Utah Royals FC 5–1 Portland Thorns FC, NWSL Matchday 15

Utah Royals FC v Portland Thorns FC

Utah Royals FC3rd 33 pts

C. Delzer 35′, 47′
B. Mozingo 68′
K. Palacios 79′
K. Del Fava 89′

5

5–1

Full time

Sun 2 Aug

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 2.28, Portland Thorns FC 1.35

Portland Thorns FC6th 28 pts

S. Wilson 1′

1

Sun 2 Aug, 7:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 15

Key moments

1′Goal S. Wilson (Portland Thorns FC)0–1
35′Goal C. Delzer (Utah Royals FC)1–1
47′Goal C. Delzer (Utah Royals FC)2–1
68′Goal B. Mozingo (Utah Royals FC)3–1
79′Goal K. Palacios (Utah Royals FC)4–1
89′Goal K. Del Fava (Utah Royals FC)5–1

Top performers

Utah Royals

C. DelzerMUTAshirt 52G3SH
K. PalaciosFUTAshirt 211G2SH
B. MozingoUTAshirt 13, came off the bench1G1SH

Portland Thorns

S. WilsonFPORshirt 91G5SH
O. MoultrieMPORshirt 130G2SH
M. PadelskiPORshirt 11, came off the bench0G1SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

3rd▲1 from 4th

In the playoff places, 10 points above Seattle Reign FC, with 12 to play.

Portland Thorns FC

6thNo change

In the playoff places, 5 points above Seattle Reign FC, with 12 to play.

Season series

Matchday 10 Sat 30 May

Portland Thorns FC2

Utah Royals FC2

Matchday 15 Sun 2 Aug

Utah Royals FC5

Portland Thorns FC1

Utah Royals FC won one, one drawn; 7–3 on aggregate to Utah Royals FC.

Team stats

UTA POR

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 2.28; Portland Thorns FC: 1.35
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 57%; Portland Thorns FC: 43%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 12; Portland Thorns FC: 11
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 5; Portland Thorns FC: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	18	+11	37
2	Washington Spirit	18	+13	36
3	Utah Royals FC	18	+12	33
4	San Diego Wave FC	18	+5	32
5	Kansas City Current	18	+4	29
6	Portland Thorns FC	18	+3	28
7	North Carolina Courage	16	+3	24
8	Angel City FC	16	+7	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.

Portland Thorns FC are 2 matches from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 5. Next at Washington Spirit, 8 November.

Portland Thorns FC have 8 home wins from 15 at home, and 6 from 15 away. 1.9 points a match at home, 1.4 away.

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: 57% possession; 96 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 5.3 actions each
Portland Thorns FC: 43% possession; 96 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 16% reached the box; 4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Portland Thorns FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Portland Thorns FC 8%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCPortland Thorns FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Portland Thorns 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 FCPortland Thorns FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCPortland Thorns 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 FCPortland Thorns 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. 1,493 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Portland Thorns 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
0:34	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
1:49	M. Arnold	Portland Thorns FC
6:09	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
8:13	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
9:26	P. Tordin	Portland Thorns FC
9:51	M. Arnold	Portland Thorns FC
14:48	M. Arnold	Portland Thorns FC
18:36	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
18:37	S. Wilson	Portland Thorns FC
19:37	M. Arnold	Portland Thorns FC
20:17	R. Lyles	Portland Thorns FC
20:19	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
25:36	P. Cronin	Utah Royals FC
25:38	P. Cronin	Utah Royals FC
27:33	R. Reyes	Portland Thorns FC
30:33	K. Palacios	Utah Royals FC
31:14	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
31:15	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
31:23	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
34:55	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC

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Lineups

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-3-3

Utah Royals FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. McGlynn. Line 1: 22 M. Moriya, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 5 C. Delzer, 10 N. Miura, 11 M. Tanaka. Line 3: 4 P. Cronin, 21 K. Palacios, 24 C. Lacasse.

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
1	M. McGlynn	90	0
22	M. Moriya	90	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0
10	N. Miura	90	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	1
18	K. Riehl, off at 65′	65	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 75′	75	2
11	M. Tanaka, off at 64′	64	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 85′	85	1
4	P. Cronin, off at 65′	65	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 65′	25	0
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 75′	15	0
13	B. Mozingo, on at 65′	25	1
16	C. Brown, on at 85′	5	0
17	A. Tejada, on at 64′	26	0
Team			5

Unused: K. Simmonds, M. Justus, A. Spaanstra, M. Hammond

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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
22	M. Moriya	90	0	0	1	80%	2	1
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	4	78%	1	1
10	N. Miura	90	0	0	0	82%	2	1
8	K. Del Fava	90	1	1	0	89%	0	1
18	K. Riehl, off at 65′	65	0	1	0	95%	0	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 75′	75	2	3	1	75%	1	1
11	M. Tanaka, off at 64′	64	0	2	0	92%	0	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 85′	85	1	2	1	88%	0	0
4	P. Cronin, off at 65′	65	0	1	1	64%	0	1
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	1	3	52%	1	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 65′	25	0	0	0	88%	0	0
6	K. Simmonds	–
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 75′	15	0	0	0	100%	0	0
13	B. Mozingo, on at 65′	25	1	1	0	60%	0	0
16	C. Brown, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	–	0	0
17	A. Tejada, on at 64′	26	0	0	0	71%	2	0
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra	–
99	M. Hammond	–
Team			5	12	11	81%	9	6

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	4	5	80%	1	1

Portland Thorns FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Portland Thorns FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 M. Arnold. Line 1: 2 R. Reyes, 4 C. Calzada, 16 S. Hiatt, 23 M. Müller. Line 2: 20 N. Nijstad, 21 J. Fleming. Line 3: 41 R. Lyles, 13 O. Moultrie, 19 P. Tordin. Line 4: 9 S. Wilson.

Portland Thorns 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
18	M. Arnold	90	0
2	R. Reyes	90	0
23	M. Müller, off at 59′	59	0
21	J. Fleming	90	0
4	C. Calzada	90	0
16	S. Hiatt, off at 70′	70	0
41	R. Lyles, off at 69′	69	0
20	N. Nijstad, off at 70′	70	0
9	S. Wilson	90	1
13	O. Moultrie	90	0
19	P. Tordin, off at 83′	83	0
Substitutes
5	I. Obaze, on at 70′	20	0
25	M. Vignola, on at 59′	31	0
6	C. Bogere, on at 70′	20	0
22	M. Weaver, on at 69′	21	0
11	M. Padelski, on at 83′	7	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Messner, M. McKenzie, S. Harvey, D. Castellanos

All player stats

Portland Thorns FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	R. Reyes	90	0	1	0	65%	1	2
23	M. Müller, off at 59′	59	0	0	0	53%	0	0
21	J. Fleming	90	0	0	2	82%	0	1
4	C. Calzada	90	0	0	0	82%	1	0
16	S. Hiatt, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	82%	0	1
41	R. Lyles, off at 69′	69	0	1	0	73%	0	1
20	N. Nijstad, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	80%	0	0
9	S. Wilson	90	1	5	2	62%	1	0
13	O. Moultrie	90	0	2	3	79%	0	0
19	P. Tordin, off at 83′	83	0	1	2	52%	1	0
Substitutes
35	M. Messner	–
5	I. Obaze, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	83%	0	0
29	M. McKenzie	–
25	M. Vignola, on at 59′	31	0	0	0	90%	1	0
6	C. Bogere, on at 70′	20	0	0	0	80%	0	0
15	S. Harvey	–
22	M. Weaver, on at 69′	21	0	0	0	33%	0	0
10	D. Castellanos	–
11	M. Padelski, on at 83′	7	0	1	0	100%	0	1
Team			1	11	9	74%	5	6