Utah Royals FC 0–2 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 25

Utah Royals FC v Kansas City Current

Utah Royals FC5th 46 pts

0

0–2

Full time

Sat 17 Oct

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 1.06, Kansas City Current 1.98

Kansas City Current4th 47 pts

H. Hopkins 21′, 90+1′

2

Sat 17 Oct, 6:30 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 25

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

21′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)0–1
90+1′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)0–2

Top performers

Utah Royals

C. DelzerMUTAshirt 50G3SH
Ana TejadaMUTAshirt 170G2SH
B. MozingoMUTAshirt 130G2SH

Kansas City Current

H. HopkinsFKCshirt 132G3SH
Temwa ChawingaMKCshirt 60G3SH
C. BethuneKCshirt 8, came off the bench0G2SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

5th▼1 from 4th

In the playoff places, 6 points above Seattle Reign FC, with two to play.

Kansas City Current

4th▲1 from 5th

In the playoff places, 7 points above Seattle Reign FC, with two to play.

Season series

Matchday 1 Sat 14 Mar

Kansas City Current2

Utah Royals FC1

Matchday 25 Sat 17 Oct

Utah Royals FC0

Kansas City Current2

Kansas City Current took both meetings, 4–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

UTA KC

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 1.06; Kansas City Current: 1.98
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 58%; Kansas City Current: 42%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 12; Kansas City Current: 14
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 3; Kansas City Current: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	28	+13	55
2	Washington Spirit	28	+14	52
3	San Diego Wave FC	27	+12	51
4	Kansas City Current	28	+12	47
5	Utah Royals FC	28	+7	46
6	Angel City FC	27	+16	43
7	Portland Thorns FC	27	+6	43
8	North Carolina Courage	27	+11	42

After this result

By the numbers

Kansas City Current have 15 points from last 5 and are in form. 3.0 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Kansas City Current have 11 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 2.5 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Kansas City Current have 5 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 0–2 at San Diego Wave FC, 18 September.

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

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC: 58% possession; 120 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 4.0 actions each
Kansas City Current: 42% possession; 118 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 3.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 8%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCKansas City Current

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Kansas City Current

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 FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCKansas City Current

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 FCKansas City Current

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. 1,444 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Kansas City Current 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.

61 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:59	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
1:02	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
1:03	Lorena	Kansas City Current
2:37	Lorena	Kansas City Current
3:54	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
9:26	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
9:56	Lorena	Kansas City Current
11:08	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
12:10	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
12:47	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
12:52	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
12:55	B. Mozingo	Utah Royals FC
15:42	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
16:54	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
20:04	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
24:51	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
27:07	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
29:41	V. DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
29:47	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
32:53	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current

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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: 4 P. Cronin, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 17 A. Tejada, 10 N. Miura. Line 3: 13 B. Mozingo, 5 C. Delzer, 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
1	M. McGlynn	90	0
4	P. Cronin, off at 81′	81	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0
10	N. Miura, off at 81′	81	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0
18	K. Riehl	90	0
13	B. Mozingo, off at 62′	62	0
17	A. Tejada, off at 86′	86	0
21	K. Palacios	90	0
5	C. Delzer	90	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 86′	86	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 81′	9	0
3	J. Joseph, on at 62′	28	0
16	C. Brown, on at 81′	9	0
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 86′	4	0
99	M. Hammond, on at 86′	4	0
Team			0

Unused: K. Simmonds, D. Pierre-Louis, M. Justus, A. Swensen

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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
4	P. Cronin, off at 81′	81	0	1	0	55%	1	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	1	71%	0	3
10	N. Miura, off at 81′	81	0	0	4	78%	0	2
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0	83%	1	2
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0	79%	0	2
13	B. Mozingo, off at 62′	62	0	2	1	62%	0	0
17	A. Tejada, off at 86′	86	0	2	1	75%	1	1
21	K. Palacios	90	0	1	1	64%	1	0
5	C. Delzer	90	0	3	0	61%	1	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 86′	86	0	1	0	61%	1	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	59%	0	0
3	J. Joseph, on at 62′	28	0	2	0	60%	0	1
6	K. Simmonds	–
15	D. Pierre-Louis	–
16	C. Brown, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	20%	0	0
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 86′	4	0	0	1	100%	0	0
71	A. Swensen	–
99	M. Hammond, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			0	12	9	71%	6	11

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	2	4	50%	2	1

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 Lorena. Line 1: 2 L. Rouse, 24 G. Robinson, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 16 V. DiBernardo. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 13 H. Hopkins.

Kansas City Current 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
23	Lorena	90	0
2	L. Rouse	90	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 78′	78	0
24	G. Robinson	90	0
27	K. Sharples	90	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 78′	78	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	2
99	Debinha, off at 65′	65	0
6	T. Chawinga	90	0
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 78′	12	0
8	C. Bethune, on at 65′	25	0
22	B. Feist, on at 78′	12	0
Team			2

Unused: M. Jordan, K. Scott, K. Suliafu, I. Gemelli, P. Hocking, M. Nyadjou

All player stats

Kansas City Current lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	L. Rouse	90	0	1	1	59%	1	1
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	1	0	48%	3	0
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 78′	78	0	1	4	71%	2	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0	61%	1	2
27	K. Sharples	90	0	1	0	59%	0	1
17	M. Cooper, off at 78′	78	0	1	1	56%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	1	83%	1	2
13	H. Hopkins	90	2	3	3	65%	0	0
99	Debinha, off at 65′	65	0	1	1	50%	0	0
6	T. Chawinga	90	0	3	2	60%	0	1
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
3	A. White, on at 78′	12	0	0	0	100%	0	0
8	C. Bethune, on at 65′	25	0	2	0	64%	0	0
22	B. Feist, on at 78′	12	0	0	0	63%	0	0
31	K. Scott	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking	–
28	M. Nyadjou	–
Team			2	14	13	62%	8	9