Utah Royals FC 0–1 Washington Spirit, NWSL Matchday 15

Utah Royals FC v Washington Spirit

Utah Royals FC3rd 30 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Wed 29 Jul

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 1.72, Washington Spirit 0.92

Washington Spirit1st 36 pts

T. Rodman 28′

1

Wed 29 Jul, 9:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 15

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

28′Goal T. Rodman (Washington Spirit)0–1

Top performers

Utah Royals

C. DelzerMUTAshirt 50G4SH
M. TanakaMUTAshirt 110G4SH
K. Del FavaDUTAshirt 80G3SH

Washington Spirit

T. RodmanMWASshirt 21G2SH
C. MartínezWASshirt 11, came off the bench0G1SH
L. SantosMWASshirt 100G1SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

3rdNo change

In the playoff places, 9 points above North Carolina Courage, with 13 to play.

Washington Spirit

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 15 points above North Carolina Courage, with 13 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Wed 25 Mar

Washington Spirit1

Utah Royals FC1

Matchday 15 Wed 29 Jul

Utah Royals FC0

Washington Spirit1

Washington Spirit won one, one drawn; 2–1 on aggregate to Washington Spirit.

Team stats

UTA WAS

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 1.72; Washington Spirit: 0.92
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 49%; Washington Spirit: 51%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 20; Washington Spirit: 6
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 10; Washington Spirit: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Washington Spirit	17	+14	36
2	Gotham FC	16	+9	31
3	Utah Royals FC	17	+8	30
4	San Diego Wave FC	17	+4	29
5	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
6	Kansas City Current	17	+4	28
7	Orlando Pride	17	+1	23
8	Angel City FC	15	+7	22

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.

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

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

Washington Spirit have 9 away wins from 15 away, and 8 from 15 at home. 2.0 points a match away, 1.7 at home.

The match on the pitch

Utah Royals FC: 49% possession; 113 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 36% reached the box; 3.7 actions each
Washington Spirit: 51% possession; 112 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 3.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Washington Spirit

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 16% of their possessions in the final third, Washington Spirit 8%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCWashington Spirit

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Washington Spirit

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 FCWashington Spirit

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCWashington Spirit

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 FCWashington Spirit

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. 1,588 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Washington Spirit 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.

72 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:19	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
4:36	T. Rudd	Washington Spirit
7:21	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
7:23	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
9:08	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
9:17	Nuria Rábano	Utah Royals FC
9:24	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
12:52	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
13:40	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
17:57	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
18:19	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
18:25	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
18:29	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
20:32	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
22:12	T. Rudd	Washington Spirit
22:36	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
23:48	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
24:02	R. Bernal	Washington Spirit
24:49	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
25:35	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals 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: 1 M. McGlynn. Line 1: 2 T. Milazzo, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 17 A. Tejada, 10 N. Miura. 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
1	M. McGlynn	90	0
2	T. Milazzo	90	0
14	N. Rábano	90	0
10	N. Miura	90	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0
18	K. Riehl, off at 65′	65	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 79′	79	0
17	A. Tejada, off at 79′	79	0
21	K. Palacios, off at 65′	65	0
11	M. Tanaka, off at 86′	86	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	0
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin, on at 65′	25	0
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 86′	4	0
22	M. Moriya, on at 65′	25	0
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 79′	11	0
99	M. Hammond, on at 79′	11	0
Team			0

Unused: K. Simmonds, D. Pierre-Louis, C. Brown, 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
2	T. Milazzo	90	0	0	1	56%	0	2
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	6	63%	1	2
10	N. Miura	90	0	1	0	69%	1	0
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	3	0	78%	0	1
18	K. Riehl, off at 65′	65	0	1	2	92%	0	1
5	C. Delzer, off at 79′	79	0	4	1	57%	1	0
17	A. Tejada, off at 79′	79	0	2	1	43%	1	1
21	K. Palacios, off at 65′	65	0	1	0	67%	1	0
11	M. Tanaka, off at 86′	86	0	4	0	68%	1	0
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	2	2	54%	2	0
Substitutes
4	P. Cronin, on at 65′	25	0	0	1	60%	1	0
6	K. Simmonds	–
9	L. Prašnikar, on at 86′	4	0	2	0	0%	0	0
15	D. Pierre-Louis	–
16	C. Brown	–
22	M. Moriya, on at 65′	25	0	0	0	60%	0	1
23	M. Justus	–
30	A. Spaanstra, on at 79′	11	0	0	1	44%	1	0
99	M. Hammond, on at 79′	11	0	0	2	90%	0	0
Team			0	20	17	66%	10	8

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

Washington SpiritFormation 4-1-4-1

Washington Spirit, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 5 É. Tsé, 9 T. Rudd, 24 E. Morgan, 14 G. Carle. Line 2: 4 R. Bernal. Line 3: 26 P. Metayer, 17 H. Hershfelt, 10 L. Santos, 2 T. Rodman. Line 4: 27 S. Cantore.

Washington Spirit 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	S. MacIver	90	0
5	É. Tsé, off at 46′	45	0
14	G. Carle	90	0
4	R. Bernal, off at 70′	70	0
9	T. Rudd	90	0
24	E. Morgan	90	0
26	P. Metayer	90	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0
27	S. Cantore, off at 70′	70	0
10	L. Santos	90	0
2	T. Rodman, off at 86′	86	1
Substitutes
6	K. Wiesner, on at 46′	45	0
11	C. Martínez, on at 70′	20	0
12	A. Sullivan, on at 70′, off at 85′	15	0
16	T. Bolt, on at 85′	5	0
35	M. Haugen, on at 86′	4	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Wojdelko, E. Gaines-Ramos, K. Collins, M. Skurcenski

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	É. Tsé, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	78%	1	1
14	G. Carle	90	0	0	1	74%	0	2
4	R. Bernal, off at 70′	70	0	0	0	75%	1	1
9	T. Rudd	90	0	1	0	71%	2	3
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0	90%	3	1
26	P. Metayer	90	0	0	2	58%	1	0
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	0	0	64%	2	1
27	S. Cantore, off at 70′	70	0	1	0	79%	0	0
10	L. Santos	90	0	1	1	59%	3	0
2	T. Rodman, off at 86′	86	1	2	1	63%	3	2
Substitutes
6	K. Wiesner, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	41%	1	0
11	C. Martínez, on at 70′	20	0	1	0	57%	1	0
12	A. Sullivan, on at 70′, off at 85′	15	0	0	0	50%	0	0
16	T. Bolt, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	0%	0	1
28	S. Wojdelko	–
29	E. Gaines-Ramos	–
31	K. Collins	–
34	M. Skurcenski	–
35	M. Haugen, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	0%	0	0
Team			1	6	5	67%	18	12