Sounder at Heart · Aug 7, 2023
Three Stats: OL Reign vs. Portland Thorns
On Sunday, August 6, OL Reign and the Portland Thorns played to a scoreless draw in front of more than 12,000 fans at Lumen Field. The game marked the Reign’s seventh straight shutout in the NWSL Challenge Cup — dating back to 2022 — an NWSL record.
With the draw, OL Reign earned the top seed for the Challenge Cup playoffs, which means they’ll host a semifinal match on Wednesday, September 6, against Racing Louisville.
Here are three stats from the scoreless home draw.
Heading into the match, we knew that Portland was a team that liked to shoot. They lead the NWSL in shots in the regular season and had the second-most shots in the Challenge Cup heading into this weekend.