San Diego Wave W 4–2 Utah Royals W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
Elton Garcia (USA)
NWSL: San Diego Wave W beat Utah Royals W 4–2. Goals: T. Byars 4', M. Tanaka 29', M. Barcenas 40', M. Tanaka 47', T. Byars 63', Ludmila 70'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
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| When | San Diego Wave W | Utah Royals W |
|---|---|---|
| 4′ · T. Byars | 1 | 0 |
| 29′ · M. Tanaka | 1 | 1 |
| 40′ · M. Barcenas | 2 | 1 |
| 47′ · M. Tanaka | 2 | 2 |
| 63′ · T. Byars | 3 | 2 |
| 70′ · Ludmila | 4 | 2 |
| 90′ | 4 | 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.
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
San Diego Wave WGoals4xG1.89
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Goals minus xG
- +2.11
Utah Royals WGoals2xG1.52
- xG per shot
- 0.13
- Goals minus xG
- +0.48
How the chances split
San Diego Wave W win 47%Draw 22%Utah Royals W win 31%
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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| San Diego Wave W | Utah Royals W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.89 | 1.52 |
| xG per shot | 0.145 | 0.127 |
| Goals minus xG | +2.11 | +0.48 |
| San Diego Wave W win | 47% | |
| Draw | 22% | |
| Utah Royals W win | 31% |
Goals & cards
Key stats
- 46%Ball Possession54%
- 1.89Expected goals1.52
- 13Total Shots12
- 5Shots on goal2
- 2Corner Kicks5
Half by half
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Wave W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Utah Royals W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- San Diego Wave W: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- San Diego Wave W scored 4 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
- Utah Royals W: 3 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Utah Royals W scored 13 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches.
- Last 2 meetings: San Diego Wave W won 1, Utah Royals W won 1, 0 drawn.
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 |
| 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 |
Timeline
- T. ByarsAssist: M. Barcenas4′
- 29′M. TanakaAssist: C. Delzer
- M. BarcenasAssist: T. Byars40′
- 47′M. TanakaAssist: C. Lacasse
- Off: L. HarbertOn: J. Fusco62′
- T. ByarsAssist: J. Fusco63′
- 64′Off: P. CroninOn: K. Palacios
- LudmilaAssist: T. Byars70′
- Off: P. MorroniOn: B. Courtnall72′
- Off: T. ByarsOn: A. Leon72′
- 74′Off: K. RiehlOn: T. Milazzo
- 74′Off: A. Tejada JimenezOn: M. Hammond
- 83′Narumi Miura(VAR)Goal cancelled
- Off: M. BarcenasOn: Gabi Portilho88′
- 90+1′Off: C. LacasseOn: A. Spaanstra
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.
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
San Diego Wave WGoals4xG1.89
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Goals minus xG
- +2.11
Utah Royals WGoals2xG1.52
- xG per shot
- 0.13
- Goals minus xG
- +0.48
How the chances split
San Diego Wave W win 47%Draw 22%Utah Royals W win 31%
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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| San Diego Wave W | Utah Royals W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.89 | 1.52 |
| xG per shot | 0.145 | 0.127 |
| Goals minus xG | +2.11 | +0.48 |
| San Diego Wave W win | 47% | |
| Draw | 22% | |
| Utah Royals W win | 31% |
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
San Diego Wave W13 shots4144
Utah Royals W12 shots273
- 88Inside the box
- 54Outside the box
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| San Diego Wave W | Utah Royals W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2 |
| Saved | 1 | 0 |
| Off target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked | 4 | 3 |
| Inside the box | 8 | 8 |
| Outside the box | 5 | 4 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
46%Possession54%
72%258 of 356 passes73%300 of 412 passes
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| San Diego Wave W | Utah Royals W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Passes | 356 | 412 |
| Completed | 258 | 300 |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 73% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1910Fouls
- 00Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 12Offsides
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| San Diego Wave W | Utah Royals W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 19 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
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.
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Paula Byars | San Diego Wave W | 10.0 | 72 |
| Melanie Barcenas | San Diego Wave W | 7.9 | 88 |
| Ludmila | San Diego Wave W | 7.9 | 90 |
| Mina Tanaka | Utah Royals W | 7.9 | 90 |
| Amelia Van Zanten | San Diego Wave W | 7.3 | 90 |
| Kennedy Wesley | San Diego Wave W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Narumi Miura | Utah Royals W | 7.2 | 90 |
| Brooklyn Jean Courtnall | San Diego Wave W | 7.0 | 18 |
| Jordan Fusco | San Diego Wave W | 6.9 | 28 |
| Cloé Lacasse | Utah Royals W | 6.9 | 89 |
| Lia Godfrey | San Diego Wave W | 6.7 | 90 |
| Adriana Leon | San Diego Wave W | 6.7 | 18 |
| Madison Hammond | Utah Royals W | 6.7 | 16 |
| Sandra Paños | San Diego Wave W | 6.6 | 90 |
| Laila Harbert | San Diego Wave W | 6.6 | 62 |
| Paige Monaghan | Utah Royals W | 6.6 | 64 |
| Kristen McNabb | San Diego Wave W | 6.5 | 90 |
| Gabi Portilho | San Diego Wave W | 6.5 | 9 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | Utah Royals W | 6.5 | 74 |
| Ana Tejada | Utah Royals W | 6.5 | 74 |
| Kiana Palacios | Utah Royals W | 6.5 | 26 |
| Mandy McGlynn | Utah Royals W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Miyabi Moriya | Utah Royals W | 6.3 | 90 |
| Tatumn Milazzo | Utah Royals W | 6.3 | 16 |
| Perle Morroni | San Diego Wave W | 6.2 | 72 |
| Laurina Fazer | San Diego Wave W | 6.2 | 90 |
| Kate Del Fava | Utah Royals W | 6.2 | 90 |
| Cecelia Kizer | Utah Royals W | 6.2 | 90 |
| Nuria Rábano | Utah Royals W | 5.9 | 90 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
0%
Sandra Paños
Sandra Paños- Saves
- 0
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.6
20%
Mandy McGlynn
Mandy McGlynn- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 4
- Rating
- 6.3
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
Top stats
- 46%Ball Possession54%
- 1.89Expected goals1.52
- 13Total Shots12
- 5Shots on goal2
- 2Corner Kicks5
Shots
- 4Shots off Goal7
- 4Blocked shots3
- 8Shots insidebox8
- 5Shots outsidebox4
Passing
- 356Total passes412
- 258Passes accurate300
- 72%Pass accuracy73%
Defence & set pieces
- 0Goalkeeper Saves1
- 1Offsides2
Discipline
- 19Fouls10
- –Yellow Cards–
- –Red Cards–
More
- 72%Passes %73%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- San Diego Wave W
- Utah Royals W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Wave W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Utah Royals W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
San Diego Wave W4-3-3Coach: Jonas Eidevall
Bench
1L. AgudeloG
6B. CourtnallD
23N. HarrisonD
28J. FuscoM
19T. WynaldaM
81Gabi PortilhoF
9A. LeonF
Utah Royals W4-3-3Coach: Jimmy Coenraets
Bench
23M. JustusG
2T. MilazzoD
6K. N. SimmondsD
99M. HammondM
15D. Pierre-LouisM
13B. MozingoF
30A. SpaanstraF
21K. PalaciosF
16C. BrownM
| 12Sandra PañosG | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 34 | – | 24 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| 16Amelia Van ZantenD | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | 27 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2Kennedy WesleyD | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 40 | – | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 14Kristen McNabbD | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 47 | 1 | 34 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 0 |
| 75Perle MorroniD | 72 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 4Laila HarbertM | 62 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 26 | – | 20 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 0 |
| 18Laurina FazerM | 90 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | 23 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 22Lia GodfreyM | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 40 | 1 | 30 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 |
| 7Melanie BarcenasF | 88 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 |
| 17LudmilaF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 |
| 15Trinity Paula ByarsF | 72 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 9 | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 28Jordan FuscoM | 28 | 6.9 | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 6Brooklyn Jean CourtnallD | 18 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
| 9Adriana LeonF | 18 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| 81Gabi PortilhoF | 9 | 6.5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 1Luisa AgudeloG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 23Nya HarrisonD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 19Tatum WynaldaM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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 |