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Matches2026

Final · Matchweek 18 · NWSL regular seasonAugust 22, 2026

San Diego Wave

4th · 39 pts

42

Utah Royals

3rd · 39 pts

Trinity Byars ⚽⚽ · Melanie Barcenas ⚽ · Ludmila ⚽

Mina Tanaka ⚽⚽

Snapdragon Stadium · 100′ played

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
SAN DIEGO WAVEUTAH ROYALS0′HT100
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 3Trinity ByarsSan Diego Wave
  2. 28Mina TanakaUtah Royals
  3. 39Melanie BarcenasSan Diego Wave
  4. 46Mina TanakaUtah Royals
  5. 62Trinity ByarsSan Diego Wave
  6. 69LudmilaSan Diego Wave
The story · MW 18

San Diego Wave edged it 4–2

Trinity Byars scored a brace, at 3′ and 62′. Mina Tanaka scored a brace, at 28′ and 46′. San Diego Wave lead the all-time series 5–0–0 across 5 meetings since 2024. San Diego Wave stand 4th on 39 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

3.41.4 xG° on 13 shots to 14

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
San Diego Wave1353.35
Utah Royals1421.39
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceSan Diego Wave 3.35 · Utah Royals 1.39
0.511.522.533.50′HT100′

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

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Kate Del FavaUtah RoyalsYes01000000
Mina TanakaUtah RoyalsYes01002032
Cece DelzerUtah RoyalsYes01000140
Miyabi MoriyaUtah RoyalsYes01000010
Narumi MiuraUtah RoyalsYes01000010
Nuria RábanoUtah RoyalsYes01000000
Mandy McGlynnUtah RoyalsYes01000000
Cloé LacasseUtah RoyalsYes090900100
Ana TejadaUtah RoyalsYes074740000
Kaleigh RiehlUtah RoyalsYes073730000
Paige CroninUtah RoyalsYes063630020
Kiana PalaciosUtah RoyalsNo63370010
Tatumn MilazzoUtah RoyalsNo73270010
Madison HammondUtah RoyalsNo74260010
Alexa SpaanstraUtah RoyalsNo90100000
Sandra PañosSan Diego WaveYes01000000
Kennedy WesleySan Diego WaveYes01000000
Laurina FazerSan Diego WaveYes01000020
Kristen McNabbSan Diego WaveYes01000000
Lia GodfreySan Diego WaveYes01000010
LudmilaSan Diego WaveYes01001022
Amelia Donna Van ZantenSan Diego WaveYes01000010
Melanie BarcenasSan Diego WaveYes087871111
Perle MorroniSan Diego WaveYes071710000
Trinity ByarsSan Diego WaveYes071712232
Laila HarbertSan Diego WaveYes061610020
Jordan FuscoSan Diego WaveNo61390100
Adriana LeonSan Diego WaveNo71290000
Brooklyn CourtnallSan Diego WaveNo71290000
Gabi PortilhoSan Diego WaveNo87130010
Who Was On

San Diego Wave 3.35 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
3Trinity Byars0.60Goal
9Trinity Byars0.12Attempt Saved
39Melanie Barcenas0.64Goal
43Laila Harbert0.08Attempt Saved
44Lia Godfrey0.05Miss
44Amelia Donna Van Zanten0.29Miss
48Laila Harbert0.05Attempt Saved
62Trinity Byars0.60Goal
69Ludmila0.68Goal
75Laurina Fazer0.07Miss
77Ludmila0.00Attempt Saved
86Laurina Fazer0.07Attempt Saved
90Gabi Portilho0.10Miss

Utah Royals 1.39 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
27Cece Delzer0.07Miss
28Mina Tanaka0.10Goal
46Paige Cronin0.03Miss
46Cece Delzer0.07Miss
46Mina Tanaka0.39Goal
51Miyabi Moriya0.07Miss
61Paige Cronin0.05Attempt Saved
70Mina Tanaka0.08Miss
74Tatumn Milazzo0.10Miss
77Cece Delzer0.05Attempt Saved
80Narumi Miura0.07Miss
94Cece Delzer0.12Miss
95Kiana Palacios0.12Miss
95Madison Hammond0.07Attempt Saved
Head to Head
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Each question preserves San Diego Wave 4–2 Utah Royals, August 22, 2026, the 2026 NWSL regular season scope, and a return to San Diego Wave 4–2 Utah Royals.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "slug": "2026-08-22-sd-vs-uta",
  "date": "2026-08-22",
  "season": 2026,
  "competition": "NWSL regular season",
  "matchweek": 18,
  "home": "San Diego Wave",
  "away": "Utah Royals",
  "home_score": 4,
  "away_score": 2,
  "venue": "Snapdragon Stadium",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
}