Kansas City Current 3–0 Chicago Stars FC, NWSL Matchday 7

Kansas City Current v Chicago Stars FC

Kansas City Current6th 12 pts

Temwa Chawinga 22′, 47′, 49′

3

3–0

Full time

Sun 10 May

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 3.28, Chicago Stars FC 0.58

Chicago Stars FC15th 6 pts

0

Sun 10 May, 12:25 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 7

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

22′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)1–0
47′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)2–0
49′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)3–0

Top performers

Kansas City Current

Temwa ChawingaFKCshirt 63G6SH
M. CooperFKCshirt 170G3SH
B. FeistMKCshirt 220G2SH

Chicago Stars

M. HayashiMCHIshirt 160G3SH
B. PintoCHIshirt 10, came off the bench0G2SH
Nádia GomesFCHIshirt 110G2SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

6th▲7 from 13th

In the playoff places, 2 points above Houston Dash, with 22 to play.

Chicago Stars FC

15thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 5 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with 21 to play.

Season series

Matchday 2 Sun 22 Mar

Chicago Stars FC2

Kansas City Current1

Matchday 7 Sun 10 May

Kansas City Current3

Chicago Stars FC0

Kansas City Current won one, Chicago Stars FC won one; 4–2 on aggregate to Kansas City Current.

Team stats

KC CHI

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 3.28; Chicago Stars FC: 0.58
Possession: Kansas City Current: 47%; Chicago Stars FC: 53%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 19; Chicago Stars FC: 11
Corners: Kansas City Current: 6; Chicago Stars FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	9	+6	19
2	San Diego Wave FC	9	+4	18
3	Utah Royals FC	8	+6	16
4	Washington Spirit	8	+8	15
5	Gotham FC	9	+4	15
6	Kansas City Current	8	−4	12
7	Orlando Pride	8	+1	11
8	Seattle Reign FC	7	0	11
⋯
15	Chicago Stars FC	9	−14	6

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.

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.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 47% possession; 108 possessions; 16% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 4.4 actions each
Chicago Stars FC: 53% possession; 111 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 4.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Chicago Stars FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 3% of their possessions in the final third, Chicago Stars FC 11%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentChicago Stars FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Chicago Stars 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

Kansas City CurrentChicago Stars FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentChicago Stars 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

Kansas City CurrentChicago Stars 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. 1,644 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Chicago Stars 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.

83 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:33	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
1:54	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
4:06	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
5:35	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
6:11	J. Grosso	Chicago Stars FC
6:12	Lorena	Kansas City Current
6:35	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
7:09	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
9:40	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
10:19	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
10:31	Nádia Gomes	Chicago Stars FC
11:57	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
12:37	M. Alozie	Chicago Stars FC
17:32	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
17:38	A. Farmer	Chicago Stars FC
17:57	L. LaBonta	Kansas City Current
18:37	Lorena	Kansas City Current
20:59	B. Feist	Kansas City Current
21:54	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
21:59	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current

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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	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.04
8	C. Bethune, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.56
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.07
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.10
21	A. Sentnor	90	0	0	0.04
17	M. Cooper, off at 81′	81	0	1	0.55
6	T. Chawinga, off at 77′	77	3	0	1.78
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.22
5	E. Bravo-Young, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.17
31	K. Scott, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00
55	P. Hocking, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00
Team			3	1	3.52

Unused: M. Jordan, G. Robinson, 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	0.00	0	0	0	77%	1	3
18	I. Rodriguez, off at 81′	81	0	0	0.04	1	0	2	71%	1	1
8	C. Bethune, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.56	2	1	0	67%	0	0
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	0	2
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.07	1	0	1	77%	1	1
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	90%	1	0
22	B. Feist, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.10	2	0	0	82%	2	3
21	A. Sentnor	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	4	74%	1	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 81′	81	0	1	0.55	3	2	2	76%	0	1
6	T. Chawinga, off at 77′	77	3	0	1.78	6	3	1	65%	2	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
3	A. White, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.22	1	1	0	100%	0	0
5	E. Bravo-Young, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	88%	1	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.17	2	2	0	100%	0	0
24	G. Robinson	–
31	K. Scott, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	0	0
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 81′	9	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	0
66	K. Carusa	–
Team			3	1	3.52	19	9	12	78%	10	11

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	Lorena	90	4	4	100%	0	2

Clean sheet: Lorena

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-3-3

Chicago Stars FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Naeher. Line 1: 4 J. Bike, 6 K. Hendrich, 3 S. Staab, 5 M. Alozie. Line 2: 16 M. Hayashi, 25 A. Farmer, 7 J. Grosso. Line 3: 11 N. Gomes, 99 J. Huitema, 24 R. Gareis.

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
1	A. Naeher	90	0	0	0.00
4	J. Bike	90	0	–	–
5	M. Alozie, off at 17′	17	0	0	0.00
25	A. Farmer, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00
6	K. Hendrich	90	0	0	0.02
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00
16	M. Hayashi, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.06
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.04
99	J. Huitema, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00
11	N. Gomes, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.07
24	R. Gareis	90	0	–	–
Substitutes
18	I. Chacón, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.25
23	M. Johnson, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.02
8	J. Joseph, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
77	M. López, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00
10	B. Pinto, on at 17′	73	0	0	0.12
Team			0	0	0.58

Unused: H. Mackiewicz, E. Evans, L. Nesbeth

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
4	J. Bike	90	0	–	–	0	–	2	69%	2	1
5	M. Alozie, off at 17′	17	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	0	0
25	A. Farmer, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	0	1
6	K. Hendrich	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	90%	1	1
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	78%	2	3
16	M. Hayashi, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.06	3	1	0	80%	0	0
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.04	1	1	1	87%	0	0
99	J. Huitema, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	58%	0	0
11	N. Gomes, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.07	2	1	0	71%	1	0
24	R. Gareis	90	0	–	–	0	–	2	77%	1	0
Substitutes
22	H. Mackiewicz	–
18	I. Chacón, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.25	1	0	0	100%	0	0
15	E. Evans	–
23	M. Johnson, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	100%	0	0
8	J. Joseph, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	0	0
77	M. López, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	1	1
13	L. Nesbeth	–
10	B. Pinto, on at 17′	73	0	0	0.12	2	1	2	85%	0	0
Team			0	0	0.58	11	4	9	78%	8	7