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Portland Thorns First Half Goals
In 152 NWSL matches, 75.0% of Portland Thorns’ first halves produced a goal, 3rd of the 14 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 56.6% of them and conceded in 42.8%.
What Portland Thorns’ first halves look like
The back line is a different proposition on the road: 51.3% of away matches bring an early goal against Portland Thorns, next to 34.2% at home. Most of the early scoring in Portland Thorns’ matches is their own doing. They find the net before the break in 56.6% of matches and let one in during 42.8%, 13.8pp apart.
Once the scoring starts here it keeps going: a second goal follows the first 61% of the time, well clear of the 52% the division manages. A second goal before the break is close to routine here: 46.1% of Portland Thorns’ matches manage it against 36.9% for the division.
Only 2 published NWSL clubs beat Portland Thorns for the share of their first halves that produce a goal. Home advantage is worth a little to Portland Thorns rather than a lot: 59.2% of home matches bring an early goal of theirs against 53.9% away.
Every figure on this page rests on 152 completed Portland Thorns matches over 6 seasons (2021 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
Portland Thorns first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 75.0% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 46.1% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 15.8% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.42 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 56.6% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 42.8% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.82 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.60 |
| Matches counted | 152 |
| Seasons covered | 6 (2021 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 75.0% | 48.7% | 59.2% | 34.2% | 1.43 | 76 |
| Away | 75.0% | 43.4% | 53.9% | 51.3% | 1.41 | 76 |
Portland Thorns score before halftime 59.2% of the time at home against 53.9% away, a gap of 5.3pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Portland Thorns against NWSL
| Line | Portland Thorns | NWSL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 75.0% | 70.8% | +4.2pp |
| Over 1.5 | 46.1% | 36.9% | +9.2pp |
| Over 2.5 | 15.8% | 11.9% | +3.9pp |
Counted from 152 matches · 6 seasons · 2021 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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