San Diego Wave FC 0–2 Seattle Reign FC, NWSL Matchday 14

San Diego Wave FC v Seattle Reign FC

San Diego Wave FC4th 29 pts

0

0–2

Full time

Sun 26 Jul

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC 2.82, Seattle Reign FC 1.03

Seattle Reign FC10th 20 pts

M. Mercado 17′
J. Bugg 20′

2

Sun 26 Jul, 5:00 pm EDT Snapdragon Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 14

Key moments

17′Goal M. Mercado (Seattle Reign FC)0–1
20′Goal J. Bugg (Seattle Reign FC)0–2

Top performers

San Diego Wave

M. BarcenasFSDshirt 70G5SH
G. CorleyMSDshirt 110G3SH
L. GodfreySDshirt 22, came off the bench0G3SH

Seattle Reign

M. MercadoMSEAshirt 21G2SH
J. BuggDSEAshirt 231G1SH
M. DahlienMSEAshirt 50G3SH

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

What it means

San Diego Wave FC

4thNo change

In the playoff places, 8 points above North Carolina Courage, with 13 to play.

Seattle Reign FC

10th▲4 from 14th

Outside the playoff places, 2 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 15 to play.

Season series

Matchday 14 Sun 26 Jul

San Diego Wave FC0

Seattle Reign FC2

Matchday 20 Sun 6 Sep

Seattle Reign FC1

San Diego Wave FC0

Seattle Reign FC took both meetings, 3–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

SD SEA

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC: 2.82; Seattle Reign FC: 1.03
Possession: San Diego Wave FC: 60%; Seattle Reign FC: 40%
Shots: San Diego Wave FC: 21; Seattle Reign FC: 9
Corners: San Diego Wave FC: 7; Seattle Reign FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	16	+9	31
2	Washington Spirit	15	+12	30
3	Utah Royals FC	16	+9	30
4	San Diego Wave FC	17	+4	29
5	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
6	Kansas City Current	16	0	25
7	Orlando Pride	17	+1	23
8	Angel City FC	14	+8	22
⋯
10	Seattle Reign FC	15	−2	20

After this result

By the numbers

San Diego Wave FC have 13 points from last 5 and are in form. 2.6 a match, against 1.9 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Seattle Reign FC have 9 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 1.9 points a match at home, 1.2 away.

Seattle Reign FC are 1 match from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 4. Next at Gotham FC, 8 November.

San Diego Wave FC are 7 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–1 at Seattle Reign FC, 6 September.

The match on the pitch

San Diego Wave FC: 60% possession; 112 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 28% reached the box; 5.5 actions each
Seattle Reign FC: 40% possession; 109 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 3.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Seattle Reign FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. San Diego Wave FC started 12% of their possessions in the final third, Seattle Reign FC 11%.

Where the shots came from

San Diego Wave FCSeattle Reign FC

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

How each team moved the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Seattle Reign 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 FCSeattle Reign FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

San Diego Wave FCSeattle Reign 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 FCSeattle Reign 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. 1,692 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

San Diego Wave FC attack right, Seattle Reign 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.

95 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:07	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
2:09	K. Ascanio	San Diego Wave FC
2:53	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
2:56	M. Barcenas	San Diego Wave FC
2:58	T. Byars	San Diego Wave FC
3:01	C. Dickey	Seattle Reign FC
6:23	C. Dickey	Seattle Reign FC
7:18	R. Brown	Seattle Reign FC
7:28	M. Dahlien	Seattle Reign FC
8:08	A. McCammon	Seattle Reign FC
9:58	M. Mercado	Seattle Reign FC
10:01	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
11:03	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
12:22	M. Fishel	Seattle Reign FC
12:23	M. Fishel	Seattle Reign FC
15:12	C. Dickey	Seattle Reign FC
16:12	M. Mercado	Seattle Reign FC
17:27	M. Mercado	Seattle Reign FC
17:38	P. Morroni	San Diego Wave FC
17:45	S. Menti	Seattle Reign 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: 12 S. Paños. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 8 K. Ascanio, 18 L. Fazer, 11 G. Corley. Line 3: 7 M. Barcenas, 15 T. Byars, 17 Ludmila.

San Diego Wave 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
12	S. Paños	90	0
16	M. Van Zanten	90	0
75	P. Morroni, off at 84′	84	0
18	L. Fazer, off at 60′	60	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0
8	K. Ascanio (link unavailable)	90	0
11	G. Corley, off at 84′	84	0
15	T. Byars (link unavailable), off at 68′	68	0
7	M. Barcenas	90	0
17	Ludmila (link unavailable)	90	0
Substitutes
28	J. Fusco (link unavailable), on at 84′	6	0
19	T. Wynalda (link unavailable), on at 84′	6	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 60′	30	0
9	A. Leon (link unavailable), on at 68′	22	0
Team			0

Unused: L. Agudelo, N. Harrison, K. Dali, G. Portilho

All player stats

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	M. Van Zanten	90	0	0	2	85%	1	1
75	P. Morroni, off at 84′	84	0	1	3	78%	3	0
18	L. Fazer, off at 60′	60	0	0	1	92%	0	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0	78%	2	1
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	1	84%	0	2
8	K. Ascanio (link unavailable)	90	0	2	2	86%	0	0
11	G. Corley, off at 84′	84	0	3	4	82%	1	0
15	T. Byars (link unavailable), off at 68′	68	0	3	0	76%	0	0
7	M. Barcenas	90	0	5	1	66%	2	1
17	Ludmila (link unavailable)	90	0	3	1	70%	0	0
Substitutes
1	L. Agudelo (link unavailable)	–
23	N. Harrison (link unavailable)	–
28	J. Fusco (link unavailable), on at 84′	6	0	1	0	63%	0	0
10	K. Dali (link unavailable)	–
19	T. Wynalda (link unavailable), on at 84′	6	0	0	0	80%	1	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 60′	30	0	3	0	95%	0	0
9	A. Leon (link unavailable), on at 68′	22	0	0	0	75%	0	0
81	G. Portilho (link unavailable)	–
Team			0	21	15	82%	10	5

San Diego Wave FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
12	S. Paños	90	3	5	60%	2	1

Seattle Reign FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Seattle Reign FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Dickey. Line 1: 22 R. Brown, 21 P. McClernon, 23 J. Bugg, 11 S. Huerta. Line 2: 16 A. McCammon, 20 S. Meza. Line 3: 2 M. Mercado, 17 S. Menti, 5 M. Dahlien. Line 4: 19 M. Fishel.

Seattle Reign 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
1	C. Dickey (link unavailable)	90	0
22	R. Brown (link unavailable), off at 72′	72	0
11	S. Huerta (link unavailable), off at 88′	88	0
20	S. Meza (link unavailable)	90	0
21	P. McClernon (link unavailable)	90	0
23	J. Bugg	90	1
2	M. Mercado, off at 88′	88	1
16	A. McCammon (link unavailable)	90	0
19	M. Fishel (link unavailable), off at 72′	72	0
17	S. Menti (link unavailable), off at 83′	83	0
5	M. Dahlien	90	0
Substitutes
7	E. Adames (link unavailable), on at 72′	18	0
8	A. James-Turner (link unavailable), on at 83′	7	0
12	H. Ward (link unavailable), on at 88′	2	0
14	E. Mason (link unavailable), on at 88′	2	0
24	M. Curry (link unavailable), on at 72′	18	0
Team			2

Unused: C. Miller, J. Fishlock, B. Ratcliffe, N. Mondesir

All player stats

Seattle Reign FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
22	R. Brown (link unavailable), off at 72′	72	0	0	1	78%	0	0
11	S. Huerta (link unavailable), off at 88′	88	0	0	0	71%	0	0
20	S. Meza (link unavailable)	90	0	0	0	63%	6	1
21	P. McClernon (link unavailable)	90	0	0	0	85%	0	1
23	J. Bugg	90	1	1	0	84%	1	2
2	M. Mercado, off at 88′	88	1	2	0	72%	5	1
16	A. McCammon (link unavailable)	90	0	1	5	53%	2	4
19	M. Fishel (link unavailable), off at 72′	72	0	2	0	53%	1	1
17	S. Menti (link unavailable), off at 83′	83	0	0	2	63%	1	1
5	M. Dahlien	90	0	3	0	70%	1	0
Substitutes
38	C. Miller (link unavailable)	–
7	E. Adames (link unavailable), on at 72′	18	0	0	0	50%	0	0
8	A. James-Turner (link unavailable), on at 83′	7	0	0	0	33%	0	0
10	J. Fishlock (link unavailable)	–
12	H. Ward (link unavailable), on at 88′	2	0	0	0	100%	1	0
13	B. Ratcliffe	–
14	E. Mason, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	0%	0	0
24	M. Curry, on at 72′	18	0	0	0	0%	0	0
30	N. Mondesir	–
Team			2	9	8	71%	18	11