Kansas City Current 3–0 Houston Dash, NWSL Matchday 8

Kansas City Current v Houston Dash

Kansas City Current6th 15 pts

J. Campbell 15′ og
Temwa Chawinga 17′, 68′

3

3–0

Full time

Fri 15 May

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 2.23, Houston Dash 0.25

Houston Dash10th 10 pts

0

Fri 15 May, 8:00 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 8

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

15′Own goal J. Campbell (Houston Dash)1–0
17′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)2–0
68′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)3–0

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Kansas City Current

Temwa ChawingaFKCshirt 62G3SH
C. BethuneMKCshirt 80G4SH
A. SentnorFKCshirt 210G2SH

Houston Dash

K. RaderMHOUshirt 220G3SH
A. PattersonDHOUshirt 150G1SH
L. UllmarkMHOUshirt 300G1SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

6thNo change

In the playoff places, 5 points above Bay FC, with 21 to play.

Houston Dash

10th▼1 from 9th

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with 21 to play.

Season series

Matchday 8 Fri 15 May

Kansas City Current3

Houston Dash0

Matchday 16 Sat 8 Aug

Houston Dash1

Kansas City Current1

Kansas City Current won one, one drawn; 4–1 on aggregate to Kansas City Current.

Team stats

KC HOU

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 2.23; Houston Dash: 0.25
Possession: Kansas City Current: 52%; Houston Dash: 48%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 13; Houston Dash: 7
Corners: Kansas City Current: 5; Houston Dash: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	9	+6	19
2	Washington Spirit	9	+9	18
3	San Diego Wave FC	9	+4	18
4	Utah Royals FC	9	+6	17
5	Gotham FC	9	+4	15
6	Kansas City Current	9	−1	15
7	Orlando Pride	9	0	11
8	Seattle Reign FC	8	−1	11
⋯
10	Houston Dash	9	−5	10

After this result

By the numbers

Kansas City Current have 15 points from last 5 and are in form. 3.0 a match, against 1.8 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Kansas City Current have 11 home wins from 15 at home, and 5 from 15 away. 2.5 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

Kansas City Current have 5 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 0–2 at San Diego Wave FC, 18 September.

Kansas City Current have scored 54 goals, the most in the NWSL. 1.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 52% possession; 113 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 31% reached the box; 5.0 actions each
Houston Dash: 48% possession; 112 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 4.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Houston Dash

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 12% of their possessions in the final third, Houston Dash 8%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentHouston Dash

Kansas City Current attack right, Houston Dash left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Houston Dash

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

Kansas City CurrentHouston Dash

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentHouston Dash

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

Kansas City CurrentHouston Dash

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. 1,727 events in the record.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Houston Dash 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.

69 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:57	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
2:07	Lorena	Kansas City Current
4:08	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
11:17	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
11:56	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
14:20	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
16:14	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
16:41	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
16:51	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
19:16	J. Campbell	Houston Dash
22:04	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
23:48	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
23:50	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
25:17	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
25:19	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
26:22	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
26:23	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
26:52	L. Rouse	Kansas City Current
35:54	Lorena	Kansas City Current
36:08	K. Rader	Houston Dash

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Lineups

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-3-3

Kansas City Current, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 Lorena. Line 1: 2 L. Rouse, 7 E. Ball, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 8 C. Bethune, 22 B. Feist. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 21 A. Sentnor, 6 T. Chawinga.

Kansas City Current 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
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	0.04
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00
8	C. Bethune, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.90
7	E. Ball, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.06
21	A. Sentnor, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.29
17	M. Cooper	90	0	2	0.09
6	T. Chawinga, off at 75′	75	2	0	0.86
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00
31	K. Scott, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00
55	P. Hocking, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00
Team			2	2	2.23

Unused: M. Jordan, E. Bravo-Young, K. Suliafu, K. Carusa

All player stats

Kansas City Current 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
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	73%	1	1
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	2	2
8	C. Bethune, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.90	4	2	2	67%	0	1
7	E. Ball, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	0	1
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	95%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	84%	1	3
22	B. Feist, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	75%	4	2
21	A. Sentnor, off at 67′	67	0	0	0.29	2	0	2	88%	0	0
17	M. Cooper	90	0	2	0.09	2	0	2	44%	1	0
6	T. Chawinga, off at 75′	75	2	0	0.86	3	2	1	67%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
3	A. White, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	86%	0	0
5	E. Bravo-Young	–
13	H. Hopkins, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
24	G. Robinson, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	0
31	K. Scott, on at 67′	23	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	1	0
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
66	K. Carusa	–
Team			2	2	2.23	13	4	8	77%	11	10

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	Lorena	90	4	4	100%	0	1

Clean sheet: Lorena

Houston DashFormation 4-2-3-1

Houston Dash, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 J. Campbell. Line 1: 15 A. Patterson, 14 P. Nielsen, 10 M. Berkely, 2 A. Chapman. Line 2: 24 D. Colaprico, 18 C. Hardin. Line 3: 30 L. Ullmark, 19 M. Graham, 22 K. Rader. Line 4: 23 K. Faasse.

Houston Dash 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
1	J. Campbell	90	0	0	0.00
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.02
2	A. Chapman, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
18	C. Hardin	90	0	0	0.00
14	P. Nielsen, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00
10	M. Berkely	90	0	0	0.00
30	L. Ullmark, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.02
24	D. Colaprico, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00
23	K. Faasse, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	0.00
22	K. Rader	90	0	0	0.13
Substitutes
4	L. Klenke, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00
11	E. Ekić, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00
13	S. Schmidt, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.06
17	S. Puntigam, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.03
27	L. Boattin, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.25

Unused: C. DeLisle, M. Bright, C. Larisey

All player stats

Houston Dash 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
15	A. Patterson	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	72%	2	0
2	A. Chapman, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	47%	0	2
18	C. Hardin	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	73%	1	6
14	P. Nielsen, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	2	0
10	M. Berkely	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	2	1
30	L. Ullmark, off at 80′	80	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	75%	3	0
24	D. Colaprico, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	86%	2	0
23	K. Faasse, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	86%	0	0
19	M. Graham	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	73%	1	0
22	K. Rader	90	0	0	0.13	3	2	0	88%	1	1
Substitutes
40	C. DeLisle	–
4	L. Klenke, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	1	2
6	M. Bright	–
9	C. Larisey	–
11	E. Ekić, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	88%	0	0
13	S. Schmidt, on at 80′	10	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	25%	1	0
17	S. Puntigam, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.03	1	1	1	64%	0	1
27	L. Boattin, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	82%	3	0
Team			0	0	0.25	7	4	7	78%	19	13