Angel City FC 4–1 Boston Legacy FC, NWSL Matchday 27

Angel City FC v Boston Legacy FC

Angel City FC3rd 52 pts

N. Martin 17′
E. Shores 53′
S. Jónsdóttir 72′
C. Emslie 84′

4

4–1

Full time

Sun 1 Nov

Expected goals: Angel City FC 2.20, Boston Legacy FC 0.91

Boston Legacy FC13th 33 pts

Amanda Gutierres 37′

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Sun 1 Nov, 5:00 pm EST Dignity Health Sports Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 27

Key moments

17′Goal N. Martin (Angel City FC)1–0
37′Goal Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy FC)1–1
53′Goal E. Shores (Angel City FC)2–1
72′Goal S. Jónsdóttir (Angel City FC)3–1
84′Goal C. Emslie (Angel City FC)4–1

Top performers

Angel City FC

S. JónsdóttirFLAshirt 321G4SH
C. EmslieLAshirt 10, came off the bench1G3SH
E. ShoresDLAshirt 151G3SH

Boston Legacy

Amanda GutierresFBOSshirt 91G5SH
Alba CañoMBOSshirt 260G3SH
A. KarichMBOSshirt 60G2SH

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

What it means

Angel City FC

3rd▲2 from 5th

Finished 5th in the regular season, in the playoff places, 7 points above North Carolina Courage.

Playoff quarter-final

Angel City FC: playoff quarter-final
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 7 Nov	A	Kansas City Current	12:00 pm EST

Boston Legacy FC

13thNo change

Finished 13th in the regular season, out of the playoffs, 14 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place.

Season series

Matchday 19 Mon 31 Aug

Boston Legacy FC2

Angel City FC5

Matchday 27 Sun 1 Nov

Angel City FC4

Boston Legacy FC1

Angel City FC took both meetings, 9–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

LA BOS

Expected goals: Angel City FC: 2.20; Boston Legacy FC: 0.91
Possession: Angel City FC: 39%; Boston Legacy FC: 61%
Shots: Angel City FC: 14; Boston Legacy FC: 19
Corners: Angel City FC: 2; Boston Legacy FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	29	+14	58
2	San Diego Wave FC	29	+13	55
3	Angel City FC	30	+22	52
4	Washington Spirit	29	+13	52
5	Kansas City Current	29	+13	50
6	Portland Thorns FC	29	+7	47
7	Utah Royals FC	29	+7	47
8	Seattle Reign FC	29	+3	44
⋯
13	Boston Legacy FC	30	−12	33

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: 39% possession; 83 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 4.5 actions each
Boston Legacy FC: 61% possession; 84 possessions; 20% ended in a shot; 35% reached the box; 6.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Angel City FC

Boston Legacy FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Angel City FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Boston Legacy FC 13%.

Where the shots came from

Angel City FCBoston Legacy FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Angel City FC

Boston Legacy 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

Angel City FCBoston Legacy FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Angel City FCBoston Legacy 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

Angel City FCBoston Legacy 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. 1,480 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Angel City FC attack right, Boston Legacy 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.

76 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:22	E. Shores	Angel City FC
2:27	L. Ivory	Boston Legacy FC
3:02	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
4:02	Amanda Gutierres	Boston Legacy FC
6:54	A. Karich	Boston Legacy FC
7:43	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
8:04	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
8:33	S. Schupansky	Boston Legacy FC
9:10	A. Sentnor	Angel City FC
9:25	S. King	Angel City FC
9:29	Ary Borges	Angel City FC
9:34	L. Ivory	Boston Legacy FC
10:04	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
13:07	Amanda Gutierres	Boston Legacy FC
13:10	Amanda Gutierres	Boston Legacy FC
16:10	N. Martin	Angel City FC
19:19	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
19:37	S. King	Angel City FC
19:44	Ary Borges	Angel City FC
19:45	Ary Borges	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Angel City FCFormation 4-4-2

Angel City FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 3 S. King, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 20 G. Thompson, 8 A. Borges, 14 N. Martin, 12 M. Niehues. Line 3: 17 A. Sentnor, 32 S. Jónsdóttir.

Angel City 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
19	A. Anderson, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00
3	S. King	90	0	0	0.00
15	E. Shores	90	1	0	0.29
8	A. Borges, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.01
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.00
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.00
20	G. Thompson, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.00
14	N. Martin	90	1	0	0.07
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	1	1	0.68
17	A. Sentnor, off at 74′	74	0	1	0.07
12	M. Niehues, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
13	H. Seabert, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
10	C. Emslie, on at 74′	16	1	0	1.08
16	C. Lageyre, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
33	R. Tiernan, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
99	T. Suarez, on at 62′	28	0	2	0.00
Team			4	4	2.20

Unused: S. Leroux, K. Cherry, S. Mattice, J. Immethun

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	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
3	S. King	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	84%	7	1
15	E. Shores	90	1	0	0.29	3	1	0	56%	0	1
8	A. Borges, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.01	1	1	1	83%	0	0
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	0	3
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	1
20	G. Thompson, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	89%	1	0
14	N. Martin	90	1	0	0.07	1	1	1	81%	2	0
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	1	1	0.68	4	1	2	26%	0	3
17	A. Sentnor, off at 74′	74	0	1	0.07	2	0	1	75%	1	1
12	M. Niehues, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Substitutes
13	H. Seabert, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
2	S. Leroux	–
4	K. Cherry	–
10	C. Emslie, on at 74′	16	1	0	1.08	3	2	0	60%	1	0
16	C. Lageyre, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	1	2
25	S. Mattice	–
33	R. Tiernan, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	1	0
40	J. Immethun	–
99	T. Suarez, on at 62′	28	0	2	0.00	0	0	5	82%	0	0
Team			4	4	2.20	14	6	12	75%	14	12

Angel City FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
19	A. Anderson, off at 90′	90	0	1	0%	1	3

Boston Legacy FCFormation 4-3-3

Boston Legacy FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 L. Ivory. Line 1: 53 B. St-Georges, 29 D. Davis, 2 L. Reale, 20 N. Hernández. Line 2: 26 A. Caño, 6 A. Karich, 15 A. Gambone. Line 3: 14 Aïssata, 23 S. Schupansky, 9 A. Gutierres.

Boston Legacy 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
18	L. Ivory	90	0	0	0.00
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	0	0.14
20	N. Hernández	90	0	0	0.01
6	A. Karich, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.08
29	D. Davis	90	0	0	0.00
2	L. Reale	90	0	0	0.00
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.08
15	A. Gambone, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
23	S. Schupansky	90	0	0	0.15
14	Aïssata, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.11
9	A. Gutierres, off at 73′	73	1	0	0.24
Substitutes
22	G. Monday, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.03
21	B. Olivieri, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.03
5	J. Hasbo, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.03
12	N. Prince, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	0.91

Unused: H. Stambaugh, L. Araújo, J. Carabalí, Kaká, S. Smith

All player stats

Boston Legacy 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
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	0	0.14	1	0	2	76%	1	1
20	N. Hernández	90	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	81%	0	2
6	A. Karich, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.08	2	0	2	85%	1	0
29	D. Davis	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	91%	0	1
2	L. Reale	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	1	2
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.08	3	1	4	92%	0	2
15	A. Gambone, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	2	0
23	S. Schupansky	90	0	0	0.15	2	0	2	65%	0	0
14	Aïssata, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.11	2	0	1	79%	1	0
9	A. Gutierres, off at 73′	73	1	0	0.24	5	1	1	92%	0	0
Substitutes
87	H. Stambaugh	–
24	L. Araújo	–
16	J. Carabalí	–
3	Kaká	–
22	G. Monday, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.03	1	0	1	100%	0	0
21	B. Olivieri, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	71%	0	0
5	J. Hasbo, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	100%	0	0
8	S. Smith	–
12	N. Prince, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
Team			1	0	0.91	19	2	15	82%	6	8