Racing Louisville 2–1 Portland Thorns · September 2, 2023
Final · Matchweek 18 · NWSL regular seasonSeptember 2, 2023
Abby Erceg ⚽ · Thembi Kgatlana ⚽
Morgan Weaver ⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelRacing Louisville · Portland Thorns
26
15
9
4
2
1
shots → on target → goals
Control
424 passes · 72.4%′493 · 77.1%′
19 interceptions22
10 clearances22
Who was on the pitch
Racing Louisville
— off the bench
0′103′
Portland Thorns
— off the bench
0′103′
Player statistics
| Bella Bixby |  Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelli Hubly | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olivia Moultrie | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Coffey | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natalia Kuikka | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hannah Betfort | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Rodríguez | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hina Sugita | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Porter | Portland Thorns | No | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Crystal Dunn | Portland Thorns | No | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Reyna Reyes | Portland Thorns | No | 73 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | No | 73 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Izzy D'Aquila | Portland Thorns | No | 89 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Katie Atkinson |  Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elli Pikkujämsä | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Lauren Milliet | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ary Borges | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Rebecca Holloway | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julia Lester | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thembi Kgatlana | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 91 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Wang Shuang | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirsten Wright | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Paige Cronin | Racing Louisville | Yes | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Maddie Pokorny | Racing Louisville | No | 62 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uchenna Kanu | Racing Louisville | No | 63 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kayla Fischer | Racing Louisville | No | 73 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parker Goins | Racing Louisville | No | 91 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shot records
Racing Louisville 1.63 xG°
| 0 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.10 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kirsten Wright | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 2 | Kirsten Wright | 0.11 | Post |
| 4 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.10 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | Ary Borges | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | Paige Cronin | 0.35 | Post |
| 7 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 14 | Wang Shuang | 0.03 | Miss |
| 23 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 32 | Lauren Milliet | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 36 | Kirsten Wright | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 36 | Elli Pikkujämsä | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 41 | Abby Erceg | 0.07 | Miss |
| 42 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 43 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.07 | Miss |
| 48 | Ary Borges | 0.05 | Miss |
| 48 | Ary Borges | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 48 | Abby Erceg | 0.21 | Miss |
| 49 | Paige Cronin | 0.07 | Miss |
| 52 | Paige Cronin | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 52 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 59 | Abby Erceg | 0.07 | Goal |
| 62 | Kirsten Wright | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 63 | Thembi Kgatlana | 0.07 | Goal |
| 80 | Uchenna Kanu | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 94 | Parker Goins | 0.03 | Miss |
Portland Thorns 1.47 xG°
| 5 | Morgan Weaver | 0.72 | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kelli Hubly | 0.07 | Miss |
| 19 | Olivia Moultrie | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 20 | Morgan Weaver | 0.03 | Miss |
| 21 | Hannah Betfort | 0.11 | Miss |
| 35 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.10 | Miss |
| 40 | Morgan Weaver | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 48 | Rocky Rodríguez | 0.03 | Miss |
| 54 | Hina Sugita | 0.07 | Miss |
| 58 | Hannah Betfort | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 66 | Crystal Dunn | 0.10 | Attempt Saved |
| 74 | Taylor Porter | 0.03 | Miss |
| 84 | Crystal Dunn | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 84 | Hannah Betfort | 0.07 | Miss |
| 93 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Goals and assists
- 1 GAbby Ercegscorer
- 1 GThembi Kgatlanascorer
- 1 GMorgan Weaverscorer
- 1 ARebecca Hollowayassist
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Wave | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 33 |
| 4 | Seattle Reign | 22 | 32 |
| 5 | Angel City | 22 | 31 |
| 6 | Gotham FC | 22 | 31 |
| 7 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 31 |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 30 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 22 | 27 |
| 10 | Houston Dash | 22 | 26 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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"date": "2023-09-02",
"season": 2023,
"competition": "NWSL regular season",
"matchweek": 18,
"home": "Racing Louisville",
"away": "Portland Thorns",
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}The record
Racing Louisville 2–1 Portland Thorns
NWSL regular season · Matchweek 18 · Sep 2, 2023
- Venue
- Lynn Family Stadium
- Season
- 2023
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02