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North Carolina Courage v Utah Royals FC, NWSL, Sun, 26 Jul 2026: statistics and head to head

2026, Round 1. Sun, 26 Jul 2026

North Carolina CourageHome
14Full time, half-time 0–2
Utah Royals FCAway

Utah Royals FC won by 3 goals.

WLLLWLeague form, oldest to newestLWLWD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

WakeMed Soccer Park. Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, North Carolina Courage have 7 scored home results and Utah Royals FC 8 scored away results stored in 2026. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: North Carolina Courage at home: 1.43 points per match (7 measured matches); Utah Royals FC away: 1.50 points per match (8 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. North Carolina Courage scored 1.86 per home match (7 measured matches); Utah Royals FC scored 1.50 away (8). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 246 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 10 of 15 pooled club appearances (66.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half02
Second half12

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
North Carolina Courage at homeLWLWWL
Utah Royals FC awayWLLWWD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
North Carolina Courage at home, Utah Royals FC away
  • 70%
    Both teams scored
    League 54%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 96%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 96%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 89%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 78%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 74%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 56%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 41%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 29%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 22%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 15%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 3.3
    Avg total goals
    League 2.82
    13 + 14 matches
  • 85%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 75%
    13 + 14 matches
  • 52%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 39%
    13 + 14 matches

Stored season context, 2026

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026

Home and awayOverall
North Carolina Courage at home, Utah Royals FC away
North Carolina Courage (home)Utah Royals FC (away)
8Position4
WLWWLLast 5, oldest to newestLLWWD
13Played14
1.46Points per match1.57
46%Win %43%
2.00Scored / match1.64
1.62Conceded / match1.29
3.62Avg total goals2.93
69%Both scored71%
23%Clean sheets29%
8%Failed to score7%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

North Carolina CourageUtah Royals FC
  • 0.771st half scored / match0.79
  • 1.151st half conceded / match0.50
  • 1.232nd half scored / match0.86
  • 0.462nd half conceded / match0.79
  • 23%Leading at half-time36%
  • 92%1st half over 0.579%
  • 69%1st half over 1.536%
  • 85%2nd half over 0.579%
  • 54%2nd half over 1.557%
  • 46%Scored in both halves36%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

North Carolina Courage at home, Utah Royals FC away, this season.

Goals

North Carolina CourageUtah Royals FC
  • 2.00Scored / match1.64
  • 1.62Conceded / match1.29
  • 3.62Match total / match2.93
  • 92%Scored 1+93%
  • 62%Scored 2+50%
  • 77%Conceded 1+71%
  • 54%Conceded 2+36%
  • 100%Match over 1.579%
  • 85%Match over 2.564%
  • 54%Match over 3.529%

Shots and xG

No shot figures stored for these clubs this season.

Corners

No corner figures stored for these clubs this season.

Cards

No card figures stored for these clubs this season.

Where to watch

We do not store television or streaming listings for NWSL matches, so no broadcaster is named here. Your local listings or the competition organiser will have the rights in your country.

Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

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