Chicago Stars FC 0–0 Bay FC, NWSL Matchday 16

Chicago Stars FC v Bay FC

Chicago Stars FC16th 13 pts

0

0–0

Full time

Sun 9 Aug

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 0.65, Bay FC 1.61

Bay FC14th 19 pts

0

Sun 9 Aug, 7:00 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 16

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

The event record holds no goals or red cards for this match.

Top performers

Chicago Stars

J. JosephMCHIshirt 80G3SH
T. WoodDCHIshirt 140G3SH
B. PintoFCHIshirt 100G2SH

Bay FC

K. BarryMBAYshirt 270G3SH
K. LemaBAYshirt 5, came off the bench0G3SH
K. FullerMBAYshirt 470G2SH

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

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

16thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 10 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 12 to play.

Bay FC

14thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Angel City FC in the last playoff place, with 12 to play.

Season series

Matchday 9 Sun 24 May

Bay FC0

Chicago Stars FC1

Matchday 16 Sun 9 Aug

Chicago Stars FC0

Bay FC0

Chicago Stars FC won one, one drawn; 1–0 on aggregate to Chicago Stars FC.

Team stats

CHI BAY

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC: 0.65; Bay FC: 1.61
Possession: Chicago Stars FC: 53%; Bay FC: 47%
Shots: Chicago Stars FC: 13; Bay FC: 14
Corners: Chicago Stars FC: 6; Bay FC: 5

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	19	+12	40
2	Washington Spirit	19	+12	36
3	Utah Royals FC	19	+11	33
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	19	+4	30
8	Angel City FC	16	+7	23
⋯
14	Bay FC	18	−6	19
⋯
16	Chicago Stars FC	18	−24	13

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.

Chicago Stars FC have gone 9 without a win. Last win: 3–2 v Racing Louisville FC, 23 August.

Chicago Stars FC have 71 goals conceded, the 16th fewest in the NWSL. 2.4 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Chicago Stars FC have scored 17 goals, the 16th most in the NWSL. 0.6 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Chicago Stars FC: 53% possession; 106 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 4.7 actions each
Bay FC: 47% possession; 108 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Bay FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Bay FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCBay FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars 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

Chicago Stars FCBay FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars 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

Chicago Stars 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. 1,616 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chicago Stars 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.

78 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:28	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
0:29	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
5:13	B. Pinto	Chicago Stars FC
5:58	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
6:00	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
7:36	Leila Ouahabi	Chicago Stars FC
8:58	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
10:21	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC
16:57	T. Wood	Chicago Stars FC
17:06	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC
17:49	K. Atkinson	Chicago Stars FC
18:47	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
19:02	T. Wood	Chicago Stars FC
19:05	T. Dellarose	Chicago Stars FC
19:54	D. Bailey	Bay FC
20:05	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC
21:03	Leila Ouahabi	Chicago Stars FC
23:55	K. Barry	Bay FC
24:00	D. Bailey	Bay FC
27:18	J. Joseph	Chicago Stars FC

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Lineups

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-1-4-1

Chicago Stars FC, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 27 K. Atkinson. Line 1: 14 T. Wood, 25 A. Farmer, 77 M. López, 29 L. Ouahabi. Line 2: 34 T. Dellarose. Line 3: 11 N. Gomes, 31 A. Gasper, 16 M. Hayashi, 8 J. Joseph. Line 4: 10 B. Pinto.

Chicago Stars 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
27	K. Atkinson	90	0	0	0.00
14	T. Wood, off at 57′	57	0	0	0.12
29	L. Ouahabi (link unavailable)	90	0	0	0.03
34	T. Dellarose	90	0	0	0.12
25	A. Farmer	90	0	0	0.00
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	0.04
31	A. Gasper, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
10	B. Pinto, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.23
16	M. Hayashi	90	0	0	0.00
8	J. Joseph, off at 57′	57	0	0	0.07
Substitutes
3	S. Staab, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
4	J. Bike, on at 90′	1	0	–	–
9	M. Swanson, on at 57′, off at 90′	33	0	0	0.00
20	B. Franklin, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00
23	M. Johnson, on at 57′	33	0	0	0.04
Team			0	0	0.66

Unused: A. Naeher, H. Mackiewicz, E. Evans

All player stats

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	T. Wood, off at 57′	57	0	0	0.12	3	0	0	69%	0	0
29	L. Ouahabi (link unavailable)	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	2	67%	0	2
34	T. Dellarose	90	0	0	0.12	2	0	2	74%	1	0
25	A. Farmer	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	74%	1	0
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	1	1
11	N. Gomes	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	73%	0	1
31	A. Gasper, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
10	B. Pinto, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.23	2	0	0	92%	1	0
16	M. Hayashi	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	70%	3	0
8	J. Joseph, off at 57′	57	0	0	0.07	3	1	0	71%	0	0
Substitutes
1	A. Naeher	–
22	H. Mackiewicz	–
3	S. Staab, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	82%	0	0
4	J. Bike, on at 90′	1	0	–	–	0	–	0	0%	0	0
9	M. Swanson, on at 57′, off at 90′	33	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	0	0
15	E. Evans	–
20	B. Franklin, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	40%	0	2
23	M. Johnson, on at 57′	33	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	63%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.66	13	1	9	72%	7	6

Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
27	K. Atkinson	90	5	5	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: K. Atkinson

Bay FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Bay FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 29 J. Silkowitz. Line 1: 19 D. Bailey, 21 A. Cometti, 18 J. Anderson, 24 M. Moreau. Line 2: 8 C. Hutton, 41 H. Bebar. Line 3: 17 A. Pfeiffer, 47 K. Fuller, 27 K. Barry. Line 4: 10 C. Girelli.

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
19	D. Bailey, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.04
24	M. Moreau	90	0	0	0.00
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.02
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.04
18	J. Anderson, off at 72′	72	0	0	0.22
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.16
8	C. Hutton	90	0	0	0.31
10	C. Girelli, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00
47	K. Fuller	90	0	0	0.26
27	K. Barry, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.35
Substitutes
2	H. Gilchrist, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.00
5	K. Lema, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.22
7	T. Huff, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
16	S. Collins, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
23	C. Conti, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	1.61

Unused: C. Miller, E. Allen, K. Hubly, A. Dahlkemper

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
19	D. Bailey, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	73%	1	2
24	M. Moreau	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	81%	1	1
41	H. Bebar	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	67%	4	2
21	A. Cometti	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	77%	3	3
18	J. Anderson, off at 72′	72	0	0	0.22	1	1	0	83%	0	2
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.16	1	1	2	50%	1	0
8	C. Hutton	90	0	0	0.31	1	0	0	76%	1	2
10	C. Girelli, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	74%	0	0
47	K. Fuller	90	0	0	0.26	2	1	3	63%	0	1
27	K. Barry, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.35	3	0	2	75%	2	0
Substitutes
1	C. Miller	–
32	E. Allen	–
2	H. Gilchrist, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	0	0
5	K. Lema, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.22	3	2	0	25%	0	0
7	T. Huff, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	0	0
11	K. Hubly	–
13	A. Dahlkemper	–
16	S. Collins, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	50%	0	2
23	C. Conti, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	1
Team			0	0	1.61	14	5	11	74%	13	16