Dallas Wings W 86–87 Phoenix Mercury W: match recap

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Dallas Wings W and Phoenix Mercury W finished 86–87 (WNBA) on September 22, 2026. Below: the form, standings and head-to-head record both teams took into the game.

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Matchup edge

Form edge: Dallas Wings W, 5-0 in the last 5 games against 2-3 for Phoenix Mercury W.

Matchup to watch: Dallas Wings W’s attack (index 102) against Phoenix Mercury W’s defence (index 100).

Matchup to watch: Phoenix Mercury W’s attack (index 97) against Dallas Wings W’s defence (index 97).

Recent form: last 5

Dallas Wings W: 5 wins and 0 losses in the last 5, with 469 points scored and 378 conceded.

Dallas Wings W
Sep 19, 2026vs Phoenix Mercury WW87–82
Sep 18, 2026vs Los Angeles Sparks WW97–77
Aug 31, 2026vs Connecticut Sun WW97–71
Aug 26, 2026vs Portland Fire WW96–78
Aug 23, 2026vs Seattle Storm WW92–70

Phoenix Mercury W: 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5, with 434 points scored and 421 conceded.

Phoenix Mercury W
Sep 19, 2026at Dallas Wings WL82–87
Sep 18, 2026at Portland Fire WW94–91
Aug 30, 2026vs Toronto Tempo WW101–69
Aug 28, 2026vs Washington Mystics WL73–80
Aug 26, 2026vs Washington Mystics WL84–94

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Head-to-head

In the last 5 meetings on record, Dallas Wings W won 4, Phoenix Mercury W won 1.

Sep 19, 2026Dallas Wings W87–82Phoenix Mercury W
Jun 12, 2026Dallas Wings W85–70Phoenix Mercury W
Sep 12, 2025 · last seasonDallas Wings W97–76Phoenix Mercury W
Jul 8, 2025 · last seasonPhoenix Mercury W102–72Dallas Wings W
Jul 4, 2025 · last seasonDallas Wings W98–89Phoenix Mercury W

Season so far

Dallas Wings W are 6th of 16 on win rate after 42 games (26-16).

Phoenix Mercury W are 13th of 16 on win rate after 42 games (15-27).

#TeamPWLPoints
6Dallas Wings W4226163744:3573
13Phoenix Mercury W4215273543:3668

Team season model

  • Dallas Wings W attack index 102: 2% more scoring per game than the league average.
  • Dallas Wings W defence index 97: 3% less conceded per game than the league average.
  • Phoenix Mercury W attack index 97: 3% less scoring per game than the league average.
  • Phoenix Mercury W defence index 100: conceding level with the league average per game.

Index 100 is the league average per game. Above 100 in attack means more scoring; below 100 in defence means fewer conceded.

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