Utah Royals FC 3–2 Bay FC, NWSL Matchday 17

Utah Royals FC v Bay FC

Utah Royals FC2nd 36 pts

M. Moriya 7′
N. Miura 22′
M. Tanaka 79′ pen

3

3–2

Full time

Fri 14 Aug

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC 1.61, Bay FC 1.19

Bay FC14th 19 pts

K. Lema 6′
H. Gilchrist 29′

2

Fri 14 Aug, 10:00 pm EDT America First Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 17

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

6′Goal K. Lema (Bay FC)0–1
7′Goal M. Moriya (Utah Royals FC)1–1
22′Goal N. Miura (Utah Royals FC)2–1
29′Goal H. Gilchrist (Bay FC)2–2
79′Penalty goal M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC)3–2

Top performers

Utah Royals

M. TanakaMUTAshirt 111G2SH
M. MoriyaDUTAshirt 221G1SH
N. MiuraMUTAshirt 101G1SH

Bay FC

H. GilchristDBAYshirt 21G2SH
K. LemaFBAYshirt 51G2SH
A. PfeifferFBAYshirt 170G2SH

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

What it means

Utah Royals FC

2nd▲1 from 3rd

In the playoff places, 12 points above Seattle Reign FC, with ten to play.

Bay FC

14thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 5 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 11 to play.

Season series

Matchday 7 Sun 10 May

Bay FC0

Utah Royals FC0

Matchday 17 Fri 14 Aug

Utah Royals FC3

Bay FC2

Utah Royals FC won one, one drawn; 3–2 on aggregate to Utah Royals FC.

Team stats

UTA BAY

Expected goals: Utah Royals FC: 1.61; Bay FC: 1.19
Possession: Utah Royals FC: 52%; Bay FC: 48%
Shots: Utah Royals FC: 11; Bay FC: 10
Corners: Utah Royals FC: 6; Bay FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	20	+13	43
2	Utah Royals FC	20	+12	36
3	Washington Spirit	19	+12	36
4	San Diego Wave FC	19	+4	32
5	Portland Thorns FC	19	+4	31
6	North Carolina Courage	18	+6	30
7	Kansas City Current	20	+3	30
8	Angel City FC	17	+7	24
⋯
14	Bay FC	19	−7	19

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

Utah Royals FC: 52% possession; 82 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.0 actions each
Bay FC: 48% possession; 81 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 3.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Utah Royals FC

Bay FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Utah Royals FC started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Bay FC 10%.

Where the shots came from

Utah Royals FCBay FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Utah Royals FC

Bay 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

Utah Royals FCBay FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Utah Royals FCBay 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

Utah Royals FCBay 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. 1,122 events in the record.

Period Minute 97 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Utah Royals FC attack right, Bay 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.

61 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:35	K. Riehl	Utah Royals FC
1:53	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
2:38	C. Hutton	Bay FC
3:21	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals FC
3:24	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
4:42	K. Fuller	Bay FC
5:46	K. Lema	Bay FC
6:47	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
6:48	M. Moriya	Utah Royals FC
6:49	M. Moriya	Utah Royals FC
21:37	N. Miura	Utah Royals FC
26:16	M. McGlynn	Utah Royals FC
26:52	N. Miura	Utah Royals FC
28:04	H. Gilchrist	Bay FC
28:46	H. Bebar	Bay FC
28:47	H. Gilchrist	Bay FC
30:40	M. Moriya	Utah Royals FC
31:29	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
32:19	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
33:16	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC

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Lineups

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-3-3

Utah Royals FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. McGlynn. Line 1: 22 M. Moriya, 8 K. Del Fava, 18 K. Riehl, 14 N. Rábano. Line 2: 10 N. Miura, 11 M. Tanaka, 17 A. Tejada. Line 3: 4 P. Cronin, 5 C. Delzer, 24 C. Lacasse.

Utah Royals 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
1	M. McGlynn	90	0	0	0.00
22	M. Moriya	90	1	0	0.27
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	0.02
11	M. Tanaka	90	1	0	0.80
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.00
18	K. Riehl, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
10	N. Miura	90	1	0	0.02
17	A. Tejada, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.04
5	C. Delzer, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.24
4	P. Cronin, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.14
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	1	0.11
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
13	B. Mozingo, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00
16	C. Brown, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00
99	M. Hammond, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
Team			3	1	1.64

Unused: K. Simmonds, D. Pierre-Louis, A. Spaanstra, M. Justus, A. Swensen

All player stats

Utah Royals 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
22	M. Moriya	90	1	0	0.27	1	1	2	74%	0	2
14	N. Rábano	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	62%	2	0
11	M. Tanaka	90	1	0	0.80	2	2	3	66%	0	1
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	1	0
18	K. Riehl, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	93%	1	0
10	N. Miura	90	1	0	0.02	1	1	0	83%	0	0
17	A. Tejada, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.04	1	1	0	75%	0	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.24	2	0	0	80%	0	0
4	P. Cronin, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.14	1	1	1	63%	1	1
24	C. Lacasse	90	0	1	0.11	2	0	3	76%	0	0
Substitutes
2	T. Milazzo, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	1
6	K. Simmonds	–
13	B. Mozingo, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	1	0
15	D. Pierre-Louis	–
16	C. Brown, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	40%	0	0
30	A. Spaanstra	–
23	M. Justus	–
99	M. Hammond, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	40%	0	0
71	A. Swensen	–
Team			3	1	1.64	11	6	9	70%	6	5

Utah Royals FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. McGlynn	90	2	4	50%	2	2

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, 2 H. Gilchrist, 21 A. Cometti, 24 M. Moreau. Line 2: 8 C. Hutton, 47 K. Fuller, 41 H. Bebar. Line 3: 7 T. Huff, 5 K. Lema, 17 A. Pfeiffer.

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	0.00
47	K. Fuller	90	0	0	0.00
2	H. Gilchrist, off at 62′	62	1	0	0.27
21	A. Cometti, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.00
8	C. Hutton	90	0	0	0.00
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.02
5	K. Lema, off at 82′	82	1	0	0.50
7	T. Huff, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.10
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.24
Substitutes
10	C. Girelli, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
18	J. Anderson, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
27	K. Barry, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.06
31	J. Nighswonger, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00
30	A. Holzheier, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
Team			2	0	1.20

Unused: K. Hubly, D. Bailey, C. Conti, E. Allen

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	72%	3	0
24	M. Moreau	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	52%	1	1
47	K. Fuller	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
2	H. Gilchrist, off at 62′	62	1	0	0.27	2	2	0	83%	0	0
21	A. Cometti, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	76%	0	0
8	C. Hutton	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	75%	2	0
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	2	73%	0	0
5	K. Lema, off at 82′	82	1	0	0.50	2	1	0	67%	1	0
7	T. Huff, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.10	2	0	0	58%	1	0
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 62′	62	0	0	0.24	2	0	0	57%	0	0
Substitutes
10	C. Girelli, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
11	K. Hubly	–
18	J. Anderson, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	0	0
19	D. Bailey	–
23	C. Conti	–
27	K. Barry, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.06	1	1	0	50%	0	0
31	J. Nighswonger, on at 62′	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
32	E. Allen	–
30	A. Holzheier, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	2	0
Team			2	0	1.20	10	4	6	69%	10	1