Right out of the international break, Racing Louisville FC is “shipping up” to a place it’s never been before: New England.
Racing travels north to Massachusetts Friday night to take on expansion side Boston Legacy FC at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video.
Louisville (7-17-3, 24 points) was forced to settle for a point in its final game before the hiatus, drawing Utah Royals FC at home, 1-1, following a 96th-minute equalizer from Utah native Brecken Mozingo. It was the latest open-play goal Racing has conceded this season.
Racing’s Friday trip is the first of back-to-back road matches against expansion teams, as it also next meets Denver Summit FC on Oct. 24 in Colorado, before a season finale against the Kansas City Current at Lynn Family Stadium.
The theme of finishing the campaign on a “good note” has been a major discussion point within the group, according to head coach Bev Yanez. In doing so, Racing first eyes to complete what would be its second series sweep of the season.
The first-ever meeting between Boston and Louisville saw Racing claim a convincing 4-1 home victory on Aug. 15 behind three quickfire goals within the first 20 minutes of the second half.
It was the most goals Racing has scored in a match in over two years (April 20, 2024).
Despite being out of playoff contention, the Legacy (8-14-5, 29 points) have done their best to spoil the party for teams competing for postseason places.
Boston, sitting in 13th place, took a 4-2 win over Portland Thorns FC at Providence Park in its most recent match — marking the club’s third win against a current top-seven side in the last five weeks of NWSL play.
All those results, however, did not come at Friday’s venue, Gilliete Stadium, but on the road. The Legacy have won just two of their last eight home matches, dating back to May 22. The club has dropped three straight at home, during which it has conceded 11 goals.
Follow Along
- Friday’s game will be streamed on Prime Video, available online at amazon.com/primevideo or via the app on Apple TV, Fire TV and Roku, as well as most connected devices. Fans can also listen to the match on Sports Talk 790AM or 790louisville.com.
- For the starting lineup and in-game updates, follow @RacingLouFC on Twitter and Racing Louisville FC on Facebook. You can also find us at @racinglouisvillefc on Instagram.
Story Lines …
A return for the ages: In the draw versus the Utah Royals, Lynn Family Stadium bore witness to a return 384 days in the making. Savannah DeMelo stepped onto the pitch for the first time since sustaining a medical emergency on Sept. 14, 2025, in the 91st minute against Utah. DeMelo, one of the club’s most influential players since she arrived via the 2022 NWSL Draft, described the moment as “surreal” and one she’s been “anticipating” for a while. It was the midfielder’s 80th league appearance for Racing, which is tied for third-most in club history.
12-yard perfection: Midfielder Katie O’Kane netted the goal that broke Louisville’s single-season scoring record from 12 yards out against the Royals after a lengthy VAR review. The club’s leading chance creator improved to two for two on penalties for the year, having converted one in a 4-1 win over Boston Legacy on Aug. 15. The finish was also O’Kane’s eighth goal involvement of 2026, which is double what she tallied in her rookie campaign last year.
History between the pipes: Racing’s Jordyn Bloomer became the seventh goalkeeper in NWSL history to tally 100 saves in a single campaign versus Utah. Bloomer recorded three saves in the draw to bring her 2026 save total to 101. She is also the third shot stopper to accomplish the feat this year, joining Bay FC’s Jordan Silkowitz and the Houston Dash’s Jane Campbell. With 12 more saves, Bloomer would break former Louisville keeper Katie Atkinson’s single-season saves record, which she set in 2022 with 112.
Plagued by penalties: Up two goals in the second half, Boston conceded a penalty last time out at Portland Thorns — the team’s ninth of the campaign. No team has allowed more spot kicks this year than the Legacy’s nine. The expansion side is now tied with Boston’s former NWSL outfit, the Boston Breakers of 2014, for the most penalties faced in a single league season. Louisville has conceded just two this year, with both coming at Houston on April 3.
Impact off the bench: Brazilian forward Amanda Gutierres wrapped up the Legacy’s win at Portland with a brace in the final stages after coming on in the 85th minute. Gutierres became just the second NWSL player to score multiple braces as a substitute. Former Gotham FC striker Esther González is the other. Boston, as a team, has now tallied 12 goals from its substitutes — the most in the NWSL. Stemming from that fact, the Legacy also led the league in goals scored in the game’s final 15 minutes (16).
