The Royals have been talking about the need to create chances for weeks. Just last month, they seemingly couldn’t buy a goal, and a shift to playing more open soccer led to a dip in defense, sending them searching for a balance between the two.
But for most of this five-game unbeaten streak, Utah has been creating the chances it feels are imperative to win. Only in the last two games, the team has scored only once and not created much.
Against Portland, the Royals created only five chances, while the Thorns created a whopping 18.