Angel City FC 0–1 Utah Royals FC, NWSL Matchday 6

Angel City FC v Utah Royals FC

Angel City FC8th 9 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Sat 2 May

Expected goals: Angel City FC 0.88, Utah Royals FC 0.31

Utah Royals FC4th 13 pts

C. Lacasse 32′

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Sat 2 May, 8:45 pm EDT BMO Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 6

Key moments

32′Goal C. Lacasse (Utah Royals FC)0–1
45+6′Red card Maiara Niehues (Angel City FC)

Top performers

Angel City FC

S. JónsdóttirFLAshirt 320G5SH
T. SuarezMLAshirt 990G2SH
Ary BorgesMLAshirt 80G1SH

Utah Royals

C. LacasseMUTAshirt 241G1SH
Ana TejadaMUTAshirt 170G1SH
J. ThomsenDUTAshirt 70G1SH

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

What it means

Angel City FC

8thNo change

In the last playoff place, level on points with North Carolina Courage, with 24 to play.

Utah Royals FC

4th▲2 from 6th

In the playoff places, 4 points above North Carolina Courage, with 23 to play.

Season series

Matchday 6 Sat 2 May

Angel City FC0

Utah Royals FC1

Matchday 22 Sun 20 Sep

Utah Royals FC0

Angel City FC3

Angel City FC won one, Utah Royals FC won one; 3–1 on aggregate to Angel City FC.

Team stats

LA UTA

Expected goals: Angel City FC: 0.88; Utah Royals FC: 0.31
Possession: Angel City FC: 52%; Utah Royals FC: 48%
Shots: Angel City FC: 11; Utah Royals FC: 5
Corners: Angel City FC: 8; Utah Royals FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	7	+6	16
2	Washington Spirit	8	+8	15
3	San Diego Wave FC	7	+4	15
4	Utah Royals FC	7	+4	13
5	Gotham FC	7	+3	11
6	Seattle Reign FC	7	0	11
7	Houston Dash	6	+3	10
8	Angel City FC	6	+4	9

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.

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

The match on the pitch

Angel City FC: 52% possession; 102 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 32% reached the box; 3.6 actions each
Utah Royals FC: 48% possession; 101 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 14% reached the box; 3.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Angel City FC

Utah Royals FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Angel City FC started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Utah Royals FC 5%.

Where the shots came from

Angel City FCUtah Royals FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Angel City FC

Utah Royals 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

Angel City FCUtah Royals FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Angel City FCUtah Royals 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

Angel City FCUtah Royals 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. 1,513 events in the record.

Period Minute 101 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Angel City FC attack right, Utah Royals 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.

64 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:37	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
0:40	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
5:39	Ary Borges	Angel City FC
5:42	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
7:05	P. Cronin	Utah Royals FC
7:17	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
8:22	J. Thomsen	Utah Royals FC
8:25	J. Thomsen	Utah Royals FC
8:28	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
8:54	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
9:52	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
10:26	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
10:51	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
10:52	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
11:08	T. Suarez	Angel City FC
16:45	E. Shores	Angel City FC
17:18	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
19:24	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
22:12	G. Thompson	Angel City FC
24:18	E. Shores	Angel City FC

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Lineups

Angel City FCFormation 4-1-4-1

Angel City FC, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 20 G. Thompson, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 14 N. Martin. Line 3: 99 T. Suarez, 8 A. Borges, 12 M. Niehues, 33 R. Tiernan. Line 4: 32 S. Jónsdóttir.

Angel City FC lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
19	A. Anderson	90	0
20	G. Thompson	90	0
15	E. Shores	90	0
14	N. Martin, off at 86′	86	0
6	E. Sams	90	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0
99	T. Suarez	90	0
8	A. Borges, off at 90+8′	90	0
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	0
12	M. Niehues	45	0
33	R. Tiernan, off at 46′	45	0
Substitutes
24	P. Chilufya, on at 46′	45	0
18	J. Endō, on at 86′	4	0
17	K. Fuller, on at 90+8′	1	0
Team			0

Unused: C. Lageyre, S. Mattice, F. Nguyen, C. Phair, H. Seabert

All player stats

Angel City FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
20	G. Thompson	90	0	1	0	75%	2	1
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	1	51%	2	1
14	N. Martin, off at 86′	86	0	1	0	57%	0	3
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0	72%	2	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0	58%	1	3
99	T. Suarez	90	0	2	1	48%	0	1
8	A. Borges, off at 90+8′	90	0	1	0	58%	2	3
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	0	5	2	52%	1	0
12	M. Niehues	45	0	0	1	67%	0	0
33	R. Tiernan, off at 46′	45	0	0	2	100%	0	1
Substitutes
24	P. Chilufya, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	44%	0	0
18	J. Endō, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	25%	0	1
17	K. Fuller, on at 90+8′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
16	C. Lageyre	–
25	S. Mattice	–
30	F. Nguyen	–
9	C. Phair	–
13	H. Seabert	–
Team			0	11	7	59%	10	14

Angel City FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
19	A. Anderson	90	3	4	75%	1	0

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: 7 J. Thomsen, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 17 A. Tejada, 10 N. Miura. Line 3: 4 P. Cronin, 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
1	M. McGlynn	90	0
7	J. Thomsen	90	0
14	N. Rábano, off at 54′	54	0
10	N. Miura, off at 74′	74	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0
18	K. Riehl	90	0
4	P. Cronin, off at 74′	74	0
17	A. Tejada, off at 89′	89	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 89′	89	0
11	M. Tanaka	90	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	1
Substitutes
5	C. Delzer, on at 74′	16	0
15	D. Pierre-Louis, on at 74′	16	0
16	C. Brown, on at 89′	1	0
22	M. Moriya, on at 54′	36	0
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 89′	1	0
Team			1

Unused: K. Simmonds, B. Mozingo, A. Nagai, M. Justus

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
7	J. Thomsen	90	0	1	0	63%	2	0
14	N. Rábano, off at 54′	54	0	0	0	52%	0	1
10	N. Miura, off at 74′	74	0	0	1	86%	1	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0	69%	1	3
18	K. Riehl	90	0	0	0	88%	1	0
4	P. Cronin, off at 74′	74	0	1	1	45%	1	1
17	A. Tejada, off at 89′	89	0	1	1	71%	4	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 89′	89	0	0	1	58%	0	1
11	M. Tanaka	90	0	1	0	65%	2	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	1	1	0	65%	2	1
Substitutes
5	C. Delzer, on at 74′	16	0	0	0	25%	0	0
6	K. Simmonds	–
13	B. Mozingo	–
15	D. Pierre-Louis, on at 74′	16	0	0	0	60%	0	0
16	C. Brown, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	67%	1	0
20	A. Nagai	–
22	M. Moriya, on at 54′	36	0	0	0	61%	2	0
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	50%	0	0
Team			1	5	4	66%	17	7