NWSL Women · Group Stage

Denver Summit W vs Angel City W

Sun 18 Oct 2026 · 00:45 UTC

Denver Summit W host Angel City W on Sun 18 Oct 2026 (NWSL Women); from both squads' Elo our model gives Denver Summit W 46%, draw 24%, Angel City W 30%.

  • Angel City W are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.

Prediction — from both squads' Elo

From the gap between the two clubs' squad Elo and this competition's home advantage. Women's line-ups are published only after the match, so this is the one prediction; it is frozen at kick-off.

HomeDrawAway

Team Elo: Denver Summit W 2157 · Angel City W 2142

Projected line-ups

Strongest available side by Elo in a 4-4-2 — not a team sheet, and not what the prediction is computed from.

4-4-2Formations4-4-2

Players to watch

Highest EAR (form over 180 days, at least five rated matches) in each projected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Y. Ryan
Y. Ryan

Denver Summit W · Good+0.11 · Elo 2521

G. Thompson

Angel City W · Good+0.05 · Elo 2437

Form

Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.

Denver Summit W

  • 4 OctWChicago Red Stars W 2249
  • 26 SepLKansas City W 2282
  • 20 SepWSeattle Reign FC W 2247
  • 17 SepDBay FC W 2226
  • 12 SepDAngel City W 2300

Angel City W

  • 4 OctDNJ/NY Gotham FC W 2272
  • 26 SepWWashington Spirit W 2225
  • 20 SepWUtah Royals W 2151
  • 17 SepWSeattle Reign FC W 2247
  • 12 SepDDenver Summit W 2282

Season outlook

From the NWSL Women simulation.

ClubPts nowPred. ptsTitle
Denver Summit W38 /2743.20%
Angel City W43 /2748.00%

Rest-of-season simulation and title odds: NWSL Women

Team Elo history

Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.

Coach Elo history

Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).

Gunnar Smerud Leif

Angel City W · Elo 2010