San Diego Wave FC vs Utah Royals: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

San Diego Wave FC host Utah Royals in NWSL on Saturday, 7 November 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 03:00 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Playoffs - Quarterfinals" in NWSL.

The match is scheduled to be played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows San Diego Wave FC in 2nd place (55 points from 29 matches) and Utah Royals in 6th place (47 points from 29 matches). San Diego Wave FC hold a 8 points advantage over Utah Royals in the standings.

San Diego Wave FC are currently in the play-off places. San Diego Wave FC have scored 44 goals and conceded 31 goals in the league, a goal difference of +13. Utah Royals are currently in the play-off places. Utah Royals have scored 44 goals and conceded 37 goals in the league, a goal difference of +7.

Recent form

San Diego Wave FC: 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-W-D-W), scoring 9 goals and conceding 4 goals. San Diego Wave FC are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Utah Royals: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-L-D-L), scoring 3 goals and conceding 6 goals.

San Diego Wave FC arrive in better form, taking 13 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 5 for Utah Royals.

Head-to-head

We hold 2 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 2 wins for San Diego Wave FC, 0 wins for Utah Royals and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 22 August 2026: San Diego Wave FC 4-2 Utah Royals.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 9 goals, an average of 4.5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches San Diego Wave FC averaged 1.8 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game, while Utah Royals averaged 0.6 scored and 1.2 conceded.

San Diego Wave FC have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.8 goals per game over their last 5 matches. San Diego Wave FC have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Prime Video (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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