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San Diego Wave FC

2021

Founded

Snapdragon Stadium

Stadium

San Diego, California

City

35,000

Capacity

Grass

Surface

2022

Opened

Began NWSL play in 2022

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Team

Season

8–1–4 · 1st in the table · 2026

Complete Side

San Diego, California · Snapdragon Stadium

Last 5

1.92

PPG

19–13

Goals (GF–GA)

+11.1

xG diff

Next Match

San Diego

Sat, Jul 4

1–0

proj. score

Gotham FC

San Diego40%Draw31%Gotham FC29%

San Diego Wave FC, ranked 1 of 16, faces NJ/NY Gotham FC, ranked 5 of 16, in a match where the Wave FC's slight favorites status is bolstered by their superior form and expected goals. The Wave FC, with 25 points from 13 games, is expected to outscore the Gotham FC, who have 21 points from 11 games, by a projected 1-0 margin.

Playoff Picture

96%

Make playoffs

16%

Shield

16%

Title

The Read

Hard to play against, built on the league's best defense.

Their results sit below the underlying numbers, about 5 goals short of what the chances suggest. The table undersells them.
The goalkeeping has been a weak spot, 14th of 16.
Last 5: WWDLW, 10 points.

Play Style

Where this club sits vs the league, 0 to 100 on five style axes.

Complete Side

ContainPossessionLow-Event

Attack = xG created · Defense = solidity · Pace = openness · Press = ball-winning · Build-up = passing volume.

Attack81

Defense100

Pace13

Press19

Build-up88

0–100 percentile vs the league this season · the tick marks 50 (league average).

Incoming

Signed for this season, not yet debuted. Returning players show a projected card from their last NWSL season; newcomers show their previous club until they debut.

Luisa AgudeloPending debut

GK · from Deportivo Cali

Depth Chart

Every player who featured, grouped by line and ranked by minutes. Click a card for the full report.

Min

15 of 20

Attack

Strikers and wide forwards, the final third.

Midfield

Attacking, central and defensive mids, the engine room.

Defense

Full-backs and centre-backs, the back line.

Goal

Goalkeepers, the last line. Rated on the GK goals-added model.

Goals-Added Radars

Click any card for the full scouting report.

Min

15 of 20

Sortable Table

Sort by

Player	Pos	Min	Total g+ /90	pct
Kimmi Ascanio	DM	1069	0.17	91
Gia Corley	AM	558	0.31	90
Amelia Van Zanten	FB	1094	0.17	90
Dudinha	W	1247	0.32	89
Kenza Dali	DM	1283	0.14	87
Ludmila	ST	1021	0.25	71
Lia Eugenia Godfrey	AM	830	0.24	63
Kristen McNabb	CB	1341	0.11	59
Kennedy Wesley	CB	1341	0.10	51
Perle Morroni	FB	1197	0.10	46
Gabi Portilho	W	606	0.16	34
Melanie Barcenas	W	434	0.15	26
Laurina Fazer	DM	666	0.02	4
Leah Freeman	GK	601	—	n/a
Dijana Haracic	GK	740	—	n/a

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