2026 NWSL Previews: Utah Royals, Angel City

Our 2026 NWSL Season Previews have started and today we hit Chicago and Bay. If you want to support this coverage of the league, you can head to our Patreon. For $5 a month you can get access to a lot of the data visualization tools we use to make these previews.

If you’re more of an audio person, our friends at Expected Own Goals spoke to our own Catalina Bush on Utah Royals, and Trebor Tracy of Angels on Parade on Angel City. If you want to support them, you can head to their Patreon.

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2025 NWSL Previews: Angel City FC and Utah Royals FC

2025 NWSL Previews: Angel City FC and Utah Royals FC

Hello and welcome to our 2025 NWSL previews. We’ve got some new writers, some old writers, but lots of exciting analytical insights coming at you ahead of a very exciting 2025 season. If you want some extended audio preview content, check out the xOwn Goals Podcast (available wherever you get your pods).

If you want to support the best women’s stats content on the internet, consider checking out the ASA Patreon. There’s a patron discord, and all sorts of cool tools you can use to analyze the soccer.

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NWSL Mini-Previews: OL Reign, Portland Thorns, and Utah Royals FC

NWSL Mini-Previews: OL Reign, Portland Thorns, and Utah Royals FC

In the time since the first round of mini-previews, the 2020 NWSL season has taken the form of a short tournament called The Challenge Cup, which is to be played from the end of June until the end of July. Many questions remain about how the competition will shape up, including which players will ultimately choose to participate. In this edition of mini-previews, we travel out west to preview OL Reign, Portland Thorns, and Utah Royals FC. From name changes to significant roster overhauls to new coaching staff, each of these teams has something new in store for the upcoming season.

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