Angel City FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage, NWSL Matchday 10

Angel City FC v North Carolina Courage

Angel City FC12th 13 pts

Maiara Niehues 51′

1

1–2

Full time

Sun 31 May

Expected goals: Angel City FC 1.37, North Carolina Courage 1.08

North Carolina Courage7th 18 pts

E. Ijeh 48′
M. Matsukubo 79′

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Sun 31 May, 7:00 pm EDT BMO Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 10

The match story

Ashley Sanchez portrait — Courtesy North Carolina Courage

NWSL News

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Key moments

48′Goal E. Ijeh (North Carolina Courage)0–1
51′Goal Maiara Niehues (Angel City FC)1–1
79′Goal M. Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage)1–2

Top performers

Angel City FC

Maiara NiehuesMLAshirt 121G2SH
K. FullerFLAshirt 170G3SH
E. SamsDLAshirt 60G2SH

North Carolina Courage

E. IjehFNCshirt 101G3SH
M. MatsukuboMNCshirt 341G2SH
R. JacksonMNCshirt 160G3SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Angel City FC

12thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Orlando Pride in the last playoff place, with 19 to play.

North Carolina Courage

7th▲2 from 9th

In the playoff places, 3 points above Denver Summit FC, with 19 to play.

Season series

Matchday 10 Sun 31 May

Angel City FC1

North Carolina Courage2

Matchday 19 Wed 26 Aug

North Carolina Courage2

Angel City FC0

North Carolina Courage took both meetings, 4–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

LA NC

Expected goals: Angel City FC: 1.37; North Carolina Courage: 1.08
Possession: Angel City FC: 52%; North Carolina Courage: 48%
Shots: Angel City FC: 17; North Carolina Courage: 10
Corners: Angel City FC: 5; North Carolina Courage: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	13	+6	25
2	Utah Royals FC	12	+8	24
3	Portland Thorns FC	13	+6	24
4	Washington Spirit	11	+9	21
5	Gotham FC	11	+7	21
6	Kansas City Current	12	+1	21
7	North Carolina Courage	11	+4	18
8	Orlando Pride	12	+1	17
⋯
12	Angel City FC	11	+2	13

After this result

By the numbers

Angel City FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.7 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Angel City FC are 10 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–2 at North Carolina Courage, 26 August.

Angel City FC have 10 scoring matches in a row, level with their longest this season. Longest 10. Next at Kansas City Current, 7 November.

Angel City FC have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Angel City FC: 52% possession; 102 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 32% reached the box; 4.9 actions each
North Carolina Courage: 48% possession; 101 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 4.6 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Angel City FC

North Carolina Courage

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Angel City FC started 16% of their possessions in the final third, North Carolina Courage 6%.

Where the shots came from

Angel City FCNorth Carolina Courage

Angel City FC attack right, North Carolina Courage left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Angel City FC

North Carolina Courage

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Angel City FCNorth Carolina Courage

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Angel City FCNorth Carolina Courage

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Angel City FCNorth Carolina Courage

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,647 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Angel City FC attack right, North Carolina Courage left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

83 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:07	J. Endō	Angel City FC
4:18	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
4:35	E. Shores	Angel City FC
4:58	K. Fuller	Angel City FC
6:18	Ary Borges	Angel City FC
6:19	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
9:12	K. Fuller	Angel City FC
13:04	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
13:43	D. Weatherholt	North Carolina Courage
15:00	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
15:02	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
24:27	M. Matsukubo	North Carolina Courage
24:29	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
24:35	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
26:17	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
26:27	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
27:15	J. Endō	Angel City FC
29:16	E. Ijeh	North Carolina Courage
30:12	A. Schlegel	North Carolina Courage
31:37	A. Anderson	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Angel City FCFormation 4-3-3

Angel City FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 20 G. Thompson, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 16 C. Lageyre, 12 M. Niehues, 8 A. Borges. Line 3: 17 K. Fuller, 33 R. Tiernan, 18 J. Endō.

Angel City FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
19	A. Anderson	90	0
20	G. Thompson	90	0
15	E. Shores	90	0
12	M. Niehues	90	1
6	E. Sams	90	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0
16	C. Lageyre, off at 89′	89	0
8	A. Borges	90	0
33	R. Tiernan, off at 67′	67	0
17	K. Fuller, off at 68′	68	0
18	J. Endō, off at 75′	75	0
Substitutes
4	K. Cherry, on at 89′	1	0
24	P. Chilufya, on at 67′	23	0
10	C. Emslie, on at 75′	15	0
99	T. Suarez, on at 68′	22	0
Team			1

Unused: H. Seabert, F. Nguyen, S. Mattice, N. Martin, C. Phair

All player stats

Angel City FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
20	G. Thompson	90	0	2	1	83%	1	1
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	2	65%	0	1
12	M. Niehues	90	1	2	1	45%	1	0
6	E. Sams	90	0	2	4	87%	0	1
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0	93%	0	2
16	C. Lageyre, off at 89′	89	0	0	1	77%	3	1
8	A. Borges	90	0	0	0	83%	1	1
33	R. Tiernan, off at 67′	67	0	1	1	75%	1	0
17	K. Fuller, off at 68′	68	0	3	1	57%	0	0
18	J. Endō, off at 75′	75	0	2	0	62%	3	3
Substitutes
13	H. Seabert	–
30	F. Nguyen	–
25	S. Mattice	–
4	K. Cherry, on at 89′	1	0	1	0	100%	0	0
14	N. Martin	–
24	P. Chilufya, on at 67′	23	0	1	1	57%	0	0
10	C. Emslie, on at 75′	15	0	1	2	67%	1	0
99	T. Suarez, on at 68′	22	0	1	0	50%	2	0
9	C. Phair	–
Team			1	17	14	77%	13	10

Angel City FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
19	A. Anderson	90	2	4	50%	2	2

North Carolina CourageFormation 4-2-3-1

North Carolina Courage, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 K. Sheridan. Line 1: 13 R. Williams, 18 U. Shiragaki, 12 N. Staude, 17 D. Weatherholt. Line 2: 16 R. Jackson, 20 S. Koyama. Line 3: 35 A. Schlegel, 34 M. Matsukubo, 2 A. Sanchez. Line 4: 10 E. Ijeh.

North Carolina Courage lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	K. Sheridan	90	0
13	R. Williams	90	0
17	D. Weatherholt	90	0
20	S. Koyama	90	0
18	U. Shiragaki	90	0
12	N. Staude	90	0
35	A. Schlegel, off at 74′	74	0
16	R. Jackson, off at 90+4′	90	0
10	E. Ijeh	90	1
34	M. Matsukubo, off at 88′	88	1
2	A. Sanchez	90	0
Substitutes
6	I. Younce, on at 90+4′	1	0
11	F. Rauch, on at 74′	16	0
14	C. Wickenheiser, on at 88′	2	0
Team			2

Unused: M. White, C. Brooks, C. Okafor, O. Wingate, H. Betfort, O. Peña

All player stats

North Carolina Courage lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0	73%	5	1
17	D. Weatherholt	90	0	0	0	93%	2	0
20	S. Koyama	90	0	0	1	84%	2	1
18	U. Shiragaki	90	0	0	0	81%	0	4
12	N. Staude	90	0	0	0	95%	0	1
35	A. Schlegel, off at 74′	74	0	1	1	64%	1	0
16	R. Jackson, off at 90+4′	90	0	3	2	76%	3	0
10	E. Ijeh	90	1	3	1	35%	0	0
34	M. Matsukubo, off at 88′	88	1	2	1	76%	1	0
2	A. Sanchez	90	0	1	1	52%	0	1
Substitutes
99	M. White	–
5	C. Brooks	–
6	I. Younce, on at 90+4′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
8	C. Okafor	–
9	O. Wingate	–
11	F. Rauch, on at 74′	16	0	0	0	86%	1	0
14	C. Wickenheiser, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	–	0	0
33	H. Betfort	–
80	O. Peña	–
Team			2	10	7	76%	15	8