Angel City FC 1–2 San Diego Wave FC, NWSL Matchday 7

Angel City FC v San Diego Wave FC

Angel City FC9th 9 pts

E. Sams 54′

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1–2

Full time

Sat 9 May

Expected goals: Angel City FC 1.42, San Diego Wave FC 1.48

San Diego Wave FC2nd 18 pts

Dudinha 49′
M. Van Zanten 81′

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Sat 9 May, 8:45 pm EDT BMO Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 7

Key moments

49′Goal Dudinha (San Diego Wave FC)0–1
54′Goal E. Sams (Angel City FC)1–1
81′Goal M. Van Zanten (San Diego Wave FC)1–2

Top performers

Angel City FC

E. SamsDLAshirt 61G1SH
T. SuarezMLAshirt 990G2SH
Ary BorgesMLAshirt 80G1SH

San Diego Wave

DudinhaMSDshirt 881G3SH
M. Van ZantenDSDshirt 161G1SH
K. DaliMSDshirt 100G3SH

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

What it means

Angel City FC

9thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Houston Dash in the last playoff place, with 23 to play.

San Diego Wave FC

2nd▲3 from 5th

In the playoff places, 9 points above Angel City FC, with 21 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

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

Team stats

LA SD

Expected goals: Angel City FC: 1.42; San Diego Wave FC: 1.48
Possession: Angel City FC: 45%; San Diego Wave FC: 55%
Shots: Angel City FC: 9; San Diego Wave FC: 11
Corners: Angel City FC: 6; San Diego Wave FC: 1

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	9	+6	19
2	San Diego Wave FC	9	+4	18
3	Utah Royals FC	8	+6	16
4	Washington Spirit	8	+8	15
5	Gotham FC	9	+4	15
6	Orlando Pride	8	+1	11
7	Seattle Reign FC	7	0	11
8	Houston Dash	7	+1	10
9	Angel City FC	7	+3	9

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

Angel City FC: 45% possession; 112 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 3.6 actions each
San Diego Wave FC: 55% possession; 111 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 4.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Angel City FC

San Diego Wave FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Angel City FC started 14% of their possessions in the final third, San Diego Wave FC 5%.

Where the shots came from

Angel City FCSan Diego Wave FC

Angel City 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

Angel City 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

Angel City FCSan Diego Wave FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Angel City 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

Angel City 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. 1,559 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Angel City 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.

44 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
6:22	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
9:57	K. Fuller	Angel City FC
10:34	Ary Borges	Angel City FC
11:33	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
15:56	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
16:29	D. Haračić	San Diego Wave FC
17:37	J. Endō	Angel City FC
21:10	T. Suarez	Angel City FC
22:15	Dudinha	San Diego Wave FC
33:26	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
33:58	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
34:39	Gabi Portilho	San Diego Wave FC
37:21	T. Suarez	Angel City FC
38:06	Ary Borges	Angel City FC
40:26	P. Morroni	San Diego Wave FC
40:27	A. Anderson	Angel City FC
43:22	J. Endō	Angel City FC
43:22	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
47:31	S. Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC
48:16	D. Haračić	San Diego Wave FC

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Lineups

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: 14 N. Martin, 8 A. Borges. Line 3: 17 K. Fuller, 18 J. Endō, 99 T. Suarez. 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
19	A. Anderson	90	0
20	G. Thompson	90	0
15	E. Shores	90	0
8	A. Borges	90	0
6	E. Sams	90	1
11	S. Gorden	90	0
17	K. Fuller, off at 68′	68	0
14	N. Martin, off at 88′	88	0
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	0
18	J. Endō, off at 46′	45	0
99	T. Suarez, off at 76′	76	0
Substitutes
24	P. Chilufya, on at 46′	45	0
10	C. Emslie, on at 88′	2	0
9	C. Phair, on at 76′	14	0
33	R. Tiernan, on at 68′	22	0
Team			1

Unused: K. Cherry, C. Lageyre, S. Mattice, F. Nguyen, H. Seabert

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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
20	G. Thompson	90	0	0	1	64%	1	2
15	E. Shores	90	0	1	2	55%	2	1
8	A. Borges	90	0	1	1	69%	2	1
6	E. Sams	90	1	1	0	80%	1	0
11	S. Gorden	90	0	0	0	95%	0	4
17	K. Fuller, off at 68′	68	0	1	0	42%	0	0
14	N. Martin, off at 88′	88	0	0	0	68%	0	1
32	S. Jónsdóttir	90	0	1	1	45%	5	1
18	J. Endō, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	69%	0	0
99	T. Suarez, off at 76′	76	0	2	0	44%	0	0
Substitutes
4	K. Cherry	–
24	P. Chilufya, on at 46′	45	0	1	0	67%	1	0
10	C. Emslie, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	50%	0	0
16	C. Lageyre	–
25	S. Mattice	–
30	F. Nguyen	–
9	C. Phair, on at 76′	14	0	0	0	67%	0	0
13	H. Seabert	–
33	R. Tiernan, on at 68′	22	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			1	9	5	67%	12	10

Angel City FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
19	A. Anderson	90	3	5	60%	2	1

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: 81 G. Portilho, 11 G. Corley, 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
31	D. Haračić	90	0
16	M. Van Zanten	90	1
75	P. Morroni	90	0
8	K. Ascanio, off at 79′	79	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0
81	G. Portilho, off at 63′	63	0
10	K. Dali	90	0
17	Ludmila, off at 46′	45	0
11	G. Corley, off at 46′	45	0
88	Dudinha, off at 90+5′	90	1
Substitutes
15	T. Byars, on at 46′	45	0
7	M. Barcenas, on at 63′	27	0
18	L. Fazer, on at 79′	11	0
28	J. Fusco, on at 90+5′	1	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 46′	45	0
Team			2

Unused: L. Agudelo, D. Arias, K. Pickett, T. Wynalda

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	1	1	0	68%	4	0
75	P. Morroni	90	0	1	0	71%	1	1
8	K. Ascanio, off at 79′	79	0	0	1	94%	3	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0	87%	0	1
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0	78%	3	1
81	G. Portilho, off at 63′	63	0	0	0	73%	1	0
10	K. Dali	90	0	3	1	87%	0	1
17	Ludmila, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	56%	1	0
11	G. Corley, off at 46′	45	0	0	2	73%	1	0
88	Dudinha, off at 90+5′	90	1	3	1	56%	0	0
Substitutes
1	L. Agudelo	–
30	D. Arias	–
15	T. Byars, on at 46′	45	0	0	1	81%	0	0
7	M. Barcenas, on at 63′	27	0	1	0	69%	0	0
18	L. Fazer, on at 79′	11	0	0	0	33%	0	1
28	J. Fusco, on at 90+5′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 46′	45	0	2	3	80%	2	0
33	K. Pickett	–
19	T. Wynalda	–
Team			2	11	9	78%	16	5