Chicago Stars FC 0–2 San Diego Wave FC, NWSL Matchday 10

Chicago Stars FC v San Diego Wave FC

Chicago Stars FC15th 9 pts

0

0–2

Full time

Sun 31 May

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 0.43, San Diego Wave FC 2.08

San Diego Wave FC1st 25 pts

Dudinha 3′
T. Byars 90+13′

2

Sun 31 May, 1:00 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 10

Key moments

3′Goal Dudinha (San Diego Wave FC)0–1
90+13′Goal T. Byars (San Diego Wave FC)0–2

Top performers

Chicago Stars

J. BikeDCHIshirt 40G3SH
R. GareisMCHIshirt 240G3SH
J. GrossoMCHIshirt 70G2SH

San Diego Wave

DudinhaMSDshirt 881G3SH
T. ByarsSDshirt 15, came off the bench1G2SH
K. AscanioMSDshirt 80G3SH

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

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

15thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 6 points behind Denver Summit FC in the last playoff place, with 18 to play.

San Diego Wave FC

1st▲2 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 10 points above North Carolina Courage, with 17 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sat 28 Mar

San Diego Wave FC2

Chicago Stars FC0

Matchday 10 Sun 31 May

Chicago Stars FC0

San Diego Wave FC2

San Diego Wave FC took both meetings, 4–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

CHI SD

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC: 0.43; San Diego Wave FC: 2.08
Possession: Chicago Stars FC: 44%; San Diego Wave FC: 56%
Shots: Chicago Stars FC: 10; San Diego Wave FC: 17
Corners: Chicago Stars FC: 3; San Diego Wave FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	13	+6	25
2	Utah Royals FC	12	+8	24
3	Portland Thorns FC	13	+6	24
4	Washington Spirit	11	+9	21
5	Kansas City Current	12	+1	21
6	Gotham FC	10	+6	18
7	Orlando Pride	12	+1	17
8	Denver Summit FC	11	+4	15
⋯
15	Chicago Stars FC	12	−19	9

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.

Chicago Stars FC have gone 9 without a win. Last win: 3–2 v Racing Louisville FC, 23 August.

Chicago Stars FC have 71 goals conceded, the 16th fewest in the NWSL. 2.4 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have scored 17 goals, the 16th most in the NWSL. 0.6 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Chicago Stars FC: 44% possession; 97 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 14% reached the box; 5.0 actions each
San Diego Wave FC: 56% possession; 96 possessions; 17% ended in a shot; 40% reached the box; 6.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

San Diego Wave FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, San Diego Wave FC 27%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCSan Diego Wave FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars FC

San Diego Wave 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

Chicago Stars FCSan Diego Wave FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars FCSan Diego Wave 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

Chicago Stars FCSan Diego Wave 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. 1,891 events in the record.

Period Minute 105 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chicago Stars FC attack right, San Diego Wave 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.

87 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:13	M. Van Zanten	San Diego Wave FC
2:27	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
4:37	L. Godfrey	San Diego Wave FC
5:25	J. Bike	Chicago Stars FC
6:37	P. Morroni	San Diego Wave FC
8:21	D. Haračić	San Diego Wave FC
8:53	K. Dali	San Diego Wave FC
9:54	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
9:54	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
10:56	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
11:15	J. Grosso	Chicago Stars FC
11:34	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
12:04	R. Gareis	Chicago Stars FC
13:17	J. Bike	Chicago Stars FC
15:15	M. Barcenas	San Diego Wave FC
15:44	R. Gareis	Chicago Stars FC
15:49	M. Barcenas	San Diego Wave FC
15:53	M. Barcenas	San Diego Wave FC
17:03	M. Van Zanten	San Diego Wave FC
17:08	K. Dali	San Diego Wave FC

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Lineups

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-1-4-1

Chicago Stars FC, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 27 K. Atkinson. Line 1: 4 J. Bike, 6 K. Hendrich, 3 S. Staab, 11 N. Gomes. Line 2: 77 M. López. Line 3: 9 M. Swanson, 10 B. Pinto, 7 J. Grosso, 24 R. Gareis. Line 4: 99 J. Huitema.

Chicago Stars 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
27	K. Atkinson	90	0	0	0.00
4	J. Bike	90	0	–	–
11	N. Gomes, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00
77	M. López, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.00
6	K. Hendrich	90	0	0	0.00
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00
9	M. Swanson, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.00
10	B. Pinto, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.00
99	J. Huitema	90	0	0	0.00
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.07
24	R. Gareis, off at 76′	76	0	–	–
Substitutes
18	I. Chacón, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00
8	J. Joseph, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.08
16	M. Hayashi, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00
13	L. Nesbeth, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.01
14	T. Wood, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.43

Unused: H. Mackiewicz, E. Evans, M. Johnson

All player stats

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
4	J. Bike	90	0	–	–	3	–	0	67%	3	2
11	N. Gomes, off at 90′	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	2	1
77	M. López, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	6	3
6	K. Hendrich	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	4
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	0	1
9	M. Swanson, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	53%	0	0
10	B. Pinto, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	1	1
99	J. Huitema	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	64%	1	0
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.07	2	1	0	91%	0	0
24	R. Gareis, off at 76′	76	0	–	–	3	–	0	50%	0	2
Substitutes
22	H. Mackiewicz	–
18	I. Chacón, on at 90′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	1	0
15	E. Evans	–
23	M. Johnson	–
8	J. Joseph, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	75%	1	0
16	M. Hayashi, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	85%	0	0
13	L. Nesbeth, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.01	1	0	1	80%	1	0
14	T. Wood, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	1	3
Team			0	0	0.43	10	3	7	80%	18	17

Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
27	K. Atkinson	90	5	7	71%	2	0

San Diego Wave FCFormation 4-2-3-1

San Diego Wave FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 31 D. Haračić. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 10 K. Dali, 8 K. Ascanio. Line 3: 7 M. Barcenas, 22 L. Godfrey, 88 Dudinha. Line 4: 17 Ludmila.

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
31	D. Haračić	90	0	0	0.00
16	M. Van Zanten, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.00
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.04
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	0	0.36
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0.00
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.00
7	M. Barcenas, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.21
10	K. Dali, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.03
17	Ludmila, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.58
22	L. Godfrey, off at 63′	63	0	1	0.15
88	Dudinha	90	1	0	0.28
Substitutes
18	L. Fazer, on at 63′	27	0	0	0.00
19	T. Wynalda, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
11	G. Corley, on at 63′	27	0	1	0.06
81	G. Portilho, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00
15	T. Byars, on at 73′	17	1	0	0.39
Team			2	2	2.09

Unused: L. Freeman, N. Harrison, K. Pickett, J. Fusco

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 89′	89	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	5	2
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	86%	0	1
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	0	0.36	3	2	1	90%	3	1
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	0	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	1
7	M. Barcenas, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.21	2	0	0	87%	1	0
10	K. Dali, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.03	1	0	3	92%	0	0
17	Ludmila, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.58	2	1	0	40%	1	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 63′	63	0	1	0.15	2	1	1	86%	0	0
88	Dudinha	90	1	0	0.28	3	1	5	75%	1	1
Substitutes
99	L. Freeman	–
23	N. Harrison	–
33	K. Pickett	–
28	J. Fusco	–
18	L. Fazer, on at 63′	27	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	0	2
19	T. Wynalda, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	1
11	G. Corley, on at 63′	27	0	1	0.06	1	1	2	69%	0	0
81	G. Portilho, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	100%	0	1
15	T. Byars, on at 73′	17	1	0	0.39	2	1	1	100%	0	1
Team			2	2	2.09	17	7	14	84%	11	11