Real Monarchs vs Tacoma Defiance

Real Monarchs face Tacoma Defiance in the MLS Next Pro (Group Stage) on Monday 20 July 2026, kick-off 01:30 UTC at Zions Bank Stadium.

Real Monarchs are 6th with 33 points from 28 games, while Tacoma Defiance are 5th with 41. That leaves Tacoma Defiance 8 points ahead.

At home this season Real Monarchs average 1.9 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game; on the road Tacoma Defiance average 1.5 scored and 2.3 conceded. Real Monarchs have kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 10 times; Tacoma Defiance have 6 clean sheets and 8 blanks.

Real Monarchs have scored 6 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Tacoma Defiance have scored 7 and conceded 12 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Real Monarchs come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Tacoma Defiance have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Real Monarchs currently sit 6th on 33 points, with Tacoma Defiance placed 5th on 41 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 11 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Combining the away win and the draw, the X2 selection covers the two most likely outcomes for Tacoma Defiance. The Double Chance selection (X2) is assigned a 91% probability at odds of 1.1.

• Real Monarchs have the better recent form (7 pts vs 5 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Real Monarchs have scored 42 goals this season compared with 47 for Tacoma Defiance.
• Defensively, Real Monarchs have conceded 56 and Tacoma Defiance have conceded 50.
• League positions: Real Monarchs 6th, Tacoma Defiance 5th.
• Real Monarchs have won 9 of 14 home matches in this competition.
• Tacoma Defiance have won 5 of 14 away matches in this competition.

• Real Monarchs at home: 9 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats from 14 games.
• Tacoma Defiance away from home: 5 wins, 1 draws and 9 defeats from 15 games.
• Real Monarchs have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.
• Tacoma Defiance have taken 5 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Real Monarchs have won 2, Tacoma Defiance have won 1 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 31 August 2026, finished Real Monarchs 3-0 Tacoma Defiance.