Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 3

Portland Thorns FC v Kansas City Current

Portland Thorns FC2nd 9 pts

O. Moultrie 53′ pen
R. Turner 63′

2

2–0

Full time

Sat 28 Mar

Expected goals: Portland Thorns FC 2.54, Kansas City Current 0.62

Kansas City Current13th 3 pts

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Sat 28 Mar, 4:00 pm EDT Providence Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 3

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

53′Penalty goal O. Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC)1–0
63′Goal R. Turner (Portland Thorns FC)2–0

Top performers

Portland Thorns

O. MoultrieMPORshirt 131G5SH
R. TurnerMPORshirt 661G4SH
S. WilsonFPORshirt 90G5SH

Kansas City Current

A. SentnorFKCshirt 210G2SH
A. WhiteKCshirt 3, came off the bench0G1SH
G. RobinsonDKCshirt 240G1SH

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

What it means

Portland Thorns FC

2nd▲3 from 5th

In the playoff places, 5 points above Utah Royals FC, with 26 to play.

Kansas City Current

13thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with 26 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sat 28 Mar

Portland Thorns FC2

Kansas City Current0

Matchday 9 Sun 24 May

Kansas City Current3

Portland Thorns FC1

Portland Thorns FC won one, Kansas City Current won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

POR KC

Expected goals: Portland Thorns FC: 2.54; Kansas City Current: 0.62
Possession: Portland Thorns FC: 58%; Kansas City Current: 42%
Shots: Portland Thorns FC: 18; Kansas City Current: 6
Corners: Portland Thorns FC: 3; Kansas City Current: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Angel City FC	3	+7	9
2	Portland Thorns FC	4	+3	9
3	Houston Dash	3	+3	6
4	San Diego Wave FC	3	+2	6
4	Seattle Reign FC	3	+2	6
6	Denver Summit FC	4	+1	5
7	Orlando Pride	3	+2	4
8	North Carolina Courage	2	+1	4
⋯
13	Kansas City Current	4	−5	3

After this result

By the numbers

Kansas City Current have 15 points from last 5 and are in form. 3.0 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Kansas City Current have 11 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 2.5 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Kansas City Current have 5 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 0–2 at San Diego Wave FC, 18 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.

The match on the pitch

Portland Thorns FC: 58% possession; 109 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 5.3 actions each
Kansas City Current: 42% possession; 107 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 3.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Portland Thorns FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Portland Thorns FC started 15% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 12%.

Where the shots came from

Portland Thorns FCKansas City Current

Portland Thorns FC attack right, Kansas City Current left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Portland Thorns FC

Kansas City Current

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

Portland Thorns FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Portland Thorns FCKansas City Current

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

Portland Thorns FCKansas City Current

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. 1,654 events in the record.

Period Minute 97 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Portland Thorns FC attack right, Kansas City Current 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.

69 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:52	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
2:54	M. Arnold	Portland Thorns FC
4:30	J. Perry	Portland Thorns FC
4:59	Lorena	Kansas City Current
9:45	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
9:48	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
9:51	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
10:16	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
11:12	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
12:38	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
12:41	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
12:44	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
12:56	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
12:58	M. Arnold	Portland Thorns FC
14:35	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
15:40	R. Turner	Portland Thorns FC
16:19	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
19:14	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
19:23	M. Alidou	Portland Thorns FC
19:28	R. Turner	Portland Thorns FC

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Lineups

Portland Thorns FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Portland Thorns FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 M. Arnold. Line 1: 23 M. Müller, 16 S. Hiatt, 24 J. Perry, 25 M. Vignola. Line 2: 21 J. Fleming, 6 C. Bogere. Line 3: 66 R. Turner, 13 O. Moultrie, 26 M. Alidou. Line 4: 9 S. Wilson.

Portland Thorns FC lineup: 11 starters, then 2 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
18	M. Arnold	90	0	0	0.00
23	M. Müller, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.00
25	M. Vignola	90	0	0	0.05
6	C. Bogere	90	0	0	0.00
16	S. Hiatt	90	0	0	0.00
24	J. Perry	90	0	1	0.00
66	R. Turner	90	1	0	0.66
21	J. Fleming	90	0	0	0.06
9	S. Wilson, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.38
13	O. Moultrie	90	1	0	1.11
26	M. Alidou	90	0	0	0.06
Substitutes
29	M. McKenzie, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00
19	P. Tordin, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.26
Team			2	1	2.58

Unused: M. Messner, I. Obaze, J. Immethun, S. Harvey, M. Padelski, D. Castellanos, 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	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
23	M. Müller, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	75%	1	1
25	M. Vignola	90	0	0	0.05	1	1	1	78%	3	2
6	C. Bogere	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	76%	3	3
16	S. Hiatt	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	1	0
24	J. Perry	90	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	95%	0	3
66	R. Turner	90	1	0	0.66	4	2	0	48%	1	2
21	J. Fleming	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	2	87%	0	1
9	S. Wilson, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.38	5	2	2	64%	0	0
13	O. Moultrie	90	1	0	1.11	5	2	3	80%	1	1
26	M. Alidou	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	68%	2	2
Substitutes
35	M. Messner	–
29	M. McKenzie, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	2
5	I. Obaze	–
40	J. Immethun	–
15	S. Harvey	–
11	M. Padelski	–
19	P. Tordin, on at 68′	22	0	0	0.26	1	0	0	89%	0	0
10	D. Castellanos	–
88	V. Loboa	–
Team			2	1	2.58	18	7	12	81%	12	17

Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	M. Arnold	90	4	4	100%	0	2

Clean sheet: M. Arnold

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 Lorena. Line 1: 5 E. Bravo-Young, 7 E. Ball, 24 G. Robinson, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 31 K. Scott. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 8 C. Bethune. Line 4: 21 A. Sentnor.

Kansas City Current 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	A	xG
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00
31	K. Scott	90	0	0	0.00
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.08
17	M. Cooper, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.21
10	L. LaBonta, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00
21	A. Sentnor, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.26
99	Debinha	90	0	0	0.00
8	C. Bethune, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.04
13	H. Hopkins, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.02
55	P. Hocking, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00
66	K. Carusa, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.62

Unused: M. Jordan, L. Rouse, K. Branson, K. Suliafu

All player stats

Kansas City Current 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
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	69%	2	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	65%	1	0
31	K. Scott	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	2	2
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	1	1
24	G. Robinson, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	88%	0	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.21	1	1	0	67%	1	1
10	L. LaBonta, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	0	0
21	A. Sentnor, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.26	2	2	0	73%	0	0
99	Debinha	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	71%	2	1
8	C. Bethune, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	55%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
2	L. Rouse	–
3	A. White, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	57%	1	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	1	0
27	K. Sharples, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	69%	2	0
34	K. Branson	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	0	0
66	K. Carusa, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.62	6	4	4	70%	13	5