Portland Thorns W vs NJ/NY Gotham FC — NWSL Women - Challenge Cup 2020
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 10+ matches
Portland Thorns W50%
NJ/NY Gotham FC24%✓ 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.
Portland Thorns W creates 57% more chances
Season form · 10 home / 11 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under56
- Over44
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No53
- Yes47
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Portland Thorns W ↓
Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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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
Portland Thorns W at home — creates 1.80, concedes 0.90 · 10 matches
NJ/NY Gotham FC away — creates 1.00, concedes 1.18 · 11 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Portland Thorns W attack 1.80 + NJ/NY Gotham FC defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.49
NJ/NY Gotham FC attack 1.00 + Portland Thorns W defence 0.90 → ÷2 → 0.95
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 50%?"
Portland Thorns W at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Portland Thorns W 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
Portland Thorns W host NJ/NY Gotham FC on Saturday, 8 May 2021 at 17:00. The match is part of the NWSL Women - Challenge Cup 2020/2021 season.
Match Recap: Portland Thorns W vs NJ/NY Gotham FC
Portland Thorns W and NJ/NY Gotham FC drew 1-1 in NWSL Women - Challenge Cup on May 8, 2021.
The match was played at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.