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NWSL 2026 Matchday 20

Utah Royals FC v Boston Legacy FC

Utah Royals FC v Boston Legacy FC

Utah Royals FC3rd 39 pts
  • K. Palacios 17′
1
1–2

Full time

Fri 4 Sep

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 1.16, Boston Legacy FC 1.27

Boston Legacy FC14th 23 pts
  • A. Traoré 11′
  • A. Gambone 86′
2

Fri 4 Sep, 9:30 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 20

Key moments

  1. 11′Goal A. Traoré (Boston Legacy FC)0–1
  2. 17′Goal K. Palacios (Utah Royals FC)1–1
  3. 86′Goal A. Gambone (Boston Legacy FC)1–2

Top performers

Utah Royals
Boston Legacy

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

3rdNo change

In the playoff places, 10 points above Angel City FC, with seven to play.

Boston Legacy FC

14th▲1 from 15th

Outside the playoff places, 8 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with seven to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sat 28 Mar

Boston Legacy FC1

Utah Royals FC2

Matchday 20 Fri 4 Sep

Utah Royals FC1

Boston Legacy FC2

Utah Royals FC won one, Boston Legacy FC won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

UTABOS

Expected goals
Utah Royals FC: 1.16
Boston Legacy FC: 1.27
Possession
Utah Royals FC: 48%
Boston Legacy FC: 52%
Shots
Utah Royals FC: 9
Boston Legacy FC: 14
Corners
Utah Royals FC: 5
Boston Legacy FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC22+1345
2Washington Spirit22+1240
3Utah Royals FC23+1039
4San Diego Wave FC22+739
5Portland Thorns FC22+638
6North Carolina Courage22+736
7Kansas City Current22+434
8Seattle Reign FC21031
14Boston Legacy FC23−1223

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.

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
48% possession
109 possessions
6% ended in a shot
20% reached the box
3.9 actions each
Boston Legacy FC
52% possession
109 possessions
12% ended in a shot
23% reached the box
4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Boston Legacy FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Boston Legacy FC 14%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCBoston Legacy FC

Utah Royals 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

Utah Royals 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

Utah Royals FCBoston Legacy FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals 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

Utah Royals 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. 1,587 events in the record.

Utah Royals 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.

65 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
2:05S. SchupanskyBoston Legacy FC
3:57A. TraoréBoston Legacy FC
5:25C. DelzerUtah Royals FC
7:21C. DelzerUtah Royals FC
8:49A. TraoréBoston Legacy FC
9:00S. SmithBoston Legacy FC
9:58B. OlivieriBoston Legacy FC
10:00A. TraoréBoston Legacy FC
11:24A. TraoréBoston Legacy FC
11:30L. IvoryBoston Legacy FC
11:56A. TraoréBoston Legacy FC
14:24B. St-GeorgesBoston Legacy FC
15:02M. McGlynnUtah Royals FC
15:49S. SmithBoston Legacy FC
15:53S. SmithBoston Legacy FC
16:46K. PalaciosUtah Royals FC
19:21C. DelzerUtah Royals FC
19:23C. DelzerUtah Royals FC
22:05M. TanakaUtah Royals FC
22:12C. DelzerUtah 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: 22 M. Moriya, 8 K. Del Fava, 2 T. Milazzo, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 10 N. Miura, 99 M. Hammond. Line 3: 5 C. Delzer, 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
1M. McGlynn900
22M. Moriya, off at 56′560
14N. Rábano900
99M. Hammond900
8K. Del Fava900
2T. Milazzo900
5C. Delzer, off at 89′890
10N. Miura, off at 78′780
21K. Palacios, off at 89′891
11M. Tanaka900
24C. Lacasse900
Substitutes
4P. Cronin, on at 56′340
13B. Mozingo, on at 89′10
16C. Brown, on at 78′120
30A. Spaanstra, on at 89′10
Team1

Unused: K. Simmonds, D. Pierre-Louis, K. Riehl, 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
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
22M. Moriya, off at 56′5600166%11
14N. Rábano9000176%51
99M. Hammond9000276%00
8K. Del Fava9001081%10
2T. Milazzo9000088%11
5C. Delzer, off at 89′8905145%22
10N. Miura, off at 78′7800188%12
21K. Palacios, off at 89′8912064%00
11M. Tanaka9000057%10
24C. Lacasse9001069%21
Substitutes
4P. Cronin, on at 56′3400050%01
6K. Simmonds–
13B. Mozingo, on at 89′1000–00
15D. Pierre-Louis–
16C. Brown, on at 78′1200050%00
18K. Riehl–
23M. Justus–
30A. Spaanstra, on at 89′1000–00
71A. Swensen–
Team19771%149
Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
1M. McGlynn905771%21

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, 16 J. Carabalí, 29 D. Davis, 20 N. Hernández. Line 2: 26 A. Caño, 6 A. Karich, 21 B. Olivieri. Line 3: 14 Aïssata, 23 S. Schupansky, 8 S. Smith.
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
#PlayerMinG
18L. Ivory900
53B. St-Georges900
20N. Hernández900
6A. Karich, off at 84′840
16J. Carabalí900
29D. Davis900
26A. Caño900
21B. Olivieri900
23S. Schupansky, off at 70′700
14Aïssata, off at 84′841
8S. Smith, off at 46′450
Substitutes
15A. Gambone, on at 70′201
9A. Gutierres, on at 84′60
7A. Allen, on at 46′450
5J. Hasbo, on at 84′60
Team2

Unused: C. Murphy, L. Ansbrow, Kaká, N. Prince, E. Elgin

All player stats
Boston Legacy FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#PlayerMinGShCCPass %TklInt
53B. St-Georges9001169%10
20N. Hernández9001275%21
6A. Karich, off at 84′8400178%01
16J. Carabalí9000085%00
29D. Davis9002079%20
26A. Caño9001086%02
21B. Olivieri9001168%11
23S. Schupansky, off at 70′7002267%10
14Aïssata, off at 84′8412267%00
8S. Smith, off at 46′4501083%00
Substitutes
1C. Murphy–
34L. Ansbrow–
3Kaká–
15A. Gambone, on at 70′2011067%10
9A. Gutierres, on at 84′601067%00
12N. Prince–
7A. Allen, on at 46′4501057%00
5J. Hasbo, on at 84′600075%10
4E. Elgin–
Team214976%95
Boston Legacy FC goalkeeper
#Goal­keeperMinSavesSOT facedSave %GAClaims
18L. Ivory902367%11

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Utah Royals FC
Boston Legacy FC

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