Chicago Stars FC 2–1 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 2

Chicago Stars FC v Kansas City Current

Chicago Stars FC9th 3 pts

T. Dellarose 43′
J. Huitema 50′

2

2–1

Full time

Sun 22 Mar

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC 0.89, Kansas City Current 1.42

Kansas City Current6th 3 pts

H. Hopkins 57′

1

Sun 22 Mar, 2:00 pm EDT Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 2

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

43′Goal T. Dellarose (Chicago Stars FC)1–0
50′Goal J. Huitema (Chicago Stars FC)2–0
57′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)2–1

Top performers

Chicago Stars

J. HuitemaFCHIshirt 991G1SH
T. DellaroseDCHIshirt 341G1SH
B. PintoMCHIshirt 100G1SH

Kansas City Current

H. HopkinsKCshirt 13, came off the bench1G2SH
A. SentnorFKCshirt 210G2SH
R. RodríguezKCshirt 11, came off the bench0G2SH

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

What it means

Chicago Stars FC

9th▲6 from 15th

Outside the playoff places, level on points with Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with 28 to play.

Kansas City Current

6thNo change

In the playoff places, level on points with Chicago Stars FC, with 28 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

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

Team stats

CHI KC

Expected goals: Chicago Stars FC: 0.89; Kansas City Current: 1.42
Possession: Chicago Stars FC: 50%; Kansas City Current: 50%
Shots: Chicago Stars FC: 4; Kansas City Current: 10
Corners: Chicago Stars FC: 5; Kansas City Current: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Angel City FC	2	+6	6
2	Houston Dash	2	+4	6
3	Portland Thorns FC	2	+3	6
4	North Carolina Courage	2	+1	4
5	Gotham FC	2	+1	4
6	Kansas City Current	2	0	3
7	Bay FC	2	−1	3
8	Seattle Reign FC	2	−1	3
9	Chicago Stars FC	2	−3	3

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

Chicago Stars FC: 50% possession; 143 possessions; 2% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 3.4 actions each
Kansas City Current: 50% possession; 148 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 3.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Kansas City Current

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Chicago Stars FC started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Kansas City Current 16%.

Where the shots came from

Chicago Stars FCKansas City Current

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

How each team moved the ball

Chicago Stars FC

Kansas City Current

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 FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Chicago Stars FCKansas City Current

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 FCKansas City Current

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. 1,690 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Chicago Stars FC attack right, Kansas City Current 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.

73 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:11	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
1:51	Debinha	Kansas City Current
4:44	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
5:19	Debinha	Kansas City Current
7:40	T. Dellarose	Chicago Stars FC
7:55	Maitane López	Chicago Stars FC
11:24	B. Franklin	Chicago Stars FC
12:14	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
12:16	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
13:02	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
13:53	A. Naeher	Chicago Stars FC
15:53	K. Scott	Kansas City Current
23:14	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
24:50	M. Hayashi	Chicago Stars FC
25:21	T. Dellarose	Chicago Stars FC
26:27	K. Scott	Kansas City Current
26:33	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
28:17	Debinha	Kansas City Current
28:34	R. Gareis	Chicago Stars FC
29:16	J. Grosso	Chicago Stars FC

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Lineups

Chicago Stars FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Chicago Stars FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 A. Naeher. Line 1: 5 M. Alozie, 20 B. Franklin, 3 S. Staab, 34 T. Dellarose. Line 2: 16 M. Hayashi, 77 M. López. Line 3: 10 B. Pinto, 7 J. Grosso, 24 R. Gareis. Line 4: 99 J. Huitema.

Chicago Stars FC lineup: 11 starters, then 3 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
5	M. Alozie, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
34	T. Dellarose	90	1	0	0.36
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00
20	B. Franklin	90	0	0	0.00
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00
10	B. Pinto	90	0	0	0.08
16	M. Hayashi, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.02
99	J. Huitema, off at 61′	61	1	0	0.43
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.00
24	R. Gareis	90	0	–	–
Substitutes
25	A. Farmer, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
8	J. Joseph, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
13	L. Nesbeth, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00
Team			2	1	0.89

Unused: K. Atkinson, J. Bike, I. Chacón, E. Egizii, N. Gomes, M. Johnson

All player stats

Chicago Stars 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
5	M. Alozie, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	38%	0	0
34	T. Dellarose	90	1	0	0.36	1	1	0	70%	3	0
77	M. López	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	4	3
20	B. Franklin	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	72%	0	6
3	S. Staab	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	0	0
10	B. Pinto	90	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	59%	0	0
16	M. Hayashi, off at 88′	88	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	65%	2	1
99	J. Huitema, off at 61′	61	1	0	0.43	1	1	0	69%	0	1
7	J. Grosso	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	0
24	R. Gareis	90	0	–	–	0	–	2	65%	0	2
Substitutes
27	K. Atkinson	–
4	J. Bike	–
18	I. Chacón	–
28	E. Egizii	–
25	A. Farmer, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	1	0
11	N. Gomes	–
23	M. Johnson	–
8	J. Joseph, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	0	0
13	L. Nesbeth, on at 88′	2	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
Team			2	1	0.89	4	2	3	66%	10	13

Chicago Stars FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	A. Naeher	90	1	2	50%	1	0

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-3-3

Kansas City Current, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 Lorena. Line 1: 5 E. Bravo-Young, 27 K. Sharples, 24 G. Robinson, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 99 Debinha, 31 K. Scott. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 21 A. Sentnor, 8 C. Bethune.

Kansas City Current lineup: 11 starters, then 4 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
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	1	0.04
99	Debinha	90	0	0	0.09
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00
10	L. LaBonta, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
31	K. Scott, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00
21	A. Sentnor	90	0	0	0.19
17	M. Cooper, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.16
8	C. Bethune, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.05
Substitutes
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.04
12	G. Paul, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, on at 46′	45	1	0	0.87
55	P. Hocking, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	1.43

Unused: M. Jordan, L. Rouse, E. Ball, K. Carusa, K. Branson

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
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	66%	3	1
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	1	0.04	1	1	4	72%	1	3
99	Debinha	90	0	0	0.09	1	0	1	64%	2	1
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	0	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	2	1
31	K. Scott, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
21	A. Sentnor	90	0	0	0.19	2	0	0	83%	0	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.16	1	0	0	50%	2	0
8	C. Bethune, off at 75′	75	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	59%	1	1
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
2	L. Rouse	–
7	E. Ball	–
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.04	2	0	0	74%	1	0
12	G. Paul, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 46′	45	1	0	0.87	2	1	0	47%	3	0
55	P. Hocking, on at 75′	15	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	2	1
66	K. Carusa	–
34	K. Branson	–
Team			1	1	1.43	10	2	5	68%	17	10