Bay FC 0–1 San Diego Wave FC, NWSL Matchday 27

Bay FC v San Diego Wave FC

Bay FC14th 27 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Sun 1 Nov

Expected goals: Bay FC 0.44, San Diego Wave FC 1.06

San Diego Wave FC1st 58 pts

M. Van Zanten 9′

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Sun 1 Nov, 5:00 pm EST PayPal Park NWSL 2026, Matchday 27

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

9′Goal M. Van Zanten (San Diego Wave FC)0–1

Top performers

Bay FC

A. HolzheierMBAYshirt 300G2SH
K. LemaFBAYshirt 50G2SH
A. ComettiDBAYshirt 210G1SH

San Diego Wave

M. Van ZantenDSDshirt 161G1SH
L. GodfreyMSDshirt 220G4SH
M. BarcenasMSDshirt 70G2SH

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

What it means

Bay FC

14thNo change

Finished 14th in the regular season, out of the playoffs, 20 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place.

San Diego Wave FC

1st▲1 from 2nd

Finished 2nd in the regular season, in the playoff places, 13 points above North Carolina Courage.

Playoff quarter-final

San Diego Wave FC: playoff quarter-final
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Fri 6 Nov	H	Utah Royals FC	10:00 pm EST

Season series

Matchday 6 Sun 3 May

San Diego Wave FC0

Bay FC1

Matchday 27 Sun 1 Nov

Bay FC0

San Diego Wave FC1

Bay FC won one, San Diego Wave FC won one; level at 1–1 on aggregate.

Team stats

BAY SD

Expected goals: Bay FC: 0.44; San Diego Wave FC: 1.06
Possession: Bay FC: 44%; San Diego Wave FC: 56%
Shots: Bay FC: 9; San Diego Wave FC: 12
Corners: Bay FC: 1; San Diego Wave FC: 7

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	30	+14	58
2	Gotham FC	29	+14	58
3	Washington Spirit	29	+13	52
4	Kansas City Current	29	+13	50
5	Angel City FC	29	+19	49
6	Portland Thorns FC	29	+7	47
7	Utah Royals FC	29	+7	47
8	Seattle Reign FC	29	+3	44
⋯
14	Bay FC	30	−17	27

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.

San Diego Wave FC are 7 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–1 at Seattle Reign FC, 6 September.

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: 44% possession; 103 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 4.6 actions each
San Diego Wave FC: 56% possession; 103 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 6.0 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Bay FC

San Diego Wave FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Bay FC started 14% of their possessions in the final third, San Diego Wave FC 8%.

Where the shots came from

Bay FCSan Diego Wave FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Bay FC

San Diego Wave 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 FCSan Diego Wave FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Bay FCSan Diego Wave 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 FCSan Diego Wave 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. 1,715 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Bay FC attack right, San Diego Wave 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.

59 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:17	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
2:56	A. Holzheier	Bay FC
6:07	P. Morroni	San Diego Wave FC
7:32	K. Wesley	San Diego Wave FC
8:55	M. Van Zanten	San Diego Wave FC
11:09	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
14:27	L. Godfrey	San Diego Wave FC
14:32	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
16:49	H. Bebar	Bay FC
16:54	K. Lema	Bay FC
17:16	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
20:32	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
21:20	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
24:40	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
24:59	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
28:21	G. Corley	San Diego Wave FC
32:32	Sandra Paños	San Diego Wave FC
33:47	L. Godfrey	San Diego Wave FC
34:50	A. Holzheier	Bay FC
35:35	K. Ascanio	San Diego Wave 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, 11 K. Hubly, 31 J. Nighswonger. Line 2: 19 D. Bailey, 41 H. Bebar. Line 3: 23 C. Conti, 47 K. Fuller, 30 A. Holzheier. Line 4: 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, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.00
31	J. Nighswonger	90	0	0	0.00
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.02
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.06
11	K. Hubly	90	0	0	0.00
23	C. Conti	90	0	0	0.07
19	D. Bailey, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
5	K. Lema	90	0	0	0.16
47	K. Fuller, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.03
30	A. Holzheier, off at 54′	54	0	0	0.05
Substitutes
8	C. Hutton, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
10	C. Girelli, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
24	M. Moreau, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
27	K. Barry, on at 54′	36	0	0	0.04
Team			0	0	0.44

Unused: C. Miller, E. Allen, E. Menges

All player stats

Bay FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 7 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	S. Collins, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	5	3
31	J. Nighswonger	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	72%	4	0
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	2	69%	1	0
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	92%	0	2
11	K. Hubly	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	1	1
23	C. Conti	90	0	0	0.07	1	1	0	50%	1	0
19	D. Bailey, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	0	1
5	K. Lema	90	0	0	0.16	2	1	0	80%	0	0
47	K. Fuller, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	74%	2	0
30	A. Holzheier, off at 54′	54	0	0	0.05	2	1	0	54%	0	1
Substitutes
1	C. Miller	–
32	E. Allen	–
4	E. Menges	–
8	C. Hutton, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	84%	1	0
10	C. Girelli, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	91%	0	0
24	M. Moreau, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	86%	0	0
27	K. Barry, on at 54′	36	0	0	0.04	1	1	0	80%	1	0
Team			0	0	0.44	9	4	5	77%	16	8

Bay FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
29	J. Silkowitz	90	1	2	50%	1	0

San Diego Wave FCFormation 4-2-3-1

San Diego Wave FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 12 S. Paños. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 10 K. Dali, 8 K. Ascanio. Line 3: 7 M. Barcenas, 22 L. Godfrey, 11 G. Corley. Line 4: 15 T. Byars.

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
12	S. Paños	90	0	0	0.00
16	M. Van Zanten	90	1	0	0.20
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.00
8	K. Ascanio, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.17
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0.14
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.00
7	M. Barcenas	90	0	0	0.14
10	K. Dali	90	0	1	0.04
15	T. Byars	90	0	0	0.11
22	L. Godfrey, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.19
11	G. Corley, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.08
Substitutes
21	B. Bonansea, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
4	L. Harbert, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00
17	Ludmila, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	1.06

Unused: L. Agudelo, L. Fazer, D. Haračić, A. Leon, G. Portilho, T. Wynalda

All player stats

San Diego Wave 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	M. Van Zanten	90	1	0	0.20	1	1	0	71%	5	5
75	P. Morroni	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	89%	1	3
8	K. Ascanio, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.17	1	0	1	91%	3	1
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0.14	1	0	0	90%	3	3
14	K. McNabb	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	87%	0	0
7	M. Barcenas	90	0	0	0.14	2	0	1	80%	2	4
10	K. Dali	90	0	1	0.04	1	1	2	84%	0	2
15	T. Byars	90	0	0	0.11	1	0	1	65%	0	0
22	L. Godfrey, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.19	4	0	2	79%	2	0
11	G. Corley, off at 74′	74	0	0	0.08	1	0	2	61%	1	0
Substitutes
1	L. Agudelo	–
21	B. Bonansea, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	1
18	L. Fazer	–
31	D. Haračić	–
4	L. Harbert, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
9	A. Leon	–
17	Ludmila, on at 74′	16	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	0
81	G. Portilho	–
19	T. Wynalda	–
Team			1	1	1.06	12	2	10	82%	17	19