage goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	K. Sheridan	90	2	2	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: K. Sheridan

Orlando PrideFormation 4-3-3

Orlando Pride, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Moorhouse. Line 1: 21 O. Hernández, 16 Z. Chavoshi, 4 Rafaelle, 12 C. Dyke. Line 2: 6 A. Lemos, 7 Angelina, 2 H. McCutcheon. Line 3: 13 J. Ovalle, 10 Marta, 29 S. Washington.

Orlando Pride lineup: 11 starters, then 6 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	A. Moorhouse	90	0	0	0.00
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.00
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00
7	Angelina, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.04
16	Z. Chavoshi	90	0	0	0.00
4	Rafaelle, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
6	A. Lemos, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.09
2	H. McCutcheon	90	0	0	0.24
10	Marta, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.06
13	J. Ovalle, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.00
29	S. Washington, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.10
Substitutes
5	H. Mace, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.03
80	S. Jackson, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.14
33	Z. Matthews, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.02
28	S. Yates, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00
20	J. Doyle, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
8	Luana, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.73

Unused: C. Martin, C. Morché, N. Payne

All player stats

Orlando Pride lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	2	0
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	2	0
7	Angelina, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	89%	3	0
16	Z. Chavoshi	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	72%	1	2
4	Rafaelle, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	72%	0	0
6	A. Lemos, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.09	2	1	1	83%	1	1
2	H. McCutcheon	90	0	0	0.24	3	1	0	83%	0	1
10	Marta, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.06	2	0	2	87%	2	0
13	J. Ovalle, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	77%	2	0
29	S. Washington, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	50%	1	0
Substitutes
5	H. Mace, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	78%	0	1
31	C. Martin	–
80	S. Jackson, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.14	1	0	0	40%	1	0
33	Z. Matthews, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	67%	0	1
77	C. Morché	–
28	S. Yates, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
20	J. Doyle, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	20%	0	0
23	N. Payne	–
8	Luana, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	57%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.73	12	2	6	77%	15	6