Utah Royals FC 1–2 Boston Legacy FC, NWSL Matchday 20

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

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

Top performers

Utah Royals

K. PalaciosFUTAshirt 211G2SH
C. DelzerMUTAshirt 50G5SH
C. LacasseMUTAshirt 240G1SH

Boston Legacy

A. TraoréFBOSshirt 141G2SH
A. GamboneBOSshirt 15, came off the bench1G1SH
D. DavisDBOSshirt 290G2SH

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

UTA BOS

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
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	22	+13	45
2	Washington Spirit	22	+12	40
3	Utah Royals FC	23	+10	39
4	San Diego Wave FC	22	+7	39
5	Portland Thorns FC	22	+6	38
6	North Carolina Courage	22	+7	36
7	Kansas City Current	22	+4	34
8	Seattle Reign FC	21	0	31
⋯
14	Boston Legacy FC	23	−12	23

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.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

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
Time	Player	Team
2:05	S. Schupansky	Boston Legacy FC
3:57	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
5:25	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
7:21	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
8:49	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
9:00	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
9:58	B. Olivieri	Boston Legacy FC
10:00	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
11:24	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
11:30	L. Ivory	Boston Legacy FC
11:56	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
14:24	B. St-Georges	Boston Legacy FC
15:02	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
15:49	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
15:53	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
16:46	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
19:21	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
19:23	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
22:05	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
22:12	C. Delzer	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: 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
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	M. McGlynn	90	0	1	0.00
22	M. Moriya, off at 56′	56	0	0	0.00
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	0.00
99	M. Hammond	90	0	0	0.00
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.19
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	0.00
5	C. Delzer, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.69
10	N. Miura, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00
21	K. Palacios, off at 89′	89	1	0	0.25
11	M. Tanaka	90	0	0	0.00
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	0	0.06
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin, on at 56′	34	0	0	0.00
13	B. Mozingo, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
16	C. Brown, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	1.18

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
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
22	M. Moriya, off at 56′	56	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	66%	1	1
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	76%	5	1
99	M. Hammond	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	76%	0	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.19	1	0	0	81%	1	0
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	1
5	C. Delzer, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.69	5	1	1	45%	2	2
10	N. Miura, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	88%	1	2
21	K. Palacios, off at 89′	89	1	0	0.25	2	1	0	64%	0	0
11	M. Tanaka	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	57%	1	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	0	0.06	1	1	0	69%	2	1
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin, on at 56′	34	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	1
6	K. Simmonds	–
13	B. Mozingo, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
15	D. Pierre-Louis	–
16	C. Brown, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
18	K. Riehl	–
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
71	A. Swensen	–
Team			1	1	1.18	9	3	7	71%	14	9

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	5	7	71%	2	1

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
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
18	L. Ivory	90	0	0	0.00
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	0	0.04
20	N. Hernández	90	0	1	0.02
6	A. Karich, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0.00
29	D. Davis	90	0	0	0.11
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.04
21	B. Olivieri	90	0	0	0.02
23	S. Schupansky, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.05
14	Aïssata, off at 84′	84	1	0	0.44
8	S. Smith, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.03
Substitutes
15	A. Gambone, on at 70′	20	1	0	0.25
9	A. Gutierres, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.13
7	A. Allen, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.15
5	J. Hasbo, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
Team			2	1	1.28

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
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	0	0.04	1	1	1	69%	1	0
20	N. Hernández	90	0	1	0.02	1	1	2	75%	2	1
6	A. Karich, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	78%	0	1
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	0	0
29	D. Davis	90	0	0	0.11	2	0	0	79%	2	0
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	86%	0	2
21	B. Olivieri	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	68%	1	1
23	S. Schupansky, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.05	2	1	2	67%	1	0
14	Aïssata, off at 84′	84	1	0	0.44	2	1	2	67%	0	0
8	S. Smith, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	83%	0	0
Substitutes
1	C. Murphy	–
34	L. Ansbrow	–
3	Kaká	–
15	A. Gambone, on at 70′	20	1	0	0.25	1	1	0	67%	1	0
9	A. Gutierres, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.13	1	1	0	67%	0	0
12	N. Prince	–
7	A. Allen, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.15	1	1	0	57%	0	0
5	J. Hasbo, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	1	0
4	E. Elgin	–
Team			2	1	1.28	14	7	9	76%	9	5