Bay FC (4W-3D-4L; 15 pts) plays its second straight home match this week, this time under Friday Night Lights. Defending champion Orlando Pride (7W-1D-3L; 22 pts) visits PayPal Park for the first time this season June 13, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. PT. The club will celebrate Juneteenth alongside the match, with limited tickets still available at BayFC.com/tickets.
Bay FC looks to extend its unbeaten streak to four games after a win over Portland Thorns FC in Week 11 at home. Alyssa Malonson’s first career goal and a stellar defensive showing propelled the club to all three points for the second time in three contests. Penelope Hocking assisted the goal, marking her fourth straight game with a scoring contribution.
It’ll be a star-studded night as the Floridian side visits the Bay Area to take on a Bay FC squad confident and in form. Pride boasts arguably the best in the history of the Women’s game in Marta, a six-time FIFA Women’s Player of the Year winner, and co-golden boot leader Barbra Banda atop its front line. The club’s eight goals conceded have it tied for the league’s best defense entering Week 12.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Bay FC forward Asisat Oshoala: Back in the starting XI vs. Portland, Oshoala reminded fans of how dangerous she can be. The Nigerian nearly found her first goal nine minutes in and proved difficult for a strong Portland backline to contain across her 71 minutes of action.
Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda: The Zambian has been the league’s premier scoring threat in 2025. She enters the week tied with Kansas City’s Temwa Chawinga for the league scoring lead, with seven goals on the season. At Utah ahead of the international break, she recorded a hat trick in her club’s 3-1 win.
OVER THE LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Defender Alyssa Malonson’s game-winning score on Saturday vs. Portland marked the first of her professional career. After Taylor Huff carried up the center of the pitch, a combination with Penelope Hocking in the box put the ball at the Auburn product’s feet, who rocketed it into the roof of the goal for the eventual game-winner. Malonson becomes the fourth Bay FC player to record her first career tally with the club, joining Caroline Conti, Karlie Lema, Maddie Moreau and Kiki Pickett.
WELL-EARNED RECOGNITION
Bay FC’s roster earned deserved praise for its performance Saturday. Defender Caprice Dydasco was nominated for NWSL Player of the Week after a stellar performance that saw her win 12 of 15 one-on-one duels, complete over 85% of her passing attempts, and record four interceptions as the club shut down Portland’s attack all evening. Goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz, back from international duty with the U-23 U.S. National Team, was nominated for Save of the Week for a leaping denial in the 43rd minute.
DEFEND HOME TURF
Bay FC has the second-best home record in the league this season, claiming 10 points on three wins, one draw and one defeat. Only Kansas City and Orlando, who sit in first and second place, respectively, have a better home record with 12 points claimed in home matches this season.
OPPONENT REPORT
Orlando visits the Bay Area as winners in each of its last two games. Prior to the international break, Banda’s hat trick led the club to a 3-1 win, and last week vs. Houston, a shutout victory stretched its streak to two. The club has regained the form it had early in the campaign when it opened with four straight victories, and five wins in its first six games.
The Pride’s win over Houston marked its first shutout since Week Four and continued a run of excellence on the defensive end this season. The club has allowed just eight scores on the year, tied for the fewest in the league. The winner in the match, a 99th minute strike by Cori Dyke, continued a trend that’s led them to be dominant from the whistle to whistle, as the club has scored a league leading seven goals in the final 15 minutes of the second half this season.
Watch: Can’t make it to the match at PayPal Park? Fans can stream on Prime Video, fans in Australia can stream on Optus, fans in Africa can stream on ESPN SSA and fans outside of the US can stream on NWSL+.
Last Meeting: In their previous meeting at INTER&Co Stadium, Bay FC fell 1-0, which marked the first time Bay FC was held scoreless in the 2024 season after finding the back of the net in each of their first eight matches. Orlando followed up with another 1-0 win at PayPal Park after Orlando’s Barbra Banda netted the lone goal.
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Tickets: Grab your tickets HERE for Bay FC’s match against Orlando Pride and come watch NWSL soccer. Celebrate Juneteenth with live performances, dancing and more.
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Lineups: Bay FC vs Orlando Pride lineups will be available before kickoff below and in the Bay FC app.
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