Utah Royals FC 0-2 Kansas City Current: Stats & xG

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90'

Full-time. Utah Royals FC 0-2 Kansas City Current.

90+8'

Kansas City Current

Corner, Kansas City Current.

90+7'

K. Sharples

Yellow card for K. Sharples (Kansas City Current) for time wasting.

90+5'

C. Kizer

Attempt missed. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

90+1'

H. Hopkins

Goal! Utah Royals FC 0-2 Kansas City Current. H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current) scores, assisted by T. Chawinga.

90'

8 minutes of added time.

89'

Kansas City Current

Offside, Kansas City Current.

89'

Kansas City Current

Offside, Kansas City Current.

89'

C. Bethune

Attempt saved. C. Bethune (Kansas City Current), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

87'

Kansas City Current

Offside, Kansas City Current.

86'

A. Tejada

Substitution, Utah Royals FC: M. Hammond comes on for A. Tejada.

86'

C. Lacasse

Substitution, Utah Royals FC: A. Spaanstra comes on for C. Lacasse.

85'

Kansas City Current

Offside, Kansas City Current.

82'

C. Brown

Yellow card for C. Brown (Utah Royals FC) for foul.

81'

N. Miura

Substitution, Utah Royals FC: C. Brown comes on for N. Miura.

81'

P. Monaghan

Substitution, Utah Royals FC: T. Milazzo comes on for P. Monaghan.

80'

Utah Royals FC

Offside, Utah Royals FC.

78'

M. I. Cooper

Substitution, Kansas City Current: A. White comes on for M. I. Cooper.

78'

V. DiBernardo

Substitution, Kansas City Current: B. Feist comes on for V. DiBernardo.

75'

Utah Royals FC

Corner, Utah Royals FC.

75'

J. Joseph

Attempt blocked. J. Joseph (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

73'

A. Tejada

Yellow card for A. Tejada (Utah Royals FC) for foul.

71'

J. Joseph

Attempt saved. J. Joseph (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

67'

C. Kizer

Attempt missed. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), header. xG 0.19.

66'

K. Sharples

Attempt missed. K. Sharples (Kansas City Current), header. xG 0.04.

66'

C. Bethune

Attempt missed. C. Bethune (Kansas City Current), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.

65'

Debinha

Substitution, Kansas City Current: C. Bethune comes on for Debinha.

64'

Debinha

Attempt saved. Debinha (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.

63'

M. I. Cooper

Attempt missed. M. I. Cooper (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

62'

B. Mozingo

Substitution, Utah Royals FC: J. Joseph comes on for B. Mozingo.

62'

Kansas City Current

Corner, Kansas City Current.

56'

Kansas City Current

Offside, Kansas City Current.

53'

C. Lacasse

Attempt missed. C. Lacasse (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Utah Royals FC 0-1 Kansas City Current.

45+3'

T. Chawinga

Off the woodwork! T. Chawinga (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.

45+3'

H. Hopkins

Attempt missed. H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current), header. xG 0.03.

45+2'

Utah Royals FC

Corner, Utah Royals FC.

45'

3 minutes of added time.

43'

N. Miura

Yellow card for N. Miura (Utah Royals FC) for foul.

37'

A. Tejada

Attempt saved. A. Tejada (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

36'

P. Monaghan

Attempt missed. P. Monaghan (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

35'

B. Mozingo

Attempt saved. B. Mozingo (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

33'

L. Rouse

Attempt blocked. L. Rouse (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

30'

V. DiBernardo

Attempt missed. V. DiBernardo (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

30'

T. Chawinga

Attempt blocked. T. Chawinga (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.

28'

Utah Royals FC

Offside, Utah Royals FC.

21'

H. Hopkins

Goal! Utah Royals FC 0-1 Kansas City Current. H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current) scores, assisted by V. DiBernardo.

19'

Kansas City Current

Corner, Kansas City Current.

16'

T. Chawinga

Attempt missed. T. Chawinga (Kansas City Current), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.

13'

I. Rodriguez

Attempt blocked. I. Rodriguez (Kansas City Current), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

13'

C. Kizer

Attempt missed. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), header. xG 0.13.

13'

K. Palacios

Attempt missed. K. Palacios (Utah Royals FC), header. xG 0.56.

13'

B. Mozingo

Attempt blocked. B. Mozingo (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.

9'

Kansas City Current

Offside, Kansas City Current.

2'

A. Tejada

Attempt saved. A. Tejada (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

1'

Kick-off: Utah Royals FC vs Kansas City Current.

Where the money is

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How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.

Match odds 1266 EUR · live

Away 1.65 · implied 60.6%

67.2%

+6.6 vs price

Home 4.0 · implied 25.0%

24.4%

-0.6 vs price

Draw 3.15 · implied 31.7%

9.7%

-22.0 vs price

Over/Under 2.5 goals 226 EUR · live

Over 1.87 · implied 53.5%

87.7%

+34.2 vs price

Under 2.14 · implied 46.7%

11.5%

-35.2 vs price

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Highlights 1 clip

Player of the match

Match events

21' ⚽ H. Hopkins · assist V. DiBernardo0–1

43' N. Miura · Foul

Half-time · 0–1

62' 🔁 J. Joseph ◂ B. Mozingo

65' 🔁 C. Bethune ◂ Debinha

73' A. Tejada · Foul

78' 🔁 B. Feist ◂ V. DiBernardo

78' 🔁 A. White ◂ M. I. Cooper

81' 🔁 T. Milazzo ◂ P. Monaghan

81' 🔁 C. Brown ◂ N. Miura

82' C. Brown · Foul

86' 🔁 A. Spaanstra ◂ C. Lacasse

86' 🔁 M. Hammond ◂ A. Tejada

Full-time · 0–2

90'⁺¹ ⚽ H. Hopkins · assist T. Chawinga0–2

90'⁺⁷ K. Sharples · Time wasting

Coaches

Jimmy Coenraets

Chris Armas

Recent form

Utah Royals FC

DARacing Louisville1-1

WHNorth Carolina Courage2-1

LHAngel City FC0-3

WAHouston Dash1-0

LHBoston Legacy FC1-2

Kansas City Current

WHBay FC5-1

WHDenver Summit FC4-1

LASan Diego Wave FC0-2

DHOrlando Pride2-2

WABay FC2-1

About this match

**Kansas City are rolling into Sandy, and Utah's got a lot to prove.** The Current have absolutely **dominated this head-to-head**, taking 5 straight wins while the Royals search for their first W against them. 🔥

Utah mixed results lately — beat North Carolina but got demolished at home by Angel City. KC? They're firing on all cylinders, stacking W's against anyone not named San Diego Wave. This feels like a **classic David vs Golaith energy**, but the underdog's at home.

Key storylines:

- **M. Tanaka and B. Mozingo** lead Utah's front line, but they'll face a **Kansas City defense** that's been mostly solid this stretch
- **T. Chawinga** and **V. DiBernardo** are the spark plugs in KC's midfield — if Utah can't contain that, it gets ugly fast
- Utah need a **quick start** at America First Field; letting KC settle in usually ends badly for the Royals

Expected lineups:

- **Utah Royals FC**: M. McGlynn, N. Rábano, K. D. Fava, K. Riehl, M. Moriya, C. Kizer, N. Miura, M. Hammond
- **Kansas City Current**: Lorena, I. Rodriguez, K. Sharples, E. Ball, Debinha, L. LaBonta, V. DiBernardo, T. Chawinga

Prediction:

**Kansas City win 2-1.** Utah will scrap hard at home, but KC's pedigree in this fixture is just too much. Slight edge to the Current. ⚪

Where to watch

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Match facts

Stadium

America First Field

City

Sandy

Referee

Danielle Chesky

Kickoff

17 Oct, 22:30 UTC

Competition

NWSL

Highlights & clips

Utah Royals FC 4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1 Kansas City Current

1 M. McGlynn 6.7 2 T. Milazzo 6.2 ↑ 81' 8 K. D. Fava 6.8 18 K. Riehl 6.1 14 N. Rábano 6.4 99 M. Hammond 6.4 ↑ 86' 16 C. Brown 6.2 ↑ 81' 3 J. Joseph 6.6 ↑ 62' 5 C. Kizer 6.2 30 A. Spaanstra 6.5 ↑ 86' 21 K. Palacios 6.6 23 Lorena 7.1 2 L. Rouse 6.8 24 G. Robinson 7.0 27 K. Sharples 6.8 18 I. Rodriguez 7.0 10 L. LaBonta 7.4 22 B. Feist 6.6 ↑ 78' 3 A. White 6.6 ↑ 78' 8 C. Bethune 7.1 ↑ 65' 6 T. Chawinga 8.1 13 H. Hopkins 7.6

Substitutes

23GM. T. Justus 17MA. Tejada↓ 86'7.0 10MN. Miura↓ 81'6.7 4MP. Monaghan↓ 81'6.5 24MC. Lacasse↓ 86'6.3 13MB. Mozingo↓ 62'6.1 71MA. Swensen 6MK. Simmonds 15MD. P. Louis

Coach: Jimmy Coenraets

Substitutes

1GM. Bova 44DK. Suliafu 31DK. Scott 28DM. Nyadjou 16MV. DiBernardo↓ 78'9.2 17MM. I. Cooper↓ 78'6.8 99MDebinha↓ 65'6.6 53MI. Gemelli 55FP. Hocking

Coach: Chris Armas

Top stats

57%Possession43%

0.63Expected goals (xG)2.23

12Total shots14

4Shots on target4

1Big chances3

3Corners2

Shots

6Shots off target7

2Blocked shots3

4Shots inside box9

8Shots outside box5

0Hit woodwork1

0Big chances scored2

1Big chances missed1

Attack

14Touches in box25

67Final third entries50

2Offsides5

7Free kicks14

2Fouled in final third4

Passing

373Passes274

264Accurate passes173

17/59 (29%)Long balls17/61 (28%)

4/16 (25%)Crosses6/15 (40%)

38Throw-ins20

Duels

40Duels60

19/50 (38%)Ground duels31/50 (62%)

8/18 (44%)Aerial duels10/18 (56%)

6/10 (60%)Dribbles4/4 (100%)

10Dispossessed7

Defending

7Tackles14

86Tackles won57

11Interceptions9

23Clearances15

48Recoveries53

Discipline

14Fouls7

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

2Saves4

0Big saves1

9Goal kicks10

Forecast BSD enginebest price across 19 bookmakers

Utah 30%

26%

Kansas City 44%

Who winsKansas City to win (DNB) 58% · 1.65 @ 10bet

1X2Kansas City to win 44% · 2.50 @ William Hill

BTTSBoth teams to score 59% · 3.40 @ Bet365

GoalsOver 2.5 goals 57% · 3.70 @ William Hill

CornersOver 8.5 corners 62%

GoalsOver 1.5 goals 78% · 1.85 @ 1xBet

1X2Draw 26% · 2.75 @ Bet365

CornersUnder 10.5 corners 62%

CornersUnder 9.5 corners 50%

GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 63% · 1.50 @ betfair

1X2Utah to win 30% · 3.22 @ 1xBet

Odds consensus

1X2consensus

2.88

Utah Royals FC

3.56

Draw

2.05

Kansas City Current

Double Chanceconsensus

1.60

Utah Royals FC or Draw

1.21

Utah Royals FC or Kansas City Current

1.31

Draw or Kansas City Current

Both Teams to Scoreconsensus

1.55

Yes

2.30

No

Home Win to Nilconsensus

5.50

YES

Away Win to Nilconsensus

4.00

YES

Total Goals 0.50consensus

1.02

Over 0.50

13.00

Under 0.50

Total Goals 1.50consensus

1.14

Over 1.50

4.10

Under 1.50

Total Goals 2.50consensus

1.61

Over 2.50

2.15

Under 2.50

Total Goals 3.50consensus

2.50

Over 3.50

1.42

Under 3.50

Total Goals 4.50consensus

4.50

Over 4.50

1.13

Under 4.50

Draw No Betconsensus

2.20

Utah Royals FC

1.57

Kansas City Current

1X2 (1st Half)consensus

3.50

Utah Royals FC

2.30

Draw

2.50

Kansas City Current

1X2 (2nd Half)consensus

3.10

Utah Royals FC

2.58

Draw

2.42

Kansas City Current

Both Teams to Score (1st Half)consensus

4.00

Yes

1.22

No

Both Teams to Score (2nd Half)consensus

3.40

Yes

1.30

No

Total Goals (1st Half) 0.50consensus

1.25

Over 0.50

3.21

Under 0.50

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No pre-match call on this one.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 86.6%.

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