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NWSL 2026 Matchday 9

Utah Royals FC v Denver Summit FC

Utah Royals FC v Denver Summit FC

Utah Royals FC2nd 23 pts
2
2–1

Full time

Sat 23 May

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 1.59, Denver Summit FC 0.91

Denver Summit FC10th 12 pts
1

Sat 23 May, 6:30 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 9

The match event record is unavailable right now.

What it means

Utah Royals FC

2nd▲1 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 10 points above Angel City FC, with 19 to play.

Denver Summit FC

10thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 2 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with 20 to play.

Season series

Matchday 9 Sat 23 May

Utah Royals FC2

Denver Summit FC1

Matchday 16 Sat 8 Aug

Denver Summit FC2

Utah Royals FC1

Utah Royals FC won one, Denver Summit FC won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Portland Thorns FC11+823
2Utah Royals FC11+823
3San Diego Wave FC11+522
4Washington Spirit10+818
5Gotham FC10+618
6North Carolina Courage10+315
7Kansas City Current10−215
8Seattle Reign FC10−214
10Denver Summit FC10+312

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.

Denver Summit FC have 7 home wins from 15 at home, and 4 from 15 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

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

Denver Summit FC have scored 53 goals, the 3rd most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC
100 possessions
4% ended in a shot
19% reached the box
3.7 actions each
Denver Summit FC
102 possessions
9% ended in a shot
25% reached the box
4.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 8% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 9%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCDenver Summit FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Denver Summit 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 FCDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCDenver Summit 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 FCDenver Summit 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. 1,506 events in the record.

Utah Royals FC attack right, Denver Summit 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.

54 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
3:23M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
3:25M. McGlynnUtah Royals FC
4:55D. LynchDenver Summit FC
9:01M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
11:34N. MeansDenver Summit FC
15:11A. SmithDenver Summit FC
17:14N. MeansDenver Summit FC
19:16M. KösslerDenver Summit FC
19:42A. OkeDenver Summit FC
19:45E. GaetinoDenver Summit FC
19:49K. PalaciosUtah Royals FC
22:43C. DelzerUtah Royals FC
24:26A. OkeDenver Summit FC
24:27A. OkeDenver Summit FC
25:53A. SmithDenver Summit FC
26:58A. SmithDenver Summit FC
29:42M. McGlynnUtah Royals FC
32:56M. McGlynnUtah Royals FC
33:26K. PalaciosUtah Royals FC
36:16A. SmithDenver Summit FC
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Lineups

Utah Royals FC

Utah Royals FC lineup: 11 starters, then 9 substitutes
Starters
M. McGlynn
J. Thomsen
N. Rábano
N. Miura
K. Del Fava
K. Riehl
C. Delzer
A. Tejada
K. Palacios
M. Tanaka
C. Lacasse
Substitutes
T. Milazzo
L. Prašnikar
B. Mozingo
D. Pierre-Louis
C. Brown
A. Nagai
M. Moriya
M. Justus
A. Spaanstra

Denver Summit FC

Denver Summit FC lineup: 11 starters, then 9 substitutes
Starters
A. Smith
A. Oke
J. Sonis
D. Sheehan
E. Gaetino
K. Kurtz
D. Lynch
N. Means
M. Kössler
Y. Ryan
N. Flint
Substitutes
M. Reid
E. Regan
A. Brazier
Y. McCormack
Y. Yamamoto
C. Pickett
O. Thomas
P. Peyraud-Magnin
N. García

Position by matchday

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

Form before this match

Utah Royals FC
Denver Summit FC

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