- Recent trends: Bay FC are averaging 1.17 goals per game on their travels in the NWSL 2026. Racing Louisville FC (W) have averaged 1.80 goals per home game in the NWSL 2026, scoring 9 goals in 5 games so far. In 4 H2Hs, Racing Louisville (W) have conceded an average of 0.5 goals against Bay FC.
NWSL strugglers do battle
Standings overview
16th placed Racing Louisville FC (W) have collected seven points from 11 games, while 13th placed Bay FC have amassed 12 points from 12 matches, so this clash is between two struggling sides.
Racing Louisville tactics
Beverly Yanez has led Racing Louisville since November 2023, and her team's compact, aggressive 4-2-3-1 formation is a reflection of her personality. It is built to win the ball high up the field and transition quickly, but it has let them down in their current three-game losing run.
Defeats to Utah Royals, North Carolina Courage and Denver Summit FC have seen Racing Louisville lose momentum very quickly, and they'll need to be at their best to overcome a Bay side who will attempt to out-patience them.
Bay have a different way
Coaching and style
Emma Coates has been the head coach of Bay since December 2025 and she's been trying to turn them into a possession-first outfit that has the patience to circulate the ball through pressure. They're not quite there yet, but they have been scrappy in their results.
Recent results
- Bay are 0-2-3 in their last five, but they've given their all in a 0-1 defeat at home to Chicago Stars (0-1), a 1-3 defeat at Orlando Pride and a 2-2 draw at Boston Legacy FC.
Polar opposites could be a tight match
This game will be a clash of styles, Racing Louisville want to press and Bay want to possess the ball, but neither can seem to get on a winning streak.
These odds are a near coin flip, Bay FC at 2.6, Racing Louisville at 2.55 and the draw at 3.1, but we'll take the hosts to edge this by the skin of their teeth. Katie O'Kane has been Racing Louisville's sharpest spark recently, scoring two of their five goals in their last five matches, so we're taking her to score the winner.
But we could be wrong in our selection and a safer angle that matches the numbers is Both Teams To Score at 1.72, both sides have shown cracks in their backline and Bay have at least shown a bit of life in their matches.
