you should calibrate soil by soil with a pressure volume (that is water content) curve, or by reading soil matric tables. you may see fig.6.7 of Dr.Dingman reading, and search your soil types in regional literature,
You need to determine the water retention characteristic of the soil. There is a relationship between volumetric water content and matric potential. By solving two simultaneous equations, you can get the other unknown term.
The soil moisture characteristic curve between matric potential and soil water content is to be drawn at different soil pressure head to know the relationship between two parameters