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NWSL 2026 Playoff quarter-final

San Diego Wave FC v Utah Royals FC

San Diego Wave FC v Utah Royals FC

San Diego Wave FC2nd 58 pts

Fri 6 Nov

10:00 pm EST

Utah Royals FC7th 47 pts

Fri 6 Nov, 10:00 pm EST Snapdragon Stadium NWSL 2026, Playoff quarter-final

What it decides

San Diego Wave FC

2nd

58 points in the regular season.

Utah Royals FC

7th

47 points in the regular season.

Places and points from the regular season One match decides the tie

This season

Each club’s season figures with its league rank
SDUTA
Points per match1.93 2nd1.57 7th
Goals scored per match1.50 6th1.47 7th
Goals conceded per match1.03 3rd1.30 6th
Clean sheets8 7th8 7th

NWSL 2026 30 matches each rank of 16 stronger value in ink

Meetings this season

Season series

Matchday 2 Sun 22 Mar

Utah Royals FC1

San Diego Wave FC2

Matchday 18 Fri 21 Aug

San Diego Wave FC4

Utah Royals FC2

San Diego Wave FC took both meetings, 6–3 on aggregate.

Form

San Diego Wave FC
Utah Royals FC

NWSL table 2026

Standings →
NWSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1Gotham FC30+1661
2San Diego Wave FC30+1458
3Washington Spirit30+1555
4Kansas City Current30+1553
5Angel City FC30+2252
6Portland Thorns FC30+950
7Utah Royals FC30+547
8Seattle Reign FC30+447

Final regular-season table

By the numbers

San Diego Wave FC come in with 13 points from last 5, against 5 for Utah Royals FC. San Diego Wave FC: . Utah Royals FC: .

San Diego Wave FC, 2nd, are 11 points ahead of Utah Royals FC, 7th. San Diego Wave FC 58 from 30. Utah Royals FC 47 from 30.

Pitch Insights

Latest insight, before kickoff

Recent results

Before today, San Diego Wave FC took 13 points from 5 completed matches: 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

How we know

NWSL, this season; regulation. Regulation results. Evidence available through .

Recent results: Points = 13 points; Wins = 4 matches; Draws = 1 matches; Defeats = 0 matches

Points
13 points
Wins
4 matches
Draws
1 matches
Defeats
0 matches
All 5 supporting matches
Date (UTC)HomeScoreAway
Bay FC0–1San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC2–2Boston Legacy FC
North Carolina Courage1–2San Diego Wave FC
Orlando Pride1–2San Diego Wave FC
Racing Louisville FC0–2San Diego Wave FC

Why this insight: Verified context before kickoff.

Earlier insights (3)

Before kickoff

Previous meeting

Their previous meeting this season was San Diego Wave FC 4–2 Utah Royals after regulation.

How we know

NWSL, this season; regulation. Regulation results. Evidence available through .

Previous meeting: Previous home score = 4 goals; Previous away score = 2 goals

Previous home score
4 goals
Previous away score
2 goals
All 2 supporting matches
Date (UTC)HomeScoreAway
San Diego Wave FC4–2Utah Royals
Utah Royals1–2San Diego Wave FC

Why this insight: Verified context before kickoff.

Before kickoff

Unbeaten run

Before today, San Diego Wave FC were unbeaten across their previous 7 completed competition matches.

How we know

NWSL, this season; regulation. Regulation results. Evidence available through .

Unbeaten run: Unbeaten run before kickoff = 7 matches

Unbeaten run before kickoff
7 matches
All 30 supporting matches
Date (UTC)HomeScoreAway
Bay FC0–1San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC2–2Boston Legacy FC
North Carolina Courage1–2San Diego Wave FC
Orlando Pride1–2San Diego Wave FC
Racing Louisville FC0–2San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC2–0Kansas City Current
San Diego Wave FC2–1North Carolina Courage
Seattle Reign FC1–0San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC3–2Racing Louisville FC
San Diego Wave FC4–2Utah Royals
San Diego Wave FC1–1Denver Summit FC
Gotham FC1–0San Diego Wave FC
Washington Spirit0–1San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC0–2Seattle Reign FC
Kansas City Current2–2San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC0–2Angel City FC
San Diego Wave FC2–0Gotham FC
Chicago Stars FC0–2San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC0–1Orlando Pride
Houston Dash2–2San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC2–1Washington Spirit
Angel City FC1–2San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC0–1Bay FC
Portland Thorns FC2–0San Diego Wave FC
Denver Summit FC2–3San Diego Wave FC
Boston Legacy FC0–1San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC2–0Chicago Stars FC
San Diego Wave FC3–1Portland Thorns FC
Utah Royals1–2San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC0–1Houston Dash

Why this insight: Verified context before kickoff.

Before kickoff

Recent scoring contribution

M. Tanaka scored 3 of the 9 goals recorded for Utah Royals FC across their previous 10 completed matches.

How we know

NWSL, this season; regulation. Regulation results. Evidence available through .

Recent scoring contribution: Player goals = 3 goals; Team goals = 9 goals; Team matches = 10 matches

Player goals
3 goals
Team goals
9 goals
Team matches
10 matches
All 10 supporting matches
Date (UTC)HomeScoreAway
Gotham FC2–0Utah Royals
Recorded goals (2)
  • 8′, first half: G. Reiten
  • 79′, second half: J. Shaw
Utah Royals0–0Seattle Reign FC
Utah Royals0–2Kansas City Current
Recorded goals (2)
  • 20′, first half: H. Hopkins
  • 90′, second half: H. Hopkins
Racing Louisville FC1–1Utah Royals
Recorded goals (2)
  • 41′, first half: K. O'Kane
  • 95′, second half: B. Mozingo
Utah Royals2–1North Carolina Courage
Recorded goals (3)
  • 16′, first half: C. Lacasse
  • 36′, first half: A. Sanchez
  • 64′, second half: C. Delzer
Utah Royals0–3Angel City FC
Recorded goals (3)
  • 25′, first half: A. Sentnor
  • 46′, second half: T. Suarez
  • 66′, second half: S. Jónsdóttir
Houston Dash0–1Utah Royals
Recorded goals (1)
  • 68′, second half: M. Tanaka
Utah Royals1–2Boston Legacy FC
Recorded goals (3)
  • 10′, first half: A. Traoré
  • 16′, first half: K. Palacios
  • 85′, second half: A. Gambone
Orlando Pride1–2Utah Royals
Recorded goals (3)
  • 43′, first half: B. Banda
  • 49′, second half: C. Lacasse
  • 68′, second half: P. Cronin
San Diego Wave FC4–2Utah Royals
Recorded goals (6)
  • 3′, first half: T. Byars
  • 28′, first half: M. Tanaka
  • 39′, first half: M. Barcenas
  • 46′, second half: M. Tanaka
  • 62′, second half: T. Byars
  • 69′, second half: Ludmila

Why this insight: Verified context before kickoff.

Coverage and selection

Insights are selected from verified form, scoring and match history as the match develops. Corrected evidence can remove or replace an earlier insight.

  • Form: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Scoring: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Defending: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Home and away: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Previous meetings: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Match situations: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Player form: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.
  • Milestones: Available. Verified historical membership supports prepared observations.

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.