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NWSL 2026 Matchday 5

Seattle Reign FC v Utah Royals FC

Seattle Reign FC v Utah Royals FC

0
0–3

Full time

Sun 26 Apr

Expected goals: Seattle Reign FC 1.05, Utah Royals FC 1.45

Utah Royals FC3rd 10 pts
  • P. Cronin 1′
  • N. Miura 7′
  • C. Lacasse 45+1′
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Sun 26 Apr, 8:00 pm EDT Seattle Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 5

Key moments

  1. 1′Goal P. Cronin (Utah Royals FC)0–1
  2. 7′Goal N. Miura (Utah Royals FC)0–2
  3. 45+1′Goal C. Lacasse (Utah Royals FC)0–3

Top performers

Seattle Reign
Utah Royals

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

What it means

Seattle Reign FC

4th▼1 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 2 points above Gotham FC, with 24 to play.

Utah Royals FC

3rd▲7 from 10th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Gotham FC, with 24 to play.

Season series

Matchday 5 Sun 26 Apr

Seattle Reign FC0

Utah Royals FC3

Matchday 26 Fri 23 Oct

Utah Royals FC0

Seattle Reign FC0

Utah Royals FC won one, one drawn; 3–0 on aggregate to Utah Royals FC.

Team stats

SEAUTA

Expected goals
Seattle Reign FC: 1.05
Utah Royals FC: 1.45
Possession
Seattle Reign FC: 48%
Utah Royals FC: 52%
Shots
Seattle Reign FC: 9
Utah Royals FC: 14
Corners
Seattle Reign FC: 5
Utah Royals FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1San Diego Wave FC6+615
2Portland Thorns FC6+413
3Utah Royals FC6+310
4Seattle Reign FC6010
5Angel City FC5+59
6Washington Spirit6+59
7Houston Dash5+39
8Orlando Pride6+28

After this result

By the numbers

Utah Royals FC have 5 points from last 5 and are out of form. 1.0 a match, against 1.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Seattle Reign FC have 9 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 1.9 points a match at home, 1.2 away.

Seattle Reign FC are 1 match from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 4. Next at Gotham FC, 8 November.

Utah Royals FC have gone 4 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v North Carolina Courage, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

Seattle Reign FC
48% possession
122 possessions
7% ended in a shot
20% reached the box
3.9 actions each
Utah Royals FC
52% possession
118 possessions
10% ended in a shot
25% reached the box
4.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Seattle Reign FC

Utah Royals FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Seattle Reign FC started 16% of their possessions in the final third, Utah Royals FC 9%.

Where the shots came from

Seattle Reign FCUtah Royals FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Seattle Reign FC

Utah Royals 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

Seattle Reign FCUtah Royals FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Seattle Reign FCUtah Royals 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

Seattle Reign FCUtah Royals 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. 1,714 events in the record.

Seattle Reign FC attack right, Utah Royals 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.

75 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
0:08S. MentiSeattle Reign FC
0:51P. CroninUtah Royals FC
1:43N. MondesirSeattle Reign FC
1:50C. LacasseUtah Royals FC
1:57C. DickeySeattle Reign FC
4:32P. CroninUtah Royals FC
6:06J. ThomsenUtah Royals FC
6:11N. MiuraUtah Royals FC
7:19Ana TejadaUtah Royals FC
9:15B. RatcliffeSeattle Reign FC
11:38C. DickeySeattle Reign FC
14:47C. DickeySeattle Reign FC
15:22C. LacasseUtah Royals FC
16:14M. JustusUtah Royals FC
19:00B. RatcliffeSeattle Reign FC
19:03M. JustusUtah Royals FC
19:33K. PalaciosUtah Royals FC
24:02S. HuertaSeattle Reign FC
24:45N. MondesirSeattle Reign FC
24:50N. MondesirSeattle Reign FC
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Lineups

Seattle Reign FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Seattle Reign FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Dickey. Line 1: 11 S. Huerta, 14 E. Mason, 21 P. McClernon, 24 M. Curry. Line 2: 20 S. Meza, 17 S. Menti. Line 3: 30 N. Mondesir, 10 J. Fishlock, 13 B. Ratcliffe. Line 4: 2 M. Mercado.
Seattle Reign FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinG
1C. Dickey900
11S. Huerta, off at 78′780
24M. Curry900
17S. Menti, off at 78′780
14E. Mason900
21P. McClernon900
30N. Mondesir, off at 78′780
20S. Meza900
2M. Mercado900
10J. Fishlock, off at 68′680
13B. Ratcliffe, off at 55′550
Substitutes
5M. Dahlien, on at 55′350
7E. Adames, on at 68′220
8A. James-Turner, on at 78′120
19M. Fishel, on at 78′120
22R. Brown, on at 78′120
Team0

Unused: H. Ward, A. McCammon, S. Holmes, C. Miller

All player stats
Seattle Reign FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
11S. Huerta, off at 78′7801078%11
24M. Curry9000165%12
17S. Menti, off at 78′7800157%03
14E. Mason9000074%01
21P. McClernon9000173%02
30N. Mondesir, off at 78′7801062%02
20S. Meza9000063%21
2M. Mercado9004161%00
10J. Fishlock, off at 68′6801087%00
13B. Ratcliffe, off at 55′5501170%00
Substitutes
5M. Dahlien, on at 55′3501158%10
7E. Adames, on at 68′2200030%11
8A. James-Turner, on at 78′1200075%20
12H. Ward–
16A. McCammon–
19M. Fishel, on at 78′1200086%10
22R. Brown, on at 78′1200058%00
25S. Holmes–
38C. Miller–
Team09669%913
Seattle Reign FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1C. Dickey902540%31

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Utah Royals FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 M. Justus. 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 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#PlayerMinG
23M. Justus, off at 82′820
7J. Thomsen900
14N. Rábano, off at 78′780
17A. Tejada, off at 78′780
8K. Del Fava900
18K. Riehl900
4P. Cronin, off at 60′601
10N. Miura901
21K. Palacios900
11M. Tanaka900
24C. Lacasse901
Substitutes
1M. McGlynn, on at 82′80
22M. Moriya, on at 78′120
20A. Nagai, on at 78′120
30A. Spaanstra, on at 60′300
Team3

Unused: B. Mozingo, T. Milazzo, C. Brown, K. Simmonds, D. Pierre-Louis

All player stats
Utah Royals FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
7J. Thomsen9003265%11
14N. Rábano, off at 78′7800165%30
17A. Tejada, off at 78′7801268%30
8K. Del Fava9000083%03
18K. Riehl9000175%00
4P. Cronin, off at 60′6012250%30
10N. Miura9012076%23
21K. Palacios9004067%20
11M. Tanaka9001276%01
24C. Lacasse9011269%31
Substitutes
1M. McGlynn, on at 82′800063%00
13B. Mozingo–
2T. Milazzo–
16C. Brown–
22M. Moriya, on at 78′1200064%11
6K. Simmonds–
20A. Nagai, on at 78′1200078%01
30A. Spaanstra, on at 60′3000071%02
15D. Pierre-Louis–
Team3141271%1813
Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
23M. Justus, off at 82′8255100%02

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Form before this match

Seattle Reign FC
Utah Royals FC