Utah Royals FC 2–1 Racing Louisville FC, NWSL Matchday 8

Utah Royals FC v Racing Louisville FC

Utah Royals FC2nd 20 pts

L. Milliet 22′ og
M. Tanaka 77′

2

2–1

Full time

Sun 17 May

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 2.02, Racing Louisville FC 0.73

Racing Louisville FC15th 7 pts

K. Fischer 68′

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Sun 17 May, 8:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 8

Key moments

22′Own goal L. Milliet (Racing Louisville FC)1–0
68′Goal K. Fischer (Racing Louisville FC)1–1
77′Goal M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC)2–1

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Utah Royals

M. TanakaMUTAshirt 111G3SH
C. LacasseMUTAshirt 240G3SH
N. MiuraMUTAshirt 100G3SH

Racing Louisville

K. FischerFLOUshirt 91G2SH
K. O'KaneMLOUshirt 200G2SH
A. WrightDLOUshirt 30G1SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

2nd▲3 from 5th

In the playoff places, 9 points above Orlando Pride, with 20 to play.

Racing Louisville FC

15thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 5 points behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with 21 to play.

Season series

Matchday 8 Sun 17 May

Utah Royals FC2

Racing Louisville FC1

Matchday 24 Sat 3 Oct

Racing Louisville FC1

Utah Royals FC1

Utah Royals FC won one, one drawn; 3–2 on aggregate to Utah Royals FC.

Team stats

UTA LOU

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 2.02; Racing Louisville FC: 0.73
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 64%; Racing Louisville FC: 36%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 18; Racing Louisville FC: 8
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 8; Racing Louisville FC: 7

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	10	+5	21
2	Utah Royals FC	10	+7	20
3	Portland Thorns FC	10	+6	20
4	Washington Spirit	10	+8	18
5	Gotham FC	10	+6	18
6	Kansas City Current	9	−1	15
7	Denver Summit FC	9	+4	12
8	North Carolina Courage	9	+2	12
⋯
15	Racing Louisville FC	9	−3	7

After this result

By the numbers

Racing Louisville FC have gone 10 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v Seattle Reign FC, 19 August.

Racing Louisville FC have 1 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.2 a match, against 0.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Racing Louisville FC have 5 home wins from 15 at home, and 2 from 15 away. 1.2 points a match at home, 0.4 away.

Racing Louisville FC have 62 goals conceded, the 15th fewest in the NWSL. 2.1 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC: 64% possession; 110 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.7 actions each
Racing Louisville FC: 36% possession; 110 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 10% reached the box; 2.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Racing Louisville FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Racing Louisville FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCRacing Louisville FC

Utah Royals FC attack right, Racing Louisville FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Racing Louisville FC

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

Utah Royals FCRacing Louisville FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCRacing Louisville FC

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

Utah Royals FCRacing Louisville FC

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. 1,488 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Racing Louisville FC 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.

51 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:13	P. Cronin	Utah Royals FC
4:57	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
6:05	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
6:06	J. Bloomer	Racing Louisville FC
8:11	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
8:21	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
8:29	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
9:25	K. O'Kane	Racing Louisville FC
10:28	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
12:43	E. Sears	Racing Louisville FC
21:17	L. Milliet	Racing Louisville FC
23:17	N. Miura	Utah Royals FC
25:56	L. Milliet	Racing Louisville FC
26:45	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
26:49	P. Cronin	Utah Royals FC
27:39	K. Fischer	Racing Louisville FC
34:55	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
36:58	K. O'Kane	Racing Louisville FC
37:35	K. O'Kane	Racing Louisville FC
38:52	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC

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Lineups

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Utah Royals FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. McGlynn. Line 1: 7 J. Thomsen, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 10 N. Miura, 17 A. Tejada. Line 3: 4 P. Cronin, 11 M. Tanaka, 24 C. Lacasse. Line 4: 21 K. Palacios.

Utah Royals FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	M. McGlynn	90	0	0	0.00
7	J. Thomsen, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.00
14	N. Rábano, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.05
17	A. Tejada	90	0	0	0.05
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.07
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0.00
4	P. Cronin, off at 42′	42	0	0	0.04
10	N. Miura	90	0	0	0.30
21	K. Palacios, off at 69′	69	0	0	0.58
11	M. Tanaka	90	1	0	0.69
24	C. Lacasse, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.08
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00
5	C. Delzer, on at 68′	22	0	1	0.00
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.17
22	M. Moriya, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 42′	48	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	2.03

Unused: B. Mozingo, D. Pierre-Louis, C. Brown, M. Justus

All player stats

Utah Royals FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
7	J. Thomsen, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	3	0
14	N. Rábano, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.05	1	0	1	66%	0	2
17	A. Tejada	90	0	0	0.05	2	1	0	68%	0	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	88%	0	2
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	0	0
4	P. Cronin, off at 42′	42	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	42%	1	0
10	N. Miura	90	0	0	0.30	3	0	0	78%	2	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 69′	69	0	0	0.58	2	1	1	92%	0	1
11	M. Tanaka	90	1	0	0.69	3	1	4	82%	0	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 68′	68	0	0	0.08	3	0	2	50%	0	1
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
5	C. Delzer, on at 68′	22	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	100%	1	0
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.17	2	1	1	67%	0	0
13	B. Mozingo	–
15	D. Pierre-Louis	–
16	C. Brown	–
22	M. Moriya, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	0	0
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 42′	48	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	80%	0	0
Team			1	1	2.03	18	4	13	76%	7	6

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	1	2	50%	1	3

Racing Louisville FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Racing Louisville FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 J. Bloomer. Line 1: 2 L. Milliet, 3 A. Wright, 8 C. Petersen, 12 Q. McMahon. Line 2: 26 T. Flint, 20 K. O'Kane. Line 3: 13 E. Sears, 10 M. Hodge, 6 E. Hase. Line 4: 9 K. Fischer.

Racing Louisville 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	A	xG
24	J. Bloomer	90	0	0	0.00
2	L. Milliet, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.00
12	Q. McMahon, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.07
20	K. O'Kane	90	0	0	0.09
3	A. Wright	90	0	0	0.23
8	C. Petersen	90	0	0	0.00
13	E. Sears	90	0	0	0.11
26	T. Flint	90	0	0	0.08
9	K. Fischer	90	1	0	0.15
10	M. Hodge, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.00
6	E. Hase, off at 50′	50	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
4	M. Morris, on at 50′	40	0	0	0.00
16	M. Lardner, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
23	M. Blackburn, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
88	A. McKeen, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	0.73

Unused: M. Prohaska, T. White, M. Gacioch, A. Ciorbu, R. Hill

All player stats

Racing Louisville FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	L. Milliet, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	74%	0	1
12	Q. McMahon, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	73%	0	1
20	K. O'Kane	90	0	0	0.09	2	0	0	63%	0	1
3	A. Wright	90	0	0	0.23	1	0	1	62%	1	2
8	C. Petersen	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	59%	0	0
13	E. Sears	90	0	0	0.11	1	1	0	33%	0	4
26	T. Flint	90	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	62%	2	5
9	K. Fischer	90	1	0	0.15	2	1	1	64%	4	1
10	M. Hodge, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	43%	0	2
6	E. Hase, off at 50′	50	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Prohaska	–
4	M. Morris, on at 50′	40	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
11	T. White	–
15	M. Gacioch	–
16	M. Lardner, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
19	A. Ciorbu	–
21	R. Hill	–
23	M. Blackburn, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	86%	2	0
88	A. McKeen, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
Team			1	0	0.73	8	2	3	63%	9	17