2018 Schedule›Courage vs Thorns
Sunday, August 5, 2018 · Regular Season · 2018 season
First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park · Attendance 5,379
Lineups
Each starter shows her assigned role (formation slot) and, when our model scored the match, the role she actually played — inferred from her on-ball events. Amber marks a tension: deployed one way, played another.
Courage
Formation: 4-4-2
- 14 Jess McDonald · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 5 Sam Mewis · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
- 10 Debinha · LM (11) · played like a 10wide playmaker
- 6 Abby Erceg · LCB (5) · played as a 5
- 13 Abby Dahlkemper · RCB (4) · played as a 4
- 15 Jaelene Daniels · LB (3) · played as a 3
- 8 Denise O'Sullivan · RM (7) · played like a 9inverted winger
- 99 Katelyn Rowland · GK (1)
- 11 Merritt Mathias · RB (2) · played as a 2
- 9 Lynn Biyendolo · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 7 McCall Zerboni · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
Bench
Thorns
Formation: 4-3-3
- 21 Hayley Raso · RW (7) · played like a 6
- 16 Emily Sonnett · RCB (4) · played as a 4
- 24 Adrianna Franch · GK (1)
- 23 Midge Purce · RB (2) · played like a 4
- 4 Emily Menges · LCB (5) · played as a 5
- 10 Lindsey Horan · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
- 7 Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 30 Celeste Anais Boureille · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
- 25 Meghan Klingenberg · LB (3) · played as a 3
- 12 Christine Sinclair · DM (6) · played like a 10
- 17 Tobin Heath · LW (11) · played as an 11
Bench
Shots
Courage — 31 shots, 2.71 xG
| Rk | Min ▴ | Player | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Abby Erceg | 0.07 | Miss |
| 2 | 8 | Merritt Mathias | 0.03 | Miss |
| 3 | 9 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | 11 | Debinha | 0.03 | Miss |
| 5 | 12 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 6 | 16 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.16 | Miss |
| 7 | 20 | Jess McDonald | 0.07 | Miss |
| 8 | 24 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 9 | 28 | Jess McDonald | 0.35 | Miss |
| 10 | 36 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.72 | Goal |
| 11 | 38 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
| 12 | 40 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 13 | 40 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 14 | 41 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 15 | 43 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 16 | 44 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.54 | Goal |
| 17 | 46 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 18 | 49 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 19 | 50 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.10 | Miss |
| 20 | 53 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 21 | 57 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Miss |
| 22 | 58 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Miss |
| 23 | 60 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Miss |
| 24 | 64 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 25 | 65 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.31 | Miss |
| 26 | 68 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 27 | 69 | Abby Erceg | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 28 | 71 | Jess McDonald | 0.21 | Miss |
| 29 | 72 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 30 | 88 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| Rk | Min | Player | xG | Outcome |
| 31 | 90 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Thorns — 8 shots, 1.03 xG
| Rk | Min ▴ | Player | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Christine Sinclair | 0.25 | Miss |
| 2 | 31 | Celeste Anais Boureille | 0.07 | Miss |
| 3 | 45 | Lindsey Horan | 0.00 | Miss |
| 4 | 48 | Lindsey Horan | 0.65 | Goal |
| 5 | 70 | Caitlin Foord | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 6 | 75 | Lindsey Horan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 7 | 82 | Tobin Heath | 0.03 | Miss |
| 8 | 83 | Andressinha | 0.03 | Miss |