North Carolina Courage
North Carolina Courage have won three, drawn one and lost three of their seven home games in NWSL 2026, leaking 11 goals.
Utah Royals
Utah Royals have won three, drawn three and lost two of their eight away games in NWSL 2026, averaging 1.50 goals scored and 1.12 conceded .
Head-to-Head
- North Carolina and Utah Royals played out a 1-1 draw at North Carolina's home in NWSL 2025 and in the four contests the Courage have won two and drawn one.
- So the head-to-head makes this a hard game to call on the basis of the teams' records, although the fact that Utah have failed to win on their last two trips here should have the hosts feeling they can pull up an upset.
- Mak Lind took over North Carolina Courage on 24 January 2026 and has done a good job in setting up a pragmatic 4-2-3-1 formation that can change shape during the game.
- The Courage have been solid but unspectacular, winning three and losing two of their last five matches, while coming into this game on the back of two straight defeats.
Key Players
Ashley Sanchez is the spark for the game for North Carolina and has three of their seven goals in the last five , providing the finish that they have needed in the final third.
Betting Insights
- North Carolina, who are 8th in NWSL 2026 with 21 points from 14 games, are slight favorites at 2.11 compared to Utah, who are 5th with 27 points from 15 matches.
- The odds on the draw are 3.36.
- Both teams to score, at 1.65, looks a good secondary option if you want to avoid the small price on North Carolina.
- Over 2.5 goals could also be worth a play if this game opens up at any stage.
Prediction
We're taking Courage to edge it.
