Kansas City Current 1–1 Seattle Reign FC, NWSL Matchday 18

Kansas City Current v Seattle Reign FC

Kansas City Current6th 31 pts

Debinha 51′ pen

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1–1

Full time

Sat 22 Aug

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 3.46, Seattle Reign FC 0.93

Seattle Reign FC8th 28 pts

K. Sharples 11′ og

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Sat 22 Aug, 6:30 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 18

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

11′Own goal K. Sharples (Kansas City Current)0–1
51′Penalty goal Debinha (Kansas City Current)1–1

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

Top performers

Kansas City Current

DebinhaFKCshirt 991G6SH
C. BethuneMKCshirt 80G4SH
L. LaBontaMKCshirt 100G3SH

Seattle Reign

M. DahlienMSEAshirt 50G2SH
M. MercadoMSEAshirt 20G2SH
S. HuertaDSEAshirt 110G2SH

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, 5 points above Houston Dash, with nine to play.

Seattle Reign FC

8thNo change

In the last playoff place, 2 points above Houston Dash, with ten to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Wed 25 Mar

Seattle Reign FC3

Kansas City Current0

Matchday 18 Sat 22 Aug

Kansas City Current1

Seattle Reign FC1

Seattle Reign FC won one, one drawn; 4–1 on aggregate to Seattle Reign FC.

Team stats

KC SEA

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 3.46; Seattle Reign FC: 0.93
Possession: Kansas City Current: 57%; Seattle Reign FC: 43%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 25; Seattle Reign FC: 8
Corners: Kansas City Current: 6; Seattle Reign FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	20	+13	43
2	Washington Spirit	20	+12	37
3	Utah Royals FC	21	+10	36
4	San Diego Wave FC	21	+6	36
5	Portland Thorns FC	20	+5	34
6	Kansas City Current	21	+3	31
7	North Carolina Courage	19	+5	30
8	Seattle Reign FC	20	−1	28

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.

Seattle Reign FC are 1 match from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 4. Next at Gotham FC, 8 November.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 57% possession; 123 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 4.2 actions each
Seattle Reign FC: 43% possession; 125 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 3.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Seattle Reign FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 9% of their possessions in the final third, Seattle Reign FC 8%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentSeattle Reign FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Seattle Reign 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 CurrentSeattle Reign FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentSeattle Reign 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 CurrentSeattle Reign 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. 1,650 events in the record.

Period Minute 101 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Seattle Reign 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.

77 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:32	Lorena	Kansas City Current
3:21	A. McCammon	Seattle Reign FC
4:36	S. Huerta	Seattle Reign FC
4:40	M. Mercado	Seattle Reign FC
4:43	Lorena	Kansas City Current
7:44	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
9:33	M. Fishel	Seattle Reign FC
10:56	K. Sharples	Kansas City Current
12:14	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
13:52	M. Dahlien	Seattle Reign FC
14:37	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
16:20	M. Dahlien	Seattle Reign FC
18:40	C. Dickey	Seattle Reign FC
20:07	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
32:58	S. Huerta	Seattle Reign FC
35:00	L. LaBonta	Kansas City Current
35:02	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
35:05	E. Ball	Kansas City Current
35:06	E. Ball	Kansas City Current
36:02	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current

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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: 7 E. Ball, 24 G. Robinson, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 16 V. DiBernardo. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 8 C. Bethune, 13 H. Hopkins. Line 4: 99 Debinha.

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
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.09
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.12
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.28
17	M. Cooper, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.42
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.17
99	Debinha, off at 84′	84	1	0	1.58
8	C. Bethune	90	0	0	0.40
13	H. Hopkins	90	0	0	0.52
Substitutes
3	A. White, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.09
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.08
12	G. Paul, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
Team			1	0	3.76

Unused: M. Jordan, B. Feist, K. Scott, I. Gemelli, P. Hocking

All player stats

Kansas City Current 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
7	E. Ball	90	0	0	0.09	2	0	0	61%	1	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.12	2	1	3	58%	2	0
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	75%	2	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	93%	1	4
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.28	1	0	0	89%	0	2
17	M. Cooper, off at 60′	60	0	0	0.42	3	0	0	38%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0.17	3	0	2	82%	0	1
99	Debinha, off at 84′	84	1	0	1.58	6	2	1	67%	2	0
8	C. Bethune	90	0	0	0.40	4	0	3	67%	4	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	0	0	0.52	2	0	3	64%	1	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
3	A. White, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	38%	0	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 60′	30	0	0	0.08	1	0	0	79%	1	2
12	G. Paul, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
22	B. Feist	–
31	K. Scott	–
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking	–
Team			1	0	3.76	25	3	15	71%	14	11

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

Seattle Reign FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Seattle Reign FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Dickey. Line 1: 11 S. Huerta, 21 P. McClernon, 23 J. Bugg, 24 M. Curry. Line 2: 16 A. McCammon, 8 A. James-Turner. Line 3: 2 M. Mercado, 17 S. Menti, 5 M. Dahlien. Line 4: 19 M. Fishel.

Seattle Reign 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	C. Dickey	90	0	0	0.00
11	S. Huerta	90	0	0	0.08
24	M. Curry, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.00
8	A. James-Turner, off at 72′	72	0	0	0.03
21	P. McClernon	90	0	0	0.00
23	J. Bugg	90	0	0	0.00
2	M. Mercado	90	0	0	0.35
16	A. McCammon	90	0	0	0.00
19	M. Fishel, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00
17	S. Menti, off at 90+9′	90	0	0	0.00
5	M. Dahlien, off at 90+9′	90	0	0	0.39
Substitutes
13	B. Ratcliffe, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.08
14	E. Mason, on at 90+9′	1	0	0	0.00
22	R. Brown, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00
30	N. Mondesir, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00
33	R. Hladek, on at 90+9′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			0	0	0.93

Unused: E. Adames, H. Ward, S. Holmes, C. Miller

All player stats

Seattle Reign 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
11	S. Huerta	90	0	0	0.08	2	0	0	67%	0	2
24	M. Curry, off at 73′	73	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	42%	6	3
8	A. James-Turner, off at 72′	72	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	81%	0	1
21	P. McClernon	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	77%	6	4
23	J. Bugg	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	79%	3	4
2	M. Mercado	90	0	0	0.35	2	2	2	73%	1	1
16	A. McCammon	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	46%	4	3
19	M. Fishel, off at 65′	65	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	0	0
17	S. Menti, off at 90+9′	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	52%	1	1
5	M. Dahlien, off at 90+9′	90	0	0	0.39	2	1	2	65%	4	1
Substitutes
7	E. Adames	–
12	H. Ward	–
13	B. Ratcliffe, on at 72′	18	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	80%	0	0
14	E. Mason, on at 90+9′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
22	R. Brown, on at 73′	17	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	31%	0	0
25	S. Holmes	–
30	N. Mondesir, on at 65′	25	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	0	0
33	R. Hladek, on at 90+9′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
38	C. Miller	–
Team			0	0	0.93	8	4	5	65%	25	20