Utah Royals W v North Carolina Courage W result

Full-time · Utah Royals W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W

NWSL Women · Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00 BST · America First Field

Updated 17 Oct 2026, 08:33 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Utah Royals W · North Carolina Courage W · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Utah Royals W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W — Utah Royals W won this NWSL Women match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.29 at William Hill

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.2% of 4535 landed (95% range 76–78.4%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Utah Royals W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–1 at America First Field in NWSL Women on Monday 28 September. North Carolina Courage W have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Utah Royals W: Cloé Lacasse (17’, assisted by Miyabi Moriya) and Cecelia Kizer (65’, assisted by Mina Tanaka); North Carolina Courage W: A. Sanchez (37’ pen).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Cecelia Kizer’s goal on 65 minutes.

What it changes

North Carolina Courage W have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Cecelia Kizer (Utah Royals W) 9.3, A. Sanchez (North Carolina Courage W) 8.4 and Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals W) 7.0 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Utah Royals W or North Carolina Courage W (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.2% of the time in the last 90 days (3501 of 4535).

Next up

Utah Royals W next host Seattle Reign FC W on 24 October 2026.

North Carolina Courage W next travel to Portland Thorns W on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Utah Royals W: Utah Royals W v Seattle Reign FC W, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for North Carolina Courage W: Portland Thorns W v North Carolina Courage W, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Utah Royals W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W · NWSL Women
Venue: America First Field · Sandy, Utah
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Utah Royals W 2 · draws 1 · North Carolina Courage W 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Utah Royals W 2W 0D 3L · North Carolina Courage W 2W 0D 3L

Utah Royals W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W (NWSL Women): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 17 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 2.5

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

4.29 / 3.5

Corners

against 3.57 / 2.75 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.29 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 5 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

0.71 / 0.75

Cards

against 1.14 / 0.88 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Utah Royals W for / against	Line	North Carolina Courage W for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.86 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.71 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 8.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.71 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jaclyn Metz.

Utah Royals W

Utah Royals W — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Palacios n 4	62.5	2.2 3/1	1.1 3/0	—
Jameese Joseph n 8	64	2.1 7/3	0.9 5/0	—
M. Hammond n 8	32.1	2.1 5/1	1.1 2/1	R. Jackson
Ana Tejada n 8	61	2 7/2	0.4 2/0	—
Mina Tanaka n 8	84.8	1.9 6/4	2.5 7/5	E. Parkinson

Utah Royals W — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mina Tanaka n 8	84.8	2 7/6	0.9 4/3
Cecelia Kizer n 8	73.8	2 8/3	0.6 4/0
Courtney Brown n 8	21	1.6 2/1	1.1 1/1
Ana Tejada n 8	61	1.5 5/2	0.6 3/0
K. Palacios n 8	61.4	1.3 5/2	0.7 4/0

Utah Royals W — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Palacios n 8	61.4	0.5 3/0	0.4 2/0
K. Palacios n 4	62.5	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Mina Tanaka n 8	84.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Courtney Brown n 8	21	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Cecelia Kizer n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Utah Royals W — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Brecken Mozingo n 7	15.3	4.2 3/1
Nuria Rábano n 8	85.1	2.8 6/4
Courtney Brown n 8	21	2.1 2/2
Cecelia Kizer n 8	73.8	2 7/3
Paige Monaghan n 8	40.5	1.7 4/1

Utah Royals W — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Mandy McGlynn n 8	74.5	3.3 5/3

North Carolina Courage W

North Carolina Courage W — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Rauch n 8	69.9	1.9 6/4	1 6/0	—
Chioma Okafor n 8	25.3	1.8 2/2	1.3 1/1	—
E. Parkinson n 8	75.1	1.6 5/3	2.7 6/5	Mina Tanaka
R. Jackson n 8	64.8	1.6 6/2	0.7 3/1	M. Hammond
R. Williams n 8	76.8	1.5 6/4	1 4/1	—

North Carolina Courage W — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Chioma Okafor n 8	25.3	4 4/2	0.9 2/0
H. Betfort n 8	14.1	4 4/1	1.6 2/0
G. Paul n 6	38.3	3.5 3/3	0.4 1/0
A. Sanchez n 8	73.1	3.2 7/5	2 7/3
Lucas Pasquoto n 8	32.3	2.1 2/2	0.3 1/0

North Carolina Courage W — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Sanchez n 8	73.1	1.1 4/2	0.3 2/0
E. Ijeh n 8	71.4	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
Lauryn Thompson n 5	43.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Chioma Okafor n 8	25.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
A. Schlegel n 8	45.1	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0

North Carolina Courage W — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Weatherholt n 8	15.1	3.7 4/1
F. Rauch n 8	69.9	2.9 8/6
C. Wickenheiser n 8	31.8	2.8 4/3
R. Williams n 8	76.8	2.5 7/6
E. Parkinson n 8	75.1	2.5 6/3

North Carolina Courage W — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Sheridan n 8	76.8	3.1 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Utah Royals W		North Carolina Courage W
47%	Possession	53%
7	Shots	11
2	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	1
5	Shots inside the box	7
2	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	13
4	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	0
390	Passes	412

Utah Royals W player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Mandy McGlynn	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Miyabi Moriya	90	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	6.7
Kate Del Fava	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
Kaleigh Riehl	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
Nuria Rábano	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.3
Narumi Miura	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.1
Mina Tanaka	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	7
Cecelia Kizer	89	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.6
M. Hammond	84	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	6.5
Cloé Lacasse	78	1	0	1	1	0	2	Y	7.3
K. Palacios	61	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
Jameese Joseph	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Brecken Mozingo	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
D. Pierre-Louis	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Alexa Spaanstra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

North Carolina Courage W player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
K. Sheridan	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
R. Williams	90	0	1	0	1	2	6.4
Uno Shiragaki	90	0	0	0	0	6	6.8
S. Koyama	90	0	1	0	0	2	6.2
A. Sanchez	90	1	5	4	0	1	6.9
N. Staude	88	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
F. Rauch	85	0	1	1	1	2	6.5
E. Ijeh	85	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
G. Paul	75	0	1	0	0	1	5.8
E. Parkinson	75	0	0	0	1	2	6.7
R. Jackson	61	0	1	1	1	2	6.1
V. Boe Risa	29	0	1	0	2	0	6.4
C. Wickenheiser	15	0	0	0	0	0	6
H. Betfort	5	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
D. Weatherholt	5	0	0	0	0	0	6
Chioma Okafor	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Utah Royals W v North Carolina Courage W — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Utah Royals WLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

North Carolina Courage WWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Utah Royals W 2 · 1 draw · North Carolina Courage W 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2026-07-25 North Carolina Courage W 1–4 Utah Royals W
2025-09-06 North Carolina Courage W 1–1 Utah Royals W
2025-05-04 Utah Royals W 0–2 North Carolina Courage W
2024-05-18 North Carolina Courage W 1–0 Utah Royals W
2024-03-23 Utah Royals W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W
2019-09-22 Utah Royals W 0–3 North Carolina Courage W

League standing · 2026

Utah Royals W#6 pos46 pts28 pl+7 GD

North Carolina Courage W#9 pos42 pts28 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Utah Royals W scored1.57

North Carolina Courage W scored1.82

Utah Royals W conceded1.32

North Carolina Courage W conceded1.46

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Utah Royals W v North Carolina Courage W?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Utah Royals W v North Carolina Courage W was Home or Away (best price 1.29 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Utah Royals W and North Carolina Courage W?: In their last 6 meetings, Utah Royals W won 2, North Carolina Courage W won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Utah Royals W and North Carolina Courage W?: Recent form — Utah Royals W 2W 0D 3L; North Carolina Courage W 2W 0D 3L.

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