San Diego Wave FC 3–2 Racing Louisville FC, NWSL Matchday 19

San Diego Wave FC v Racing Louisville FC

San Diego Wave FC2nd 39 pts

T. Byars 47′, 76′
K. Dali 80′

3

3–2

Full time

Fri 28 Aug

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC 2.87, Racing Louisville FC 1.26

Racing Louisville FC13th 23 pts

L. Milliet 12′
T. Flint 23′

2

Fri 28 Aug, 10:00 pm EDT Snapdragon Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 19

Key moments

12′Goal L. Milliet (Racing Louisville FC)0–1
23′Goal T. Flint (Racing Louisville FC)0–2
47′Goal T. Byars (link unavailable) (San Diego Wave FC)1–2
76′Goal T. Byars (link unavailable) (San Diego Wave FC)2–2
80′Goal K. Dali (link unavailable) (San Diego Wave FC)3–2

Top performers

San Diego Wave

T. Byars (link unavailable)FSDshirt 152G6SH
K. DaliSDshirt 10, came off the bench1G2SH
LudmilaFSDshirt 170G7SH

Racing Louisville

T. FlintMLOUshirt 261G3SH
L. MillietMLOUshirt 21G1SH
E. SearsFLOUshirt 130G3SH

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

What it means

San Diego Wave FC

2nd▲4 from 6th

In the playoff places, 13 points above Angel City FC, with eight to play.

Racing Louisville FC

13thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 5 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with eight to play.

Season series

Matchday 19 Fri 28 Aug

San Diego Wave FC3

Racing Louisville FC2

Matchday 23 Fri 25 Sep

Racing Louisville FC0

San Diego Wave FC2

San Diego Wave FC took both meetings, 5–2 on aggregate.

Team stats

SD LOU

Expected goals: San Diego Wave FC: 2.87; Racing Louisville FC: 1.26
Possession: San Diego Wave FC: 71%; Racing Louisville FC: 29%
Shots: San Diego Wave FC: 32; Racing Louisville FC: 13
Corners: San Diego Wave FC: 11; Racing Louisville FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	22	+13	45
2	San Diego Wave FC	22	+7	39
3	Portland Thorns FC	22	+6	38
4	Washington Spirit	21	+11	37
5	Utah Royals FC	21	+10	36
6	North Carolina Courage	21	+8	36
7	Kansas City Current	21	+3	31
8	Seattle Reign FC	20	−1	28
⋯
13	Racing Louisville FC	22	−9	23

After this result

By the numbers

Racing Louisville FC have gone 10 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v Seattle Reign FC, 19 August.

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.

Racing Louisville FC have 5 home wins from 15 at home, and 2 from 15 away. 1.2 points a match at home, 0.4 away.

Racing Louisville FC have 62 goals conceded, the 15th fewest in the NWSL. 2.1 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

San Diego Wave FC: 71% possession; 99 possessions; 21% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 6.9 actions each
Racing Louisville FC: 29% possession; 96 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 3.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Racing Louisville FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. San Diego Wave FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Racing Louisville FC 19%.

Where the shots came from

San Diego Wave FCRacing Louisville FC

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

How each team moved the ball

San Diego Wave FC

Racing Louisville 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 FCRacing Louisville FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

San Diego Wave FCRacing Louisville 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 FCRacing Louisville 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. 1,588 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

San Diego Wave FC attack right, Racing Louisville 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.

80 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:58	P. Morroni	San Diego Wave FC
1:52	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
2:00	M. Van Zanten	San Diego Wave FC
2:26	E. Sears	Racing Louisville FC
2:31	E. Sears	Racing Louisville FC
3:13	K. O'Kane	Racing Louisville FC
3:20	T. Flint	Racing Louisville FC
4:39	E. Sears	Racing Louisville FC
5:35	M. Barcenas	San Diego Wave FC
7:31	K. Fischer	Racing Louisville FC
8:29	M. Van Zanten	San Diego Wave FC
10:14	Q. McMahon	Racing Louisville FC
11:08	L. Milliet	Racing Louisville FC
12:40	M. Barcenas	San Diego Wave FC
13:46	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
15:09	K. Fischer	Racing Louisville FC
15:48	Q. McMahon	Racing Louisville FC
17:05	M. Van Zanten	San Diego Wave FC
18:02	T. Byars	San Diego Wave FC
18:04	M. Van Zanten	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: 12 S. Paños. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 18 L. Fazer, 4 L. Harbert, 22 L. Godfrey. Line 3: 17 Ludmila, 7 M. Barcenas, 15 T. Byars.

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
12	S. Paños	90	0
16	M. Van Zanten	90	0
75	P. Morroni	90	0
4	L. Harbert, off at 63′	63	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0
18	L. Fazer, off at 46′	45	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 74′	74	0
7	M. Barcenas, off at 90′	90	0
17	Ludmila	90	0
15	T. Byars, off at 90′	90	2
Substitutes
8	K. Ascanio, on at 46′	45	0
11	G. Corley, on at 74′	16	0
10	K. Dali, on at 63′	27	1
9	A. Leon, on at 90′	1	0
81	G. Portilho, on at 90′	1	0
Team			3

Unused: L. Agudelo, B. Courtnall, J. Fusco, N. Harrison

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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	M. Van Zanten	90	0	4	1	81%	5	4
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	3	84%	2	0
4	L. Harbert, off at 63′	63	0	0	0	88%	0	3
2	K. Wesley	90	0	4	1	91%	0	2
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	2	90%	1	2
18	L. Fazer, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	89%	1	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 74′	74	0	3	5	73%	2	0
7	M. Barcenas, off at 90′	90	0	3	1	80%	2	0
17	Ludmila	90	0	7	3	63%	1	0
15	T. Byars, off at 90′	90	2	6	1	88%	1	1
Substitutes
1	L. Agudelo	–
8	K. Ascanio, on at 46′	45	0	2	0	87%	1	2
11	G. Corley, on at 74′	16	0	1	0	70%	0	0
6	B. Courtnall	–
10	K. Dali, on at 63′	27	1	2	2	90%	1	0
28	J. Fusco	–
23	N. Harrison	–
9	A. Leon, on at 90′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
81	G. Portilho, on at 90′	1	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			3	32	19	84%	17	14

San Diego Wave FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
12	S. Paños	90	1	3	33%	2	1

Racing Louisville FCFormation 5-3-2

Racing Louisville FC, 5-3-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 J. Bloomer. Line 1: 12 Q. McMahon, 5 E. Jean, 3 A. Wright, 15 M. Gacioch, 6 E. Hase. Line 2: 2 L. Milliet, 20 K. O'Kane, 26 T. Flint. Line 3: 13 E. Sears, 9 K. Fischer.

Racing Louisville 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
24	J. Bloomer	90	0
12	Q. McMahon, off at 71′	71	0
6	E. Hase	90	0
15	M. Gacioch	90	0
3	A. Wright	90	0
5	E. Jean	90	0
2	L. Milliet, off at 85′	85	1
20	K. O'Kane	90	0
9	K. Fischer, off at 71′	71	0
13	E. Sears, off at 90+3′	90	0
26	T. Flint, off at 85′	85	1
Substitutes
10	M. Hodge, on at 85′	5	0
11	T. White, on at 90+3′	1	0
16	M. Lardner, on at 71′	19	0
21	R. Hill, on at 71′	19	0
88	A. McKeen, on at 85′	5	0
Team			2

Unused: M. Prohaska, C. Petersen, M. Blackburn, S. Weber

All player stats

Racing Louisville 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
12	Q. McMahon, off at 71′	71	0	2	0	70%	1	0
6	E. Hase	90	0	0	1	48%	1	2
15	M. Gacioch	90	0	1	2	64%	0	2
3	A. Wright	90	0	0	3	78%	1	0
5	E. Jean	90	0	0	0	60%	1	0
2	L. Milliet, off at 85′	85	1	1	1	71%	2	0
20	K. O'Kane	90	0	2	1	75%	2	1
9	K. Fischer, off at 71′	71	0	1	1	50%	1	0
13	E. Sears, off at 90+3′	90	0	3	0	57%	0	0
26	T. Flint, off at 85′	85	1	3	0	54%	5	7
Substitutes
1	M. Prohaska	–
8	C. Petersen	–
10	M. Hodge, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	100%	0	1
11	T. White, on at 90+3′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
16	M. Lardner, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	50%	0	0
21	R. Hill, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	64%	0	0
23	M. Blackburn	–
42	S. Weber	–
88	A. McKeen, on at 85′	5	0	0	0	50%	0	0
Team			2	13	9	62%	14	13