Bay FC 3–0 North Carolina Courage, NWSL Matchday 13

Bay FC v North Carolina Courage

Bay FC11th 18 pts

K. Lema 15′, 17′
R. Kundananji 54′

3

3–0

Full time

Sat 18 Jul

Expected goals: Bay FC 1.81, North Carolina Courage 1.39

North Carolina Courage7th 21 pts

0

Sat 18 Jul, 4:00 pm EDT PayPal Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 13

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

15′Goal K. Lema (Bay FC)1–0
17′Goal K. Lema (Bay FC)2–0
54′Goal R. Kundananji (Bay FC)3–0

Top performers

Bay FC

K. LemaFBAYshirt 52G4SH
R. KundananjiMBAYshirt 91G3SH
A. PfeifferMBAYshirt 170G3SH

North Carolina Courage

M. BellDNCshirt 250G5SH
A. SanchezMNCshirt 20G3SH
R. JacksonMNCshirt 160G2SH

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

What it means

Bay FC

11th▲3 from 14th

Outside the playoff places, 2 points behind Orlando Pride in the last playoff place, with 16 to play.

North Carolina Courage

7thNo change

In the playoff places, 2 points above Angel City FC, with 16 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sat 28 Mar

North Carolina Courage1

Bay FC3

Matchday 13 Sat 18 Jul

Bay FC3

North Carolina Courage0

Bay FC took both meetings, 6–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

BAY NC

Expected goals: Bay FC: 1.81; North Carolina Courage: 1.39
Possession: Bay FC: 48%; North Carolina Courage: 52%
Shots: Bay FC: 14; North Carolina Courage: 15
Corners: Bay FC: 2; North Carolina Courage: 8

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	15	+9	30
2	San Diego Wave FC	16	+6	29
3	Washington Spirit	14	+11	27
4	Portland Thorns FC	16	+7	27
5	Kansas City Current	15	+1	25
6	Utah Royals FC	14	+5	24
7	North Carolina Courage	14	+1	21
8	Orlando Pride	15	+1	20
⋯
11	Bay FC	14	−3	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.

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

The match on the pitch

Bay FC: 48% possession; 102 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 4.8 actions each
North Carolina Courage: 52% possession; 103 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 36% reached the box; 5.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Bay FC

North Carolina Courage

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Bay FC started 15% of their possessions in the final third, North Carolina Courage 19%.

Where the shots came from

Bay FCNorth Carolina Courage

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

How each team moved the ball

Bay FC

North Carolina Courage

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 FCNorth Carolina Courage

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Bay FCNorth Carolina Courage

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 FCNorth Carolina Courage

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. 1,651 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Bay FC attack right, North Carolina Courage 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.

68 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:08	F. Rauch	North Carolina Courage
0:45	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
1:41	A. Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
1:42	M. Bell	North Carolina Courage
1:48	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
4:20	H. Bebar	Bay FC
5:35	K. Lema	Bay FC
5:38	K. Lema	Bay FC
7:00	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
8:49	K. Sheridan	North Carolina Courage
9:02	R. Kundananji	Bay FC
10:22	M. Moreau	Bay FC
12:26	R. Jackson	North Carolina Courage
13:58	K. Lema	Bay FC
14:01	K. Lema	Bay FC
15:35	R. Kundananji	Bay FC
16:27	K. Lema	Bay FC
21:44	A. Schlegel	North Carolina Courage
22:01	R. Kundananji	Bay FC
24:32	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC

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Lineups

Bay FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Bay FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 29 J. Silkowitz. Line 1: 16 S. Collins, 21 A. Cometti, 22 B. Courtnall, 24 M. Moreau. Line 2: 8 C. Hutton, 41 H. Bebar. Line 3: 17 A. Pfeiffer, 47 K. Fuller, 9 R. Kundananji. Line 4: 5 K. Lema.

Bay 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
29	J. Silkowitz	90	0	0	0.00
16	S. Collins	90	0	0	0.00
24	M. Moreau	90	0	0	0.06
41	H. Bebar, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.03
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.00
22	B. Courtnall	90	0	0	0.00
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 67′	67	0	1	0.24
8	C. Hutton, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00
5	K. Lema, off at 74′	74	2	0	0.84
47	K. Fuller	90	0	0	0.12
9	R. Kundananji, off at 85′	85	1	1	0.52
Substitutes
10	C. Girelli, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
11	K. Hubly, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
19	D. Bailey, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00
23	C. Conti, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
27	K. Barry, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
Team			3	2	1.81

Unused: C. Miller, E. Allen, O. Gamero, T. Boade

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	89%	2	3
24	M. Moreau	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	78%	1	2
41	H. Bebar, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.03	1	0	1	82%	0	1
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	0	0
22	B. Courtnall	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	0	0
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 67′	67	0	1	0.24	3	2	2	64%	0	0
8	C. Hutton, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	93%	3	1
5	K. Lema, off at 74′	74	2	0	0.84	4	3	0	91%	1	0
47	K. Fuller	90	0	0	0.12	2	1	0	65%	3	0
9	R. Kundananji, off at 85′	85	1	1	0.52	3	1	2	65%	2	0
Substitutes
1	C. Miller	–
32	E. Allen	–
6	O. Gamero	–
10	C. Girelli, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
11	K. Hubly, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	0
12	T. Boade	–
19	D. Bailey, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
23	C. Conti, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	83%	0	0
27	K. Barry, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	1	0
Team			3	2	1.81	14	7	7	79%	13	7

Bay FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
29	J. Silkowitz	90	3	3	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: J. Silkowitz

North Carolina CourageFormation 5-4-1

North Carolina Courage, 5-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 K. Sheridan. Line 1: 13 R. Williams, 18 U. Shiragaki, 25 M. Bell, 12 N. Staude, 11 F. Rauch. Line 2: 35 A. Schlegel, 16 R. Jackson, 20 S. Koyama, 2 A. Sanchez. Line 3: 10 E. Ijeh.

North Carolina Courage 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	K. Sheridan	90	0	0	0.00
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0.00
11	F. Rauch, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
12	N. Staude	90	0	0	0.00
25	M. Bell	90	0	0	0.46
18	U. Shiragaki, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.00
35	A. Schlegel, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.43
16	R. Jackson	90	0	0	0.13
10	E. Ijeh, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.00
20	S. Koyama	90	0	0	0.00
2	A. Sanchez, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.12
Substitutes
6	I. Younce, on at 63′	27	0	–	–
8	C. Okafor, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00
17	D. Weatherholt, on at 63′	27	0	0	0.03
19	E. Parkinson, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.07
33	H. Betfort, on at 63′	27	0	0	0.06
Team			0	0	1.39

Unused: M. White, C. Brooks, O. Wingate, C. Wickenheiser

All player stats

North Carolina Courage 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
13	R. Williams	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	82%	1	2
11	F. Rauch, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	0	1
12	N. Staude	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	90%	2	1
25	M. Bell	90	0	0	0.46	5	2	0	92%	1	0
18	U. Shiragaki, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	81%	0	0
35	A. Schlegel, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.43	1	1	0	92%	0	1
16	R. Jackson	90	0	0	0.13	2	0	3	80%	3	1
10	E. Ijeh, off at 63′	63	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	1
20	S. Koyama	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	90%	0	2
2	A. Sanchez, off at 87′	87	0	0	0.12	3	0	1	48%	0	0
Substitutes
99	M. White	–
5	C. Brooks	–
6	I. Younce, on at 63′	27	0	–	–	1	–	0	40%	1	1
8	C. Okafor, on at 87′	3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
9	O. Wingate	–
14	C. Wickenheiser	–
17	D. Weatherholt, on at 63′	27	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	90%	1	2
19	E. Parkinson, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	80%	4	1
33	H. Betfort, on at 63′	27	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			0	0	1.39	15	3	11	81%	14	13