Boston Legacy FC 2–5 Angel City FC, NWSL Matchday 19

Boston Legacy FC v Angel City FC

Boston Legacy FC15th 20 pts

S. Smith 8′
A. Traoré 88′

2

2–5

Full time

Mon 31 Aug

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC 0.65, Angel City FC 2.57

Angel City FC9th 29 pts

A. Sentnor 5′
P. Chilufya 14′, 58′
S. Jónsdóttir 18′
Maiara Niehues 66′

5

Mon 31 Aug, 8:00 pm EDT Gillette Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 19

Key moments

5′Goal A. Sentnor (Angel City FC)0–1
8′Goal S. Smith (Boston Legacy FC)1–1
14′Goal P. Chilufya (Angel City FC)1–2
18′Goal S. Jónsdóttir (Angel City FC)1–3
58′Goal P. Chilufya (Angel City FC)1–4
66′Goal Maiara Niehues (Angel City FC)1–5
88′Goal A. Traoré (Boston Legacy FC)2–5

Top performers

Boston Legacy

A. TraoréFBOSshirt 141G2SH
S. SmithMBOSshirt 81G2SH
B. St-GeorgesBOSshirt 53, came off the bench0G2SH

Angel City FC

P. ChilufyaFLAshirt 242G5SH
Maiara NiehuesLAshirt 12, came off the bench1G4SH
S. JónsdóttirMLAshirt 321G3SH

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

What it means

Boston Legacy FC

15thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 11 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with eight to play.

Angel City FC

9th▲1 from 10th

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

Season series

Matchday 19 Mon 31 Aug

Boston Legacy FC2

Angel City FC5

Matchday 27 Sun 1 Nov

Angel City FC4

Boston Legacy FC1

Angel City FC took both meetings, 9–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

BOS LA

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC: 0.65; Angel City FC: 2.57
Possession: Boston Legacy FC: 48%; Angel City FC: 52%
Shots: Boston Legacy FC: 10; Angel City FC: 20
Corners: Boston Legacy FC: 5; Angel City FC: 8

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	22	+11	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
9	Angel City FC	21	+8	29
⋯
15	Boston Legacy FC	22	−13	20

After this result

By the numbers

Angel City FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.7 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Angel City FC are 10 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–2 at North Carolina Courage, 26 August.

Angel City FC have 10 scoring matches in a row, level with their longest this season. Longest 10. Next at Kansas City Current, 7 November.

Angel City FC have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Boston Legacy FC: 48% possession; 86 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 5.0 actions each
Angel City FC: 52% possession; 89 possessions; 19% ended in a shot; 33% reached the box; 5.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Angel City FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Boston Legacy FC started 3% of their possessions in the final third, Angel City FC 20%.

Where the shots came from

Boston Legacy FCAngel City FC

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Angel City FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Angel City 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

Boston Legacy FCAngel City FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Boston Legacy FCAngel City 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

Boston Legacy FCAngel City 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. 1,551 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Angel City 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.

63 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:18	P. Chilufya	Angel City FC
2:00	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
4:06	A. Sentnor	Angel City FC
5:31	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
6:01	J. Hasbo	Boston Legacy FC
7:12	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
11:41	A. Sentnor	Angel City FC
11:52	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
13:04	S. Gorden	Angel City FC
13:06	P. Chilufya	Angel City FC
14:27	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
14:54	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
17:11	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
17:11	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
17:50	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
22:33	L. Ivory	Boston Legacy FC
23:51	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
27:27	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
28:24	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
29:09	G. Thompson	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Boston Legacy FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Boston Legacy FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 L. Ivory. Line 1: 16 J. Carabalí, 29 D. Davis, 4 E. Elgin, 20 N. Hernández. Line 2: 6 A. Karich, 26 A. Caño. Line 3: 12 N. Prince, 5 J. Hasbo, 8 S. Smith. Line 4: 14 Aïssata.

Boston Legacy 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
18	L. Ivory	90	0	0	0.00
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0.09
20	N. Hernández, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.00
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.00
29	D. Davis	90	0	0	0.14
4	E. Elgin, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.00
12	N. Prince, off at 62′	62	0	1	0.00
6	A. Karich, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00
14	Aïssata	90	1	0	0.16
5	J. Hasbo, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00
8	S. Smith	90	1	0	0.18
Substitutes
53	B. St-Georges, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.05
23	S. Schupansky, on at 62′	28	0	1	0.00
21	B. Olivieri, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.04
9	A. Gutierres, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
7	A. Allen, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
Team			2	2	0.65

Unused: C. Murphy, L. Ansbrow, A. Gambone, E. Stevens

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
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	79%	1	1
20	N. Hernández, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	86%	1	2
26	A. Caño	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	86%	3	3
29	D. Davis	90	0	0	0.14	2	0	0	91%	0	1
4	E. Elgin, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	1	0
12	N. Prince, off at 62′	62	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	71%	1	1
6	A. Karich, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	2	1
14	Aïssata	90	1	0	0.16	2	2	0	75%	0	0
5	J. Hasbo, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	2	0
8	S. Smith	90	1	0	0.18	2	2	0	57%	0	1
Substitutes
1	C. Murphy	–
53	B. St-Georges, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.05	2	0	0	78%	1	0
34	L. Ansbrow	–
23	S. Schupansky, on at 62′	28	0	1	0.00	0	0	4	76%	0	0
21	B. Olivieri, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	73%	0	0
15	A. Gambone	–
10	E. Stevens	–
9	A. Gutierres, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
7	A. Allen, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			2	2	0.65	10	4	9	80%	12	10

Boston Legacy FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	L. Ivory	90	4	9	44%	5	2

Angel City FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Angel City FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 3 S. King, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 16 C. Lageyre, 14 N. Martin. Line 3: 20 G. Thompson, 32 S. Jónsdóttir, 17 A. Sentnor. Line 4: 24 P. Chilufya.

Angel City 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
19	A. Anderson	90	0	0	0.00
3	S. King, off at 73′	73	0	1	0.02
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	0.07
14	N. Martin	90	0	0	0.00
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.41
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.14
20	G. Thompson, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.00
16	C. Lageyre, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.04
24	P. Chilufya, off at 82′	82	2	0	0.94
32	S. Jónsdóttir, off at 62′	62	1	0	0.24
17	A. Sentnor	90	1	1	0.03
Substitutes
4	K. Cherry, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
12	M. Niehues, on at 62′	28	1	0	0.65
33	R. Tiernan, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
40	J. Immethun, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
99	T. Suarez, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.10
Team			5	3	2.62

Unused: F. Nguyen, M. McClelland, C. Emslie, S. Mattice

All player stats

Angel City 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
3	S. King, off at 73′	73	0	1	0.02	1	0	2	83%	1	0
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	0.07	1	0	1	55%	1	3
14	N. Martin	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	0	2
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.41	2	1	0	87%	3	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.14	1	0	0	89%	0	1
20	G. Thompson, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	0	3
16	C. Lageyre, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	80%	1	1
24	P. Chilufya, off at 82′	82	2	0	0.94	5	3	0	61%	2	0
32	S. Jónsdóttir, off at 62′	62	1	0	0.24	3	1	1	71%	0	1
17	A. Sentnor	90	1	1	0.03	1	1	3	85%	2	0
Substitutes
30	F. Nguyen	–
41	M. McClelland	–
4	K. Cherry, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	25%	1	1
10	C. Emslie	–
12	M. Niehues, on at 62′	28	1	0	0.65	4	2	1	75%	0	1
25	S. Mattice	–
33	R. Tiernan, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	1	0
40	J. Immethun, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
99	T. Suarez, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.10	1	1	1	50%	0	0
Team			5	3	2.62	20	9	11	77%	12	13