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Bay FC W v Portland Thorns W

Bay FC W
2–2Full time
Portland Thorns W

NWSL Women · SUN 18 OCT · PayPal Park

Full timeGraded 19 Oct 00:30
Bay FC W 2–2 Portland Thorns W PORTLAND THORNS W WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG0–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Portland Thorns W win46%
The market said40%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.908
The market’s Brier score0.867

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 27 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Portland Thorns W win at 46%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Portland Thorns W was 46% before kick-off and our model makes it 46% now. 0–0 · 31–23–46
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Bay FC W v Portland Thorns W
  4. 10′Portland Thorns W find the net on 10′. 0–1. 0–1 · 12–19–69
  5. 10′⚽ GOAL · 10' Bay FC W 0–1 Portland Thorns W
  6. 10′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 10' Portland Thorns W win: 46% at kick-off, 69% now
  7. 11′We published Portland Thorns W at 46%. Our model now makes it 69%. 0–1 · 12–19–69
  8. 15′We published Portland Thorns W at 46%. Our model now makes it 70%. 0–1 · 11–19–70
  9. 30′Goals are coming at about the 2.8 we expected. 0–1 · 9–20–71
  10. 34′Caroline Conti scores for Bay FC W on 33′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 28–32–39
  11. 34′⚽ GOAL · 33' Bay FC W 1–1 Portland Thorns W · Caroline Conti
  12. 34′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 34' Portland Thorns W win: 46% at kick-off, 39% now
  13. 44′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 44' Portland Thorns W win: 46% at kick-off, 36% now
  14. 45′HALF-TIME Bay FC W 1–1 Portland Thorns W
  15. 46′🟨 YELLOW · 45' Caroline Conti · Bay FC W
  16. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Bay FC W · On: Aldana Cometti · Off: joelle anderson
  17. 46′SECOND HALF Bay FC W 1–1 Portland Thorns W
  18. 49′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+4' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Portland Thorns W win 35%)
  19. 50′We said Portland Thorns W at 46%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 1–1 · 25–40–34
  20. 57′SUBSTITUTION · 56' Portland Thorns W · On: Marie·Muller · Off: Mary Alice Vignola
  21. 57′SUBSTITUTION · 56' Portland Thorns W · On: Shae Harvey · Off: Morgan Weaver
  22. 62′We said Portland Thorns W at 46%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 22–50–29
  23. 66′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Bay FC W · On: Cristiana Girelli · Off: Agostina Holzheier
  24. 66′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 66' Portland Thorns W win: 46% at kick-off, 26% now
  25. 68′We said Portland Thorns W at 46%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 2–1 · 75–20–4
  26. 68′⚽ GOAL · 68' Bay FC W 2–1 Portland Thorns W
  27. 68′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 68' Portland Thorns W win: 46% at kick-off, 4% now
  28. 68′THE CALL SWINGS · 68' Bay FC W win is now our likeliest result at 75% (was Draw 20%)
  29. 69′67′: Kennedy Fuller on the scoresheet for Bay FC W, making it 2–1. 2–1 · 76–20–4
  30. 69′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 76–20–4
  31. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Portland Thorns W · On: Isabella Obaze · Off: Carolyn Lisette Calzada
  32. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Portland Thorns W · On: Cassandra Bogere · Off: Nina Nijstad
  33. 76′🟨 YELLOW · 74' Reyna René Reyes Stubblefield · Portland Thorns W
  34. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Portland Thorns W · On: Julie Dufour · Off: Reilyn Turner
  35. 87′We said Portland Thorns W at 46%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 7%. 2–2 · 6–87–7
  36. 87′⚽ GOAL · 87' Bay FC W 2–2 Portland Thorns W
  37. 87′THE CALL SWINGS · 87' Draw is now our likeliest result at 87% (was Bay FC W win 6%)
  38. 88′Portland Thorns W level it on 86′ through caiya hanks. 2–2. 2–2 · 5–89–6
  39. 89′4 goals already, more than the 2.8 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 4–90–6
  40. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Bay FC W · On: Maddie Moreau · Off: Sydney Collins
  41. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Bay FC W · On: Kelli Hubly · Off: Caroline Conti
  42. FTFULL TIME Bay FC W 2–2 Portland Thorns W
  43. FTBay FC W 2–2 Portland Thorns W · Portland Thorns W win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 0–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Portland Thorns W are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Bay FC W 32%, draw 23%, Portland Thorns W 46%. Over 2.5 goals 53%, both teams to score 55%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Bay FC W win32%
Draw23%
Portland Thorns W win46%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 22:00

RoundGroup stage

VenuePayPal Park

RefereeAlexandra Billeter

Line-ups

Bay FC W

4-2-3-1

Portland Thorns W

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Bay FC W

Portland Thorns W

15Days since last match14

Last match: 3 Oct · NWSL Women

Last match: 4 Oct · NWSL Women

0Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
7Portland Thorns W27+643
14Bay FC W27−1426

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Bay FC W

4-2-3-1

29 J. Silkowitz

16 S. Collins

2 H. Gilchrist

18 J. Anderson

31 J. Nighswonger

19 D. Bailey

41 H. Bebar

23 C. Conti

47 K. Fuller

30 A. Holzheier

5 K. Lema

Coach · Emma Coates

Substitutes

32 · E. Allen

1 · C. Miller

21 · A. Cometti

4 · E. Menges

11 · K. Hubly

24 · M. Moreau

10 · C. Girelli

Portland Thorns W

4-2-3-1

18 M. Arnold

2 R. Reyes

4 C. Calzada

24 J. Perry

25 M. Vignola

20 N. Nijstad

21 J. Fleming

7 C. Hanks

19 P. Tordin

22 M. Weaver

66 R. Turner

Coach · Robert Vilahamn

Substitutes

35 · M. Messner

16 · S. Hiatt

29 · M. Mckenzie

23 · M. Muller

5 · I. Obaze

6 · C. Bogere

15 · S. Harvey

41 · R. Lyles

27 · J. Dufour

Our number · portland thorns w winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
46% The market40%
Us46%
Market40%

We make Portland Thorns W a 46% chance to win. The market has them at 40%. We are 6 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.2–1.6.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Bay FC W v Portland Thorns W1.24 – 1.57
Form · last six in NWSL Women this season · since 29 AugW1 D1 L4 · W1 D3 L2
Table places · points 26 v 4314 v 7
The market · Portland Thorns W win40% · ours 46%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 12 OCT 04:0618 OCT 21:45
Our probability · Portland Thorns W win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 40% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Bay FC W win32%36%−4
Draw23%24%−1
Portland Thorns W win46%40%+6
Over 2.5 goals53%64%−11
Both teams to score55%65%−10
Over 1.5 goals76%81%−5
Over 3.5 goals31%44%−13
Bay FC W or draw54%60%−6
Bay FC W clean sheet21%––
Portland Thorns W clean sheet29%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–1 at 10.6%
0123450 5.1 10.6 7.4 3.9 1 8.6 10.5 9.0 4.7 2 4.7 7.2 5.6 2.9 3 3.0 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Bay FC W down, Portland Thorns W across0–5 goals a side shown (99.2% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.53 of 5
Both scored3 of 5
Last meetingsPOR 2–0 BAY · POR 2–1 BAY · BAY 1–0 POR · POR 1–3 BAY

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in NWSL Women this season · since 29 Aug

BAY FC W

LLDWLL1–2 · 0–2 · 2–2 · 2–0 · 1–3 · 1–5

PORTLAND THORNS W

DLDWDL1–1 · 1–2 · 1–1 · 4–1 · 1–1 · 2–4

The table

2026
#TEAMPGDPTS
1NJ/NY Gotham FC W28+1355
2San Diego Wave W28+1354
3Washington Spirit W28+1452
4Kansas City W28+1247
5Angel City W28+1746
6Utah Royals W28+746
7Portland Thorns W27+643
8North Carolina Courage W28+1042
9Seattle Reign FC W27+140
10Denver Summit W28+738
11Orlando Pride W27−733
12Boston Legacy W28−932
13Houston Dash W27−530
14Bay FC W27−1426
15Racing Louisville W28−1724
16Chicago Red Stars W27−4817

The competition's standings before kick-off.