Utah Royals vs Orlando Pride

atRoyals at Pride

August 29 · 7:00 PM EDT

· UTA +135 · O/U 2.5

Utah seeks attacking answer at Orlando

Utah is the league's most dangerous finisher with 37 season goals, but Orlando will test that edge with 100 shots on target of their own.

Keys to the game

The Royals have been erratic lately (L-W-L-W-L over five), while Pride sit W-L-L-L-W over the same stretch—both teams chasing consistency.
Utah's goal differential sits at +10 against Orlando's -6, a gap that reflects the Royals' ability to manufacture more chances than they concede across a full season.

Our predictionLow confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Utah RoyalsLWLWLWLWLW11-7

Orlando PrideWLLLWLLLWL8-11

Our pick, projected final

Royals1

Pride1

Draw

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

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

9Angel City FC207-5-8+526

10Houston Dash217-5-9-126

11Orlando Pride218-2-11-626

12Denver Summit FC206-6-8-124

13Racing Louisville FC217-2-12-823

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.

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

Orlando Pride4-2-3-1 · from Aug 23

Cosette Morche#77Goalkeeper

Rafaelle#4Left center back

Cori Dyke#12Right center back

Hailie Mace#5Left back

Oihane Hernández#21Right back

Julie Doyle#20Attacking midfield

Angelina#7Left midfield

Ally Lemos#6Right midfield

Barbra Banda#11Forward

Haley McCutcheon#2AM-L

Lizbeth Ovalle#13AM-R

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

Royals at Pride

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Royals

Orlando

Pride

Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atRoyals at Pride

August 29 · 7:00 PM EDT

· UTA +135 · O/U 2.5

Utah seeks attacking answer at Orlando

Utah is the league's most dangerous finisher with 37 season goals, but Orlando will test that edge with 100 shots on target of their own.

Keys to the game

The Royals have been erratic lately (L-W-L-W-L over five), while Pride sit W-L-L-L-W over the same stretch—both teams chasing consistency.
Utah's goal differential sits at +10 against Orlando's -6, a gap that reflects the Royals' ability to manufacture more chances than they concede across a full season.

Our predictionLow confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Utah RoyalsLWLWLWLWLW11-7

Orlando PrideWLLLWLLLWL8-11

Our pick, projected final

Royals1

Pride1

Draw

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

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

9Angel City FC207-5-8+526

10Houston Dash217-5-9-126

11Orlando Pride218-2-11-626

12Denver Summit FC206-6-8-124

13Racing Louisville FC217-2-12-823

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.

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

Orlando Pride4-2-3-1 · from Aug 23

Cosette Morche#77Goalkeeper

Rafaelle#4Left center back

Cori Dyke#12Right center back

Hailie Mace#5Left back

Oihane Hernández#21Right back

Julie Doyle#20Attacking midfield

Angelina#7Left midfield

Ally Lemos#6Right midfield

Barbra Banda#11Forward

Haley McCutcheon#2AM-L

Lizbeth Ovalle#13AM-R

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

Utah Royals vs Orlando Pride — Aug 29, 2026

Utah seeks attacking answer at Orlando

Keys to the game

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Utah Royals vs Orlando Pride — Aug 29, 2026

Utah seeks attacking answer at Orlando

Keys to the game

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings