San Diego Wave 4–2 Utah Royals · August 22, 2026
Final · Matchweek 18 · NWSL regular seasonAugust 22, 2026
Trinity Byars ⚽⚽ · Melanie Barcenas ⚽ · Ludmila ⚽
Mina Tanaka ⚽⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelSan Diego Wave · Utah Royals
13
14
5
2
4
2
shots → on target → goals
Control
401 passes · 73.1%′464 · 74.6%′
20 interceptions30
25 clearances14
Who was on the pitch
San Diego Wave
— off the bench
0′100′
Utah Royals
— off the bench
0′100′
Player statistics
| Kate Del Fava |  Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Tanaka | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cece Delzer | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Miyabi Moriya | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Narumi Miura | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nuria Rábano | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mandy McGlynn | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cloé Lacasse | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ana Tejada | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleigh Riehl | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paige Cronin | Utah Royals | Yes | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kiana Palacios | Utah Royals | No | 63 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tatumn Milazzo | Utah Royals | No | 73 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Madison Hammond | Utah Royals | No | 74 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alexa Spaanstra | Utah Royals | No | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandra Paños |  San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kennedy Wesley | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Laurina Fazer | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Kristen McNabb | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lia Godfrey | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ludmila | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Amelia Donna Van Zanten | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Melanie Barcenas | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Perle Morroni | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity Byars | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 71 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Laila Harbert | San Diego Wave | Yes | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Fusco | San Diego Wave | No | 61 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adriana Leon | San Diego Wave | No | 71 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brooklyn Courtnall | San Diego Wave | No | 71 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabi Portilho | San Diego Wave | No | 87 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shot records
San Diego Wave 3.35 xG°
| 3 | Trinity Byars | 0.60 | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Trinity Byars | 0.12 | Attempt Saved |
| 39 | Melanie Barcenas | 0.64 | Goal |
| 43 | Laila Harbert | 0.08 | Attempt Saved |
| 44 | Lia Godfrey | 0.05 | Miss |
| 44 | Amelia Donna Van Zanten | 0.29 | Miss |
| 48 | Laila Harbert | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 62 | Trinity Byars | 0.60 | Goal |
| 69 | Ludmila | 0.68 | Goal |
| 75 | Laurina Fazer | 0.07 | Miss |
| 77 | Ludmila | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 86 | Laurina Fazer | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 90 | Gabi Portilho | 0.10 | Miss |
Utah Royals 1.39 xG°
| 27 | Cece Delzer | 0.07 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Mina Tanaka | 0.10 | Goal |
| 46 | Paige Cronin | 0.03 | Miss |
| 46 | Cece Delzer | 0.07 | Miss |
| 46 | Mina Tanaka | 0.39 | Goal |
| 51 | Miyabi Moriya | 0.07 | Miss |
| 61 | Paige Cronin | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 70 | Mina Tanaka | 0.08 | Miss |
| 74 | Tatumn Milazzo | 0.10 | Miss |
| 77 | Cece Delzer | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 80 | Narumi Miura | 0.07 | Miss |
| 94 | Cece Delzer | 0.12 | Miss |
| 95 | Kiana Palacios | 0.12 | Miss |
| 95 | Madison Hammond | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
Goals and assists
- 2 G · 2 ATrinity Byarsscored and assisted
- 2 GMina Tanakascorer
- 1 G · 1 AMelanie Barcenasscored and assisted
- 1 GLudmilascorer
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Utah Royals | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | San Diego Wave | 22 | 39 |
| 5 | Portland Thorns | 22 | 38 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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"date": "2026-08-22",
"season": 2026,
"competition": "NWSL regular season",
"matchweek": 18,
"home": "San Diego Wave",
"away": "Utah Royals",
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}The record
San Diego Wave 4–2 Utah Royals
NWSL regular season · Matchweek 18 · Aug 22, 2026
- Venue
- Snapdragon Stadium
- Season
- 2026
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02
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