San Diego Wave FC 0–2 Angel City FC, NWSL Matchday 12

San Diego Wave FC v Angel City FC

San Diego Wave FC1st 28 pts

0

0–2

Full time

Sat 11 Jul

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC 2.66, Angel City FC 1.99

Angel City FC9th 19 pts

Maiara Niehues 17′
Ary Borges 26′

2

Sat 11 Jul, 8:45 pm EDT Snapdragon Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 12

Key moments

17′Goal Maiara Niehues (Angel City FC)0–1
26′Goal Ary Borges (Angel City FC)0–2

Top performers

San Diego Wave

G. CorleyMSDshirt 110G3SH
P. MorroniDSDshirt 750G3SH
K. AscanioMSDshirt 80G2SH

Angel City FC

Maiara NiehuesMLAshirt 121G3SH
Ary BorgesMLAshirt 81G2SH
A. SentnorMLAshirt 170G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

San Diego Wave FC

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 9 points above Angel City FC, with 15 to play.

Angel City FC

9thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Orlando Pride in the last playoff place, with 17 to play.

Season series

Matchday 7 Sat 9 May

Angel City FC1

San Diego Wave FC2

Matchday 12 Sat 11 Jul

San Diego Wave FC0

Angel City FC2

San Diego Wave FC won one, Angel City FC won one; 3–2 on aggregate to Angel City FC.

Team stats

SD LA

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC: 2.66; Angel City FC: 1.99
Possession: San Diego Wave FC: 63%; Angel City FC: 37%
Shots: San Diego Wave FC: 18; Angel City FC: 12
Corners: San Diego Wave FC: 10; Angel City FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	15	+6	28
2	Washington Spirit	13	+12	27
3	Portland Thorns FC	14	+10	27
4	Gotham FC	13	+7	24
5	Utah Royals FC	14	+5	24
6	Kansas City Current	14	+1	24
7	North Carolina Courage	13	+4	21
8	Orlando Pride	14	+2	20
9	Angel City FC	13	+6	19

After this result

By the numbers

Angel City FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.7 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Angel City FC are 10 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–2 at North Carolina Courage, 26 August.

Angel City FC have 10 scoring matches in a row, level with their longest this season. Longest 10. Next at Kansas City Current, 7 November.

Angel City FC have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

San Diego Wave FC: 63% possession; 103 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 29% reached the box; 6.0 actions each
Angel City FC: 37% possession; 101 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 14% reached the box; 3.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Angel City FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. San Diego Wave FC started 9% of their possessions in the final third, Angel City FC 7%.

Where the shots came from

San Diego Wave FCAngel City FC

San Diego Wave FC attack right, Angel City FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Angel City FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

San Diego Wave FCAngel City FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

San Diego Wave FCAngel City FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

San Diego Wave FCAngel City FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,676 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

San Diego Wave FC attack right, Angel City FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

85 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:43	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
3:19	C. Lageyre	Angel City FC
3:44	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
5:50	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
6:51	K. Ascanio	San Diego Wave FC
7:51	E. Sams	Angel City FC
12:56	E. Shores	Angel City FC
13:49	K. Wesley	San Diego Wave FC
13:49	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
14:36	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
15:37	J. Endō	Angel City FC
16:16	L. Agudelo	San Diego Wave FC
16:19	Maiara Niehues	Angel City FC
20:06	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
20:08	Gabi Portilho	San Diego Wave FC
21:18	J. Endō	Angel City FC
21:21	L. Agudelo	San Diego Wave FC
21:49	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
22:11	K. Dali	San Diego Wave FC
22:24	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC

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Lineups

San Diego Wave FCFormation 4-3-3

San Diego Wave FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 L. Agudelo. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 10 K. Dali, 8 K. Ascanio, 11 G. Corley. Line 3: 7 M. Barcenas, 17 Ludmila, 81 G. Portilho.

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	L. Agudelo	90	0	0	0.00
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.31
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.09
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	0	0.37
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0.21
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.04
10	K. Dali, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00
11	G. Corley	90	0	0	0.14
17	Ludmila, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.10
7	M. Barcenas, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.17
81	G. Portilho, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.17
Substitutes
3	T. Armstrong, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
18	L. Fazer, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
19	T. Wynalda, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
22	L. Godfrey, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.80
15	T. Byars, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.27
Team			0	0	2.68

Unused: D. Haračić, N. Harrison, J. Fusco, A. Leon

All player stats

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.31	1	1	1	83%	1	3
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.09	3	1	0	86%	1	0
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	0	0.37	2	1	0	81%	0	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0.21	1	1	1	86%	1	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.04	1	1	2	87%	1	1
10	K. Dali, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	72%	0	1
11	G. Corley	90	0	0	0.14	3	0	1	71%	3	0
17	Ludmila, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	75%	0	0
7	M. Barcenas, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.17	1	0	0	79%	0	1
81	G. Portilho, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.17	1	0	1	86%	0	0
Substitutes
31	D. Haračić	–
3	T. Armstrong, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	40%	0	0
23	N. Harrison	–
28	J. Fusco	–
18	L. Fazer, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	0	1
19	T. Wynalda, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	1	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.80	2	0	1	57%	2	0
9	A. Leon	–
15	T. Byars, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.27	2	1	1	58%	0	0
Team			0	0	2.68	18	6	9	81%	10	7

San Diego Wave FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	L. Agudelo	90	2	4	50%	2	0

Angel City FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Angel City FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 19 A. Anderson. Line 1: 20 G. Thompson, 6 E. Sams, 11 S. Gorden, 15 E. Shores. Line 2: 8 A. Borges, 16 C. Lageyre. Line 3: 12 M. Niehues, 17 A. Sentnor, 18 J. Endō. Line 4: 32 S. Jónsdóttir.

Angel City FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
19	A. Anderson	90	0	0	0.00
20	G. Thompson	90	0	0	0.33
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	0.00
16	C. Lageyre	90	0	0	0.04
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.00
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.00
12	M. Niehues, off at 60′	60	1	0	0.99
8	A. Borges	90	1	0	0.32
32	S. Jónsdóttir, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00
17	A. Sentnor, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.20
18	J. Endō, off at 36′	36	0	0	0.11
Substitutes
14	N. Martin, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
10	C. Emslie, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
99	T. Suarez, on at 36′	54	0	0	0.00
24	P. Chilufya, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			2	1	1.99

Unused: H. Seabert, S. Mattice, K. Cherry, R. Tiernan, C. Phair

All player stats

Angel City FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
20	G. Thompson	90	0	0	0.33	2	1	0	69%	1	1
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	53%	1	1
16	C. Lageyre	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	77%	1	2
6	E. Sams	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	1
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	2	1
12	M. Niehues, off at 60′	60	1	0	0.99	3	1	0	67%	1	0
8	A. Borges	90	1	0	0.32	2	1	1	78%	4	1
32	S. Jónsdóttir, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	70%	1	2
17	A. Sentnor, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.20	2	1	1	74%	3	1
18	J. Endō, off at 36′	36	0	0	0.11	2	0	0	45%	0	1
Substitutes
13	H. Seabert	–
25	S. Mattice	–
4	K. Cherry	–
14	N. Martin, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
33	R. Tiernan	–
10	C. Emslie, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
99	T. Suarez, on at 36′	54	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
9	C. Phair	–
24	P. Chilufya, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
Team			2	1	1.99	12	4	8	70%	14	11