North Carolina Courage W 1–2 San Diego Wave W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
Brad Jensen (USA)
NWSL: San Diego Wave W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–1. Goals: M. Barcenas 4', T. Byars 52', V. Boe Risa 83'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
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| When | North Carolina Courage W | San Diego Wave W |
|---|---|---|
| 4′ · M. Barcenas | 0 | 1 |
| 52′ · T. Byars | 0 | 2 |
| 83′ · V. Boe Risa | 1 | 2 |
| 90′ | 1 | 2 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
North Carolina Courage WGoals1xG1.85
- xG per shot
- 0.14
- Goals minus xG
- -0.85
San Diego Wave WGoals2xG2.46
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- -0.46
How the chances split
North Carolina Courage W win 29%Draw 19%San Diego Wave W win 52%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| North Carolina Courage W | San Diego Wave W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.85 | 2.46 |
| xG per shot | 0.142 | 0.164 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.85 | -0.46 |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 29% | |
| Draw | 19% | |
| San Diego Wave W win | 52% |
Goals & cards
- 4′M. BarcenasAssist: L. E. Godfrey
- 26′Kennedy WesleyYellow Card
- 52′T. ByarsAssist: G. Corley
- Natalie JacobsFoul60′
- V. Boe RisaAssist: A. Sanchez83′
- 4′
Key stats
- 48%Ball Possession52%
- 1.85Expected goals2.46
- 13Total Shots15
- 4Shots on goal5
- 6Corner Kicks1
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| San Diego Wave W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- North Carolina Courage W: 2 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W scored 10 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
- San Diego Wave W: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- San Diego Wave W have won their last 4 matches.
- San Diego Wave W have scored in each of their last 4 matches.
- San Diego Wave W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- San Diego Wave W scored 8 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: San Diego Wave W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W.
Recent form
Standings
Nwsl Women
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave W | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 |
| 3 |  Washington Spirit W | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 |  Kansas City W | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 |
| 7 |  Utah Royals W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 |  Seattle Reign FC W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage W | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 |  Denver Summit W | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 |  Orlando Pride W | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
Timeline
- 4′M. BarcenasAssist: L. E. Godfrey
- 26′Kennedy WesleyYellow Card
- 52′T. ByarsAssist: G. Corley
- Off: G. PaulOn: Bia53′
- Natalie JacobsFoul60′
- 63′Off: L. E. GodfreyOn: L. Fazer
- 63′Off: T. ByarsOn: Ludmila
- Off: E. IjehOn: V. Boe Risa71′
- Off: F. RauchOn: E. Hase71′
- 79′Off: M. BarcenasOn: B. Bonansea
- 80′Off: K. AscanioOn: L. Harbert
- V. Boe RisaAssist: A. Sanchez83′
- Off: N. JacobsOn: C. Wickenheiser85′
- Off: E. ParkinsonOn: H. Betfort85′
- 85′Off: G. CorleyOn: B. Courtnall
- 4′
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
North Carolina Courage WGoals1xG1.85
- xG per shot
- 0.14
- Goals minus xG
- -0.85
San Diego Wave WGoals2xG2.46
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- -0.46
How the chances split
North Carolina Courage W win 29%Draw 19%San Diego Wave W win 52%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| North Carolina Courage W | San Diego Wave W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.85 | 2.46 |
| xG per shot | 0.142 | 0.164 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.85 | -0.46 |
| North Carolina Courage W win | 29% | |
| Draw | 19% | |
| San Diego Wave W win | 52% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
North Carolina Courage W13 shots1381
San Diego Wave W15 shots2373
- 99Inside the box
- 46Outside the box
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| North Carolina Courage W | San Diego Wave W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| Off target | 8 | 7 |
| Blocked | 1 | 3 |
| Inside the box | 9 | 9 |
| Outside the box | 4 | 6 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
48%Possession52%
85%430 of 508 passes86%489 of 568 passes
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| North Carolina Courage W | San Diego Wave W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Passes | 508 | 568 |
| Completed | 430 | 489 |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 86% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1010Fouls
- 11Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 21Offsides
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| North Carolina Courage W | San Diego Wave W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 10 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Van Zanten | San Diego Wave W | 8.3 | 90 |
| Melanie Barcenas | San Diego Wave W | 8.0 | 79 |
| Riley Jackson | North Carolina Courage W | 7.7 | 90 |
| Vilde Bøe Risa | North Carolina Courage W | 7.7 | 19 |
| Perle Morroni | San Diego Wave W | 7.7 | 90 |
| Trinity Paula Byars | San Diego Wave W | 7.7 | 63 |
| Ana Beatriz Gomes | North Carolina Courage W | 7.3 | 37 |
| Gia Corley | San Diego Wave W | 7.3 | 85 |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Kimmi Ascanio | San Diego Wave W | 7.2 | 80 |
| Ludmila | San Diego Wave W | 7.2 | 27 |
| Kailen Sheridan | North Carolina Courage W | 7.0 | 90 |
| Kristen McNabb | San Diego Wave W | 7.0 | 90 |
| Ashley Sanchez | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 90 |
| Brooklyn Jean Courtnall | San Diego Wave W | 6.9 | 10 |
| Uno Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 90 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 71 |
| Ella Hase | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 19 |
| Kennedy Wesley | San Diego Wave W | 6.7 | 90 |
| Lia Godfrey | San Diego Wave W | 6.7 | 63 |
| Shinomi Koyama | North Carolina Courage W | 6.6 | 90 |
| Erica Meg Parkinson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.6 | 85 |
| Carly Wickenheiser | North Carolina Courage W | 6.6 | 10 |
| Sandra Paños | San Diego Wave W | 6.6 | 90 |
| Natalie Jacobs | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 85 |
| Felicitas Rauch | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 71 |
| Barbara Bonansea | San Diego Wave W | 6.5 | 11 |
| Gianna Paul | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 53 |
| Kenza Dali | San Diego Wave W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Laurina Fazer | San Diego Wave W | 6.3 | 27 |
| Laila Harbert | San Diego Wave W | 6.3 | 10 |
| Hannah Betfort | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 10 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
60%
Kailen Sheridan
Kailen Sheridan- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 7.0
75%
Sandra Paños
Sandra Paños- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 6.6
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
Top stats
- 48%Ball Possession52%
- 1.85Expected goals2.46
- 13Total Shots15
- 4Shots on goal5
- 6Corner Kicks1
Shots
- 8Shots off Goal7
- 1Blocked shots3
- 9Shots insidebox9
- 4Shots outsidebox6
Passing
- 508Total passes568
- 430Passes accurate489
- 85%Pass accuracy86%
Defence & set pieces
- 3Goalkeeper Saves3
- 2Offsides1
Discipline
- 10Fouls10
- 1Yellow Cards1
- –Red Cards–
More
- 85%Passes %86%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- San Diego Wave W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| San Diego Wave W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
North Carolina Courage W4-3-3Coach: Mak Lind
Bench
99M. WhiteG
12N. StaudeD
17D. WeatherholtM
14C. WickenheiserM
26V. Boe RisaM
6I. GarnerD
21Bia
33H. BetfortF
36E. HaseD
San Diego Wave W4-3-3Coach: Jonas Eidevall
Bench
31D. HaracicG
6B. CourtnallD
23N. HarrisonD- 4L. Harbert
18L. FazerM
19T. WynaldaM
21B. BonanseaM
81Gabi PortilhoF
17LudmilaF
| 1Kailen SheridanG | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 20 | – | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13Ryan WilliamsD | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 64 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 4Natalie JacobsD | 85 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 66 | – | 58 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 18Uno ShiragakiD | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 63 | – | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 11Felicitas RauchD | 71 | 6.5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 37 | – | 32 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 16Riley JacksonM | 90 | 7.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 60 | 3 | 54 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 20Shinomi KoyamaM | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 56 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 19Erica Meg ParkinsonM | 85 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | – | 28 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 23Gianna PaulF | 53 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 10Evelyn IjehF | 71 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2Ashley SanchezF | 90 | 6.9 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 21Ana Beatriz GomesM | 37 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 26Vilde Bøe RisaM | 19 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 36Ella HaseD | 19 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 17 | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 14Carly WickenheiserM | 10 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 9 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 33Hannah BetfortF | 10 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 99Madison WhiteG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 17Dani WeatherholtM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 12Natalia StaudeD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 6Ivy GarnerD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
Nwsl Women
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave W | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit W | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 | Kansas City W | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 |
| 5 |  Angel City W | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 |  Portland Thorns W | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Utah Royals W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage W | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 | Denver Summit W | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride W | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 12 |  Houston Dash W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 13 |  Boston Legacy W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 14 |  Bay FC W | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 15 |  Racing Louisville W | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
| 16 |  Chicago Red Stars W | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 |