NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Portland Thorns W — NWSL Women 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 84+ matches
NJ/NY Gotham FC38%
Portland Thorns W34%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 577,253 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 84 home / 85 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under55
- Over45
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No50
- Yes50
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
NJ/NY Gotham FC ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
NJ/NY Gotham FC at home — creates 1.08, concedes 1.05 · 84 matches
Portland Thorns W away — creates 1.33, concedes 1.45 · 85 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
NJ/NY Gotham FC attack 1.08 + Portland Thorns W defence 1.45 → ÷2 → 1.27
Portland Thorns W attack 1.33 + NJ/NY Gotham FC defence 1.05 → ÷2 → 1.19
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 38%?"
NJ/NY Gotham FC at 38% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 38% does not mean "NJ/NY Gotham FC will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
Angel City W
Washington Spirit WNJ/NY Gotham FC W
Bay FC W
Boston Legacy W
Kansas City W
San Diego Wave W
Denver Summit WPortland Thorns W
Seattle Reign FC W
Orlando Pride W
Utah Royals W
Chicago Red Stars W
North Carolina Courage W
Houston Dash W
Racing Louisville WIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
NJ/NY Gotham FC host Portland Thorns W on Sunday, 30 May 2021 at 19:00. The match is part of the NWSL Women 2026/2027 season.
NWSL Women: NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–1 Portland Thorns W
Portland Thorns W beat NJ/NY Gotham FC 1-0 in NWSL Women on May 30, 2021.
The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.