Kansas City Current 2–2 Orlando Pride, NWSL Matchday 21

Kansas City Current v Orlando Pride

Kansas City Current6th 38 pts

Temwa Chawinga 53′
E. Ball 56′

2

2–2

Full time

Fri 11 Sep

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 2.70, Orlando Pride 0.61

Orlando Pride11th 30 pts

B. Banda 43′, 50′

2

Fri 11 Sep, 8:00 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 21

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 B. Banda (Orlando Pride)0–1
50′Goal B. Banda (Orlando Pride)0–2
53′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)1–2
56′Goal E. Ball (Kansas City Current)2–2

Top performers

Kansas City Current

E. BallDKCshirt 71G4SH
Temwa ChawingaMKCshirt 61G2SH
M. CooperMKCshirt 170G5SH

Orlando Pride

B. BandaFORLshirt 112G3SH
AngelinaMORLshirt 70G2SH
H. AndersonDORLshirt 410G2SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

6th▲1 from 7th

In the playoff places, 6 points above Angel City FC, with six to play.

Orlando Pride

11thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind Seattle Reign FC in the last playoff place, with six to play.

Season series

Matchday 12 Fri 10 Jul

Orlando Pride3

Kansas City Current0

Matchday 21 Fri 11 Sep

Kansas City Current2

Orlando Pride2

Orlando Pride won one, one drawn; 5–2 on aggregate to Orlando Pride.

Team stats

KC ORL

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 2.70; Orlando Pride: 0.61
Possession: Kansas City Current: 56%; Orlando Pride: 44%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 24; Orlando Pride: 12
Corners: Kansas City Current: 13; Orlando Pride: 8

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	24	+11	48
2	Washington Spirit	23	+13	43
3	North Carolina Courage	23	+13	39
4	Utah Royals FC	23	+10	39
5	San Diego Wave FC	23	+6	39
6	Kansas City Current	24	+5	38
7	Portland Thorns FC	23	+5	38
8	Seattle Reign FC	22	+1	34
⋯
11	Orlando Pride	24	−5	30

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: 56% possession; 81 possessions; 20% ended in a shot; 43% reached the box; 6.5 actions each
Orlando Pride: 44% possession; 79 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 5.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Orlando Pride

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Orlando Pride 6%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentOrlando Pride

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Orlando Pride

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 CurrentOrlando Pride

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentOrlando Pride

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 CurrentOrlando Pride

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. 1,578 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Orlando Pride 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.

80 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:17	Debinha	Kansas City Current
1:28	S. Yates	Orlando Pride
1:37	Lorena	Kansas City Current
6:06	H. Anderson	Orlando Pride
7:12	S. Yates	Orlando Pride
9:08	J. Ovalle	Orlando Pride
9:15	Lorena	Kansas City Current
11:28	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
15:36	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
16:39	E. Ball	Kansas City Current
16:41	K. Sharples	Kansas City Current
16:43	E. Ball	Kansas City Current
16:47	C. Morché	Orlando Pride
17:35	Angelina	Orlando Pride
21:29	J. Ovalle	Orlando Pride
23:12	H. McCutcheon	Orlando Pride
23:13	Lorena	Kansas City Current
23:38	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
23:46	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
24:53	C. Morché	Orlando Pride

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Lineups

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, 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, 16 V. DiBernardo. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 13 H. Hopkins.

Kansas City Current 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
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.03
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.03
7	E. Ball	90	1	0	0.85
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.84
17	M. Cooper	90	0	1	0.20
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.06
13	H. Hopkins	90	0	0	0.26
99	Debinha, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.22
6	T. Chawinga, off at 82′	82	1	0	0.50
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00
55	P. Hocking, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00
Team			2	1	2.98

Unused: M. Jordan, K. Williams-Mosier, B. Feist, I. Gemelli

All player stats

Kansas City Current lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 7 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	81%	2	1
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.03	1	1	3	57%	2	0
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 77′	77	0	0	0.03	1	1	2	85%	2	1
7	E. Ball	90	1	0	0.85	4	3	0	93%	0	1
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.84	4	1	0	98%	0	0
17	M. Cooper	90	0	1	0.20	5	0	4	72%	0	1
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	88%	1	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	0	0	0.26	4	1	0	68%	0	0
99	Debinha, off at 82′	82	0	0	0.22	2	0	1	63%	0	0
6	T. Chawinga, off at 82′	82	1	0	0.50	2	1	1	77%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
48	K. Williams-Mosier	–
3	A. White, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	100%	0	0
22	B. Feist	–
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 82′	8	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
Team			2	1	2.98	24	8	13	81%	7	4

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	Lorena	90	4	6	67%	2	1

Orlando PrideFormation 4-2-3-1

Orlando Pride, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 77 C. Morché. Line 1: 21 O. Hernández, 12 C. Dyke, 41 H. Anderson, 5 H. Mace. Line 2: 2 H. McCutcheon, 6 A. Lemos. Line 3: 28 S. Yates, 7 Angelina, 13 J. Ovalle. Line 4: 11 B. Banda.

Orlando Pride 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
77	C. Morché	90	0	0	0.00
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.00
5	H. Mace	90	0	1	0.03
6	A. Lemos, off at 76′	76	0	1	0.03
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00
41	H. Anderson	90	0	0	0.11
28	S. Yates, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00
2	H. McCutcheon	90	0	0	0.10
11	B. Banda	90	2	0	0.21
7	Angelina, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.08
13	J. Ovalle, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
29	S. Washington, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.05
22	S. Lekven, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00
10	Marta, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00
8	Luana, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			2	2	0.61

Unused: Z. Chavoshi, C. Martin, G. Nunes, N. Payne, J. Doyle

All player stats

Orlando Pride 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
21	O. Hernández	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	70%	0	2
5	H. Mace	90	0	1	0.03	1	1	1	81%	3	9
6	A. Lemos, off at 76′	76	0	1	0.03	1	0	2	69%	3	2
12	C. Dyke	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	89%	1	1
41	H. Anderson	90	0	0	0.11	2	1	0	88%	0	3
28	S. Yates, off at 46′	45	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	1	0
2	H. McCutcheon	90	0	0	0.10	2	1	0	78%	1	3
11	B. Banda	90	2	0	0.21	3	2	2	60%	0	0
7	Angelina, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.08	2	1	0	75%	1	1
13	J. Ovalle, off at 70′	70	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	69%	1	0
Substitutes
16	Z. Chavoshi	–
31	C. Martin	–
18	G. Nunes	–
29	S. Washington, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.05	1	0	1	78%	3	1
22	S. Lekven, on at 70′	20	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
10	Marta, on at 76′	14	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	100%	0	0
23	N. Payne	–
8	Luana, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	67%	1	0
20	J. Doyle	–
Team			2	2	0.61	12	6	10	78%	15	22