Utah Royals W vs San Diego Wave W — NWSL Women 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 47+ matches
Utah Royals W32%
San Diego Wave W40%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
San Diego Wave W creates 16% more chances
Season form · 47 home / 57 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under59
- Over41
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No53
- Yes47
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Utah Royals W ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Utah Royals W at home — creates 1.09, concedes 1.21 · 47 matches
San Diego Wave W away — creates 1.28, concedes 1.07 · 57 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Utah Royals W attack 1.09 + San Diego Wave W defence 1.07 → ÷2 → 1.08
San Diego Wave W attack 1.28 + Utah Royals W defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.25
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 40%?"
San Diego Wave W at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 40% does not mean "San Diego Wave W will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
Angel City W
NJ/NY Gotham FC W
Bay FC W
Boston Legacy W
Washington Spirit W
Kansas City WSan Diego Wave W
Denver Summit W
Portland Thorns W
Seattle Reign FC W
Orlando Pride WUtah Royals W
Chicago Red Stars W
North Carolina Courage W
Houston Dash W
Racing Louisville WIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Utah Royals W host San Diego Wave W on Sunday, 22 March 2026 at 23:00. The match is part of the NWSL Women 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: Utah Royals W vs San Diego Wave W
San Diego Wave W beat Utah Royals W 2-1 in NWSL Women on March 22, 2026.
The match was played at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy.