2021 Schedule›Courage vs Thorns
Saturday, June 26, 2021 · Regular Season · 2021 season
First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
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: 4-2-2-2
- 3 Kaleigh Kurtz · RCB (4) · played as a 4
- 14 Jess McDonald · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 1 Casey Murphy · GK (1)
- 5 Sam Mewis · AM (10) · played like an 8
- 10 Debinha · AM (10) · played like an 11
- 6 Abby Erceg (c) · LCB (5) · played as a 5
- 4 Carson Pickett · LB (3) · played as a 3
- 19 Havana Solaun · DM (6) · played as a 6
- 8 Denise O'Sullivan · CM (8) · played like a 5
- 11 Merritt Mathias · RB (2) · played as a 2
- 9 Lynn Biyendolo · ST (9) · played like an 11
Bench
Thorns
Formation: 4-4-2 flat
- 36 Angela Salem · CM (8) · played like a 6deep-lying midfielder
- 19 Crystal Dunn · CM (8) · played like an 11
- 24 Adrianna Franch · GK (1)
- 5 Emily Menges · RCB (4) · played as a 4
- 11 Rocky Rodríguez · RM (7) · played like a 6
- 7 Simone Charley · ST (9) · played as a 9
- 22 Morgan Weaver · LM (11) · played as an 11
- 25 Meghan Klingenberg · LB (3) · played as a 3
- 12 Christine Sinclair (c) · ST (9) · played like a 6
- 4 Becky Sauerbrunn · LCB (5) · played as a 5
- 14 Natalia Kuikka · RB (2) · played as a 2
Bench
Shots
Courage — 15 shots, 1.48 xG
| Rk | Min ▴ | Player | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.05 | Miss |
| 2 | 19 | Carson Pickett | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 3 | 19 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | 22 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 5 | 23 | Sam Mewis | 0.03 | Miss |
| 6 | 23 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
| 7 | 39 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 8 | 53 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 9 | 56 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.72 | Goal |
| 10 | 58 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 11 | 59 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 12 | 59 | Jess McDonald | 0.03 | Miss |
| 13 | 65 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.35 | Goal |
| 14 | 68 | Debinha | 0.03 | Miss |
| 15 | 72 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
Thorns — 16 shots, 1.33 xG
| Rk | Min ▴ | Player | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 2 | 3 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 3 | 4 | Crystal Dunn | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | 10 | Crystal Dunn | 0.07 | Miss |
| 5 | 21 | Morgan Weaver | 0.03 | Miss |
| 6 | 21 | Christine Sinclair | 0.07 | Miss |
| 7 | 25 | Morgan Weaver | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 8 | 36 | Crystal Dunn | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 9 | 41 | Simone Charley | 0.31 | Miss |
| 10 | 45 | Simone Charley | 0.07 | Miss |
| 11 | 49 | Simone Charley | 0.10 | Miss |
| 12 | 49 | Morgan Weaver | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 13 | 51 | Christine Sinclair | 0.07 | Miss |
| 14 | 73 | Crystal Dunn | 0.10 | Attempt Saved |
| 15 | 75 | Simone Charley | 0.03 | Miss |
| 16 | 85 | Christine Sinclair | 0.35 | Miss |