Utah Royals FC 1–0 Chicago Stars FC, NWSL Matchday 4

Utah Royals FC v Chicago Stars FC

Utah Royals FC7th 7 pts

M. Tanaka 74′ pen

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1–0

Full time

Fri 3 Apr

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 2.60, Chicago Stars FC 0.32

Chicago Stars FC14th 3 pts

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Fri 3 Apr, 9:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 4

Key moments

74′Penalty goal M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC)1–0

Top performers

Utah Royals

M. TanakaMUTAshirt 111G4SH
C. DelzerMUTAshirt 50G4SH
J. ThomsenDUTAshirt 70G4SH

Chicago Stars

Nádia GomesFCHIshirt 110G2SH
Maitane LópezMCHIshirt 770G1SH
R. GareisMCHIshirt 240G1SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

7th▲3 from 10th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Denver Summit FC, with 25 to play.

Chicago Stars FC

14thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 3 points behind Bay FC in the last playoff place, with 25 to play.

Season series

Matchday 4 Fri 3 Apr

Utah Royals FC1

Chicago Stars FC0

Matchday 11 Sun 5 Jul

Chicago Stars FC3

Utah Royals FC2

Utah Royals FC won one, Chicago Stars FC won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

UTA CHI

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 2.60; Chicago Stars FC: 0.32
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 61%; Chicago Stars FC: 39%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 26; Chicago Stars FC: 4
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 14; Chicago Stars FC: 1

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	5	+5	12
2	Angel City FC	4	+6	9
3	Houston Dash	4	+4	9
4	Seattle Reign FC	4	+3	9
5	Portland Thorns FC	4	+3	9
6	Orlando Pride	5	+3	8
7	Utah Royals FC	5	0	7
8	Bay FC	3	+1	6
⋯
14	Chicago Stars FC	5	−9	3

After this result

By the numbers

Chicago Stars FC have gone 9 without a win. Last win: 3–2 v Racing Louisville FC, 23 August.

Chicago Stars FC have 71 goals conceded, the 16th fewest in the NWSL. 2.4 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have 0 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.0 a match, against 0.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have scored 17 goals, the 16th most in the NWSL. 0.6 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC: 61% possession; 94 possessions; 19% ended in a shot; 33% reached the box; 5.7 actions each
Chicago Stars FC: 39% possession; 94 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 3.6 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Chicago Stars FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 17% of their possessions in the final third, Chicago Stars FC 9%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCChicago Stars FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Chicago Stars 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 FCChicago Stars FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCChicago Stars 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 FCChicago Stars 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. 1,572 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Chicago Stars 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.

73 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:56	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
4:20	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
4:25	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
6:06	D. Pierre-Louis	Utah Royals FC
7:11	J. Grosso	Chicago Stars FC
12:15	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
13:02	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
16:02	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
16:20	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
17:39	T. Milazzo	Utah Royals FC
20:30	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
21:26	K. Del Fava	Utah Royals FC
22:55	J. Thomsen	Utah Royals FC
24:55	J. Thomsen	Utah Royals FC
25:00	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
26:05	J. Thomsen	Utah Royals FC
27:15	K. Riehl	Utah Royals FC
27:22	K. Del Fava	Utah Royals FC
28:03	K. Del Fava	Utah Royals FC
29:14	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars 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: 23 M. Justus. Line 1: 7 J. Thomsen, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 2 T. Milazzo. Line 2: 17 A. Tejada, 15 D. Pierre-Louis. Line 3: 5 C. Delzer, 11 M. Tanaka, 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	A	xG
23	M. Justus	90	0	0	0.00
7	J. Thomsen, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.08
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	0.05
15	D. Pierre-Louis, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.15
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.47
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0.02
5	C. Delzer, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.31
17	A. Tejada	90	0	0	0.06
21	K. Palacios, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.48
11	M. Tanaka	90	1	0	0.93
24	C. Lacasse, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.06
Substitutes
13	B. Mozingo, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00
16	C. Brown, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
20	A. Nagai, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
22	M. Moriya, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	2.60

Unused: K. Simmonds, L. Prašnikar, D. Jackson

All player stats

Utah Royals FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
7	J. Thomsen, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.08	4	1	1	69%	0	0
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	0.05	1	0	1	73%	1	3
15	D. Pierre-Louis, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.15	2	1	0	83%	0	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.47	3	1	0	90%	2	2
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	92%	1	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.31	4	2	4	71%	1	0
17	A. Tejada	90	0	0	0.06	2	0	1	77%	0	4
21	K. Palacios, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.48	3	1	0	50%	1	0
11	M. Tanaka	90	1	0	0.93	4	3	1	77%	0	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.06	2	1	9	65%	0	0
Substitutes
6	K. Simmonds	–
9	L. Prašnikar	–
13	B. Mozingo, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	1
16	C. Brown, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
20	A. Nagai, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
22	M. Moriya, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	0	0
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	1
77	D. Jackson	–
Team			1	0	2.60	26	10	19	78%	6	11

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	M. Justus	90	1	1	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: M. Justus

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Chicago Stars FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 27 K. Atkinson. Line 1: 4 J. Bike, 6 K. Hendrich, 3 S. Staab, 34 T. Dellarose. Line 2: 16 M. Hayashi, 77 M. López. Line 3: 8 J. Joseph, 7 J. Grosso, 24 R. Gareis. Line 4: 11 N. Gomes.

Chicago Stars 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
27	K. Atkinson	90	0	0	0.00
4	J. Bike, off at 65′	65	0	–	–
34	T. Dellarose	90	0	0	0.00
77	M. López, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.04
6	K. Hendrich, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00
8	J. Joseph	90	0	0	0.00
16	M. Hayashi	90	0	0	0.00
11	N. Gomes, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.25
7	J. Grosso, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00
24	R. Gareis	90	0	–	–
Substitutes
5	M. Alozie, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00
18	I. Chacón, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00
20	B. Franklin, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00
23	M. Johnson, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00
25	A. Farmer, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.32

Unused: A. Naeher, L. Nesbeth, E. Evans, E. Egizii

All player stats

Chicago Stars 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
4	J. Bike, off at 65′	65	0	–	–	0	–	1	54%	0	0
34	T. Dellarose	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	61%	2	1
77	M. López, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	77%	0	1
6	K. Hendrich, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	0	1
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	62%	1	4
8	J. Joseph	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	0	0
16	M. Hayashi	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	2	4
11	N. Gomes, off at 86′	86	0	0	0.25	2	1	1	44%	1	2
7	J. Grosso, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	0
24	R. Gareis	90	0	–	–	1	–	0	70%	1	1
Substitutes
1	A. Naeher	–
5	M. Alozie, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	3	0
13	L. Nesbeth	–
15	E. Evans	–
18	I. Chacón, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	0	0
20	B. Franklin, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
23	M. Johnson, on at 86′	4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	1	1
25	A. Farmer, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
28	E. Egizii	–
Team			0	0	0.32	4	1	3	70%	12	15