{"id":245150,"date":"2026-05-25T16:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/wave-keep-creating-but-cant-seem-to-score-enough-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:23:50","slug":"wave-keep-creating-but-cant-seem-to-score-enough-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/wave-keep-creating-but-cant-seem-to-score-enough-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Wave keep creating, but can\u2019t seem to score enough \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/USATSI_29050518-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">May 24, 2026; San Jose, California, USA; Chicago Stars forward Mallory Swanson (9) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Bay FC in the second half at PayPal Park. Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Week 9 saw the Royals hit the top of the table, the Wave squander more chances, and feel-good goals from players who missed all of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 11 thoughts from the weekend. We\u2019ll do this every Monday following NWSL match weeks. Some points will be factual, some will be opinion based. And some will just be random statements or observations.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dig in!<\/p>\n<p>I. Wave not making most of chances<\/p>\n<p>If I gave you a random sampling of 2026 NWSL games to watch, there is a good chance you would emerge from that exercise believing the Wave are the league\u2019s best side. Even if you caught a losing match, it would be okay, because they did the things good teams normally do. The Wave tend to control the action, spend more time in the attacking third and opponent\u2019s penalty area, and generally create more chances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"equalizer-paywall\">\n<div class=\"paywall-block\">\n<p>\n      Access the best women\u2019s soccer coverage all year long\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n     Start your FREE, 7-day trial of The Equalizer Extra for industry-leading reporting and insight on the USWNT, NWSL and beyond.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/equalizerWhite-1.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Equalizer Soccer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/2026\/05\/25\/laulettas-xi-wave-keep-creating-but-cant-seem-to-score-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 24, 2026; San Jose, California, USA; Chicago Stars forward Mallory Swanson (9) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against Bay FC in the second half at PayPal Park. 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