Bay FC 0–1 Gotham FC, NWSL Matchday 15

Bay FC v Gotham FC

Bay FC14th 18 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Wed 29 Jul

Expected goals: Bay FC 0.60, Gotham FC 1.71

Gotham FC2nd 34 pts

M. Purce 2′

1

Wed 29 Jul, 10:00 pm EDT PayPal Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 15

The match story

Racheal Kundananji portrait — Courtesy Bay FC

NWSL News

Bay FC transfer Racheal Kundananji to Chicago for $700,000

Bay say the Zambian forward leaves as their all-time leading scorer, having been part of the club's inaugural roster.

17 October 2026

Key moments

2′Goal M. Purce (Gotham FC)0–1

Top performers

Bay FC

A. PfeifferMBAYshirt 170G4SH
K. FullerFBAYshirt 470G2SH
C. GirelliFBAYshirt 100G1SH

Gotham FC

M. PurceDGFCshirt 231G1SH
S. KerrFGFCshirt 200G4SH
J. DudleyFGFCshirt 20G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Bay FC

14thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 14 to play.

Gotham FC

2ndNo change

In the playoff places, 13 points above North Carolina Courage, with 13 to play.

Season series

Matchday 5 Sat 25 Apr

Gotham FC3

Bay FC0

Matchday 15 Wed 29 Jul

Bay FC0

Gotham FC1

Gotham FC took both meetings, 4–0 on aggregate.

Team stats

BAY GFC

Expected goals: Bay FC: 0.60; Gotham FC: 1.71
Possession: Bay FC: 42%; Gotham FC: 58%
Shots: Bay FC: 11; Gotham FC: 16
Corners: Bay FC: 4; Gotham FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Washington Spirit	17	+14	36
2	Gotham FC	17	+10	34
3	Utah Royals FC	17	+8	30
4	San Diego Wave FC	17	+4	29
5	Portland Thorns FC	17	+7	28
6	Kansas City Current	17	+4	28
7	Orlando Pride	17	+1	23
8	Angel City FC	15	+7	22
⋯
14	Bay FC	16	−5	18

After this result

By the numbers

Bay FC have 1 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.2 a match, against 0.9 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Gotham FC have 23 goals conceded, the fewest in the NWSL. 0.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Bay FC have gone 5 without a win. Last win: 2–0 v Racing Louisville FC, 20 September.

Bay FC have scored 30 goals, the 15th most in the NWSL. 1.0 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Bay FC: 42% possession; 100 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 4.2 actions each
Gotham FC: 58% possession; 100 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 5.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Bay FC

Gotham FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Bay FC started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Gotham FC 5%.

Where the shots came from

Bay FCGotham FC

Bay FC attack right, Gotham FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Bay FC

Gotham FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Bay FCGotham FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Bay FCGotham FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Bay FCGotham FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,670 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Bay FC attack right, Gotham FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

72 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:15	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
1:59	M. Purce	Gotham FC
3:05	K. Lema	Bay FC
5:25	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
14:01	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
14:01	S. Hogan	Gotham FC
15:43	G. Reiten	Gotham FC
15:44	G. Reiten	Gotham FC
15:47	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
16:22	S. Collins	Bay FC
19:23	S. Kerr	Gotham FC
19:32	C. Girelli	Bay FC
19:44	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
20:54	K. Fuller	Bay FC
20:54	S. Hogan	Gotham FC
21:35	K. Lema	Bay FC
22:56	J. Howell	Gotham FC
23:33	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
29:20	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
29:20	S. Hogan	Gotham FC

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Lineups

Bay FCFormation 4-3-3

Bay FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 29 J. Silkowitz. Line 1: 16 S. Collins, 21 A. Cometti, 18 J. Anderson, 24 M. Moreau. Line 2: 17 A. Pfeiffer, 41 H. Bebar, 8 C. Hutton. Line 3: 10 C. Girelli, 47 K. Fuller, 5 K. Lema.

Bay FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
29	J. Silkowitz	90	0	0	0.00
16	S. Collins	90	0	0	0.00
24	M. Moreau, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.03
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.00
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.00
18	J. Anderson, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
17	A. Pfeiffer	90	0	0	0.24
8	C. Hutton	90	0	0	0.10
47	K. Fuller, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.08
10	C. Girelli, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.05
5	K. Lema	90	0	0	0.05
Substitutes
7	T. Huff, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.03
13	A. Dahlkemper, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
23	C. Conti, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
27	K. Barry, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.60

Unused: E. Allen, H. Gilchrist, K. Hubly, T. Boade, D. Bailey

All player stats

Bay FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	S. Collins	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	1	1
24	M. Moreau, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	87%	1	1
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	3	2
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	77%	1	0
18	J. Anderson, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	1	1
17	A. Pfeiffer	90	0	0	0.24	4	2	2	70%	0	0
8	C. Hutton	90	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	74%	4	0
47	K. Fuller, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.08	2	1	2	56%	0	0
10	C. Girelli, off at 76′	76	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	33%	0	1
5	K. Lema	90	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	54%	0	0
Substitutes
32	E. Allen	–
2	H. Gilchrist	–
7	T. Huff, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	63%	0	0
11	K. Hubly	–
12	T. Boade	–
13	A. Dahlkemper, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	57%	0	0
19	D. Bailey	–
23	C. Conti, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	38%	0	0
27	K. Barry, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.60	11	3	5	72%	11	6

Bay FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
29	J. Silkowitz	90	9	10	90%	1	1

Gotham FCFormation 4-3-3

Gotham FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 S. Hogan. Line 1: 23 M. Purce, 27 J. Carter, 15 T. Davidson, 18 G. Reiten. Line 2: 7 J. Howell, 16 R. Lavelle, 13 S. McCaskill. Line 3: 2 J. Dudley, 20 S. Kerr, 10 J. Shaw.

Gotham FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
1	S. Hogan	90	0	0	0.00
23	M. Purce, off at 46′	45	1	0	0.24
18	G. Reiten, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.04
16	R. Lavelle, off at 90+5′	90	0	0	0.09
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.25
7	J. Howell, off at 87′	87	0	1	0.06
13	S. McCaskill	90	0	0	0.00
20	S. Kerr, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.34
2	J. Dudley	90	0	0	0.55
10	J. Shaw	90	0	0	0.06
Substitutes
3	Bruninha, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
8	T. Torres, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00
21	S. Cook, on at 90+5′	1	0	0	0.00
22	M. Freeman, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00
24	A. Kitahata, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.08
Team			1	1	1.72

Unused: T. Wy, S. Schupansky, T. Sommer, A. Berger

All player stats

Gotham FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
23	M. Purce, off at 46′	45	1	0	0.24	1	1	0	85%	1	0
18	G. Reiten, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.04	1	1	2	81%	0	1
16	R. Lavelle, off at 90+5′	90	0	0	0.09	2	1	2	85%	1	1
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	94%	2	0
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.25	2	1	1	87%	1	1
7	J. Howell, off at 87′	87	0	1	0.06	1	1	1	87%	0	1
13	S. McCaskill	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	89%	1	0
20	S. Kerr, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.34	4	2	1	75%	0	1
2	J. Dudley	90	0	0	0.55	2	1	2	72%	2	1
10	J. Shaw	90	0	0	0.06	2	1	2	82%	1	1
Substitutes
31	T. Wy	–
3	Bruninha, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	1
8	T. Torres, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
11	S. Schupansky	–
14	T. Sommer	–
21	S. Cook, on at 90+5′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
22	M. Freeman, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
24	A. Kitahata, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	67%	0	0
30	A. Berger	–
Team			1	1	1.72	16	10	12	84%	9	8