North Carolina Courage vs Utah Royals

atCourage at Royals

September 27 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

North Carolina CourageWWLWWWLWWW11-7

Utah RoyalsLWLWLWLWLW11-7

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

2Washington Spirit2111-4-6+1137

3Portland Thorns FC2111-4-6+637

4Utah Royals2111-3-7+1036

5North Carolina Courage2111-3-7+836

6San Diego Wave FC2111-3-7+636

7Kansas City Current219-4-8+331

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1 · from Aug 26

Kailen Sheridan#1Goalkeeper

Maycee Bell#25Left center back

Natalia Staude#12Right center back

Feli Rauch#11Left back

Ryan Williams#13Right back

Érica Parkinson#19Attacking midfield

Carly Wickenheiser#14Left midfield

Shinomi Koyama#20Right midfield

Evelyn Ijeh#10Forward

Ashley Sanchez#2AM-L

Chioma Okafor#8AM-R

Utah Royals4-3-3 · from Aug 21

Mandy McGlynn#1Goalkeeper

Kaleigh Riehl#18Left center back

Kate Del Fava#8Right center back

Nuria Rábano#14Left back

Miyabi Moriya#22Right back

Mina Tanaka#11Center midfield

Narumi Miura#10Left midfield

Ana Tejada#17Right midfield

Cece Delzer#5Forward

Cloé Lacasse#24Left forward

Paige Cronin#4Right forward

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1New York Gotham FC13-3.619WWWWD

2Washington Spirit11-6.524DLLWW

3Portland Thorns FC11-6.524WWLDL

4Utah Royals11-7.524WLWLW

5North Carolina Courage11-7.524WLWWW

6San Diego Wave FC11-7.524DLWLD

7Kansas City Current9-8.429LDDWL

8Seattle Reign FC8-8.400LWDWW

9Los Angeles Angel City FC7-8.350DDDDL

10Houston Dash7-9.333WWDLW

11Orlando Pride8-11.381LLLWL

12Denver Summit FC6-8.300DWLDL

13Racing Louisville7-12.333WWWWL

14Bay Area Bay FC6-10.300LDLLL

15Boston Legacy FC5-11.238LLDWL

16Chicago Stars FC5-15.238LLDLL

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Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atCourage at Royals

September 27 · 7:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

North Carolina CourageWWLWWWLWWW11-7

Utah RoyalsLWLWLWLWLW11-7

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

2Washington Spirit2111-4-6+1137

3Portland Thorns FC2111-4-6+637

4Utah Royals2111-3-7+1036

5North Carolina Courage2111-3-7+836

6San Diego Wave FC2111-3-7+636

7Kansas City Current219-4-8+331

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1 · from Aug 26

Kailen Sheridan#1Goalkeeper

Maycee Bell#25Left center back

Natalia Staude#12Right center back

Feli Rauch#11Left back

Ryan Williams#13Right back

Érica Parkinson#19Attacking midfield

Carly Wickenheiser#14Left midfield

Shinomi Koyama#20Right midfield

Evelyn Ijeh#10Forward

Ashley Sanchez#2AM-L

Chioma Okafor#8AM-R

Utah Royals4-3-3 · from Aug 21

Mandy McGlynn#1Goalkeeper

Kaleigh Riehl#18Left center back

Kate Del Fava#8Right center back

Nuria Rábano#14Left back

Miyabi Moriya#22Right back

Mina Tanaka#11Center midfield

Narumi Miura#10Left midfield

Ana Tejada#17Right midfield

Cece Delzer#5Forward

Cloé Lacasse#24Left forward

Paige Cronin#4Right forward

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1New York Gotham FC13-3.619WWWWD

2Washington Spirit11-6.524DLLWW

3Portland Thorns FC11-6.524WWLDL

4Utah Royals11-7.524WLWLW

5North Carolina Courage11-7.524WLWWW

6San Diego Wave FC11-7.524DLWLD

7Kansas City Current9-8.429LDDWL

8Seattle Reign FC8-8.400LWDWW

9Los Angeles Angel City FC7-8.350DDDDL

10Houston Dash7-9.333WWDLW

11Orlando Pride8-11.381LLLWL

12Denver Summit FC6-8.300DWLDL

13Racing Louisville7-12.333WWWWL

14Bay Area Bay FC6-10.300LDLLL

15Boston Legacy FC5-11.238LLDWL

16Chicago Stars FC5-15.238LLDLL

North Carolina Courage vs Utah Royals — Sep 27, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings

North Carolina Courage vs Utah Royals — Sep 27, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings