Gotham FC 2–1 Kansas City Current, NWSL Matchday 17

Gotham FC v Kansas City Current

Gotham FC1st 43 pts

M. Purce 13′
S. Kerr 41′

2

2–1

Full time

Fri 14 Aug

Expected goals: Gotham FC 2.94, Kansas City Current 1.91

Kansas City Current7th 30 pts

A. White 1′

1

Fri 14 Aug, 8:00 pm EDT Sports Illustrated Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 17

The match story

Photo from Gotham FC — Devon Cafaro/Courtesy Gotham FC

NWSL News

Gotham says its titles came from the bottom. Now it starts on top.

The club says its 2023 and 2025 NWSL Championships came as the postseason’s lowest seed. Its first Shield brings home-field advantage through the semifinals, subject to venue availability.

3 November 2026

Key moments

1′Goal A. White (Kansas City Current)0–1
13′Goal M. Purce (Gotham FC)1–1
41′Goal S. Kerr (Gotham FC)2–1

Top performers

Gotham FC

S. KerrFGFCshirt 201G4SH
M. PurceDGFCshirt 231G2SH
R. LavelleMGFCshirt 160G4SH

Kansas City Current

A. WhiteMKCshirt 31G2SH
DebinhaMKCshirt 990G1SH
H. HopkinsFKCshirt 130G1SH

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

What it means

Gotham FC

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 19 points above Seattle Reign FC, with ten to play.

Kansas City Current

7thNo change

In the playoff places, 6 points above Seattle Reign FC, with ten to play.

Season series

Matchday 4 Sat 4 Apr

Kansas City Current2

Gotham FC1

Matchday 17 Fri 14 Aug

Gotham FC2

Kansas City Current1

Gotham FC won one, Kansas City Current won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

GFC KC

Expected goals: Gotham FC: 2.94; Kansas City Current: 1.91
Possession: Gotham FC: 63%; Kansas City Current: 37%
Shots: Gotham FC: 16; Kansas City Current: 5
Corners: Gotham FC: 7; Kansas City Current: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	20	+13	43
2	Washington Spirit	19	+12	36
3	Utah Royals FC	19	+11	33
4	San Diego Wave FC	19	+4	32
5	Portland Thorns FC	19	+4	31
6	North Carolina Courage	18	+6	30
7	Kansas City Current	20	+3	30
8	Angel City FC	17	+7	24

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.

Gotham FC have 23 goals conceded, the fewest in the NWSL. 0.8 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Gotham FC: 63% possession; 102 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 30% reached the box; 6.3 actions each
Kansas City Current: 37% possession; 101 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 3.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Gotham FC

Kansas City Current

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

Where the shots came from

Gotham FCKansas City Current

Gotham 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

Gotham 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

Gotham FCKansas City Current

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Gotham 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

Gotham 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. 1,684 events in the record.

Period Minute 100 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Gotham 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.

69 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:22	A. White	Kansas City Current
3:19	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
4:09	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
5:30	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
6:12	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
6:13	J. Dudley	Gotham FC
7:09	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
7:46	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
9:17	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
11:26	G. Reiten	Gotham FC
12:55	M. Purce	Gotham FC
17:56	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
19:02	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
19:10	E. Ball	Kansas City Current
23:40	M. Purce	Gotham FC
23:44	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
23:58	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
34:21	A. Berger	Gotham FC
35:09	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
37:23	J. Shaw	Gotham FC

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Lineups

Gotham FCFormation 4-3-3

Gotham FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 23 M. Purce, 27 J. Carter, 15 T. Davidson, 18 G. Reiten. Line 2: 16 R. Lavelle, 7 J. Howell, 13 S. McCaskill. Line 3: 2 J. Dudley, 20 S. Kerr, 10 J. Shaw.

Gotham FC lineup: 11 starters, then 2 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
30	A. Berger	90	0	0	0.00
23	M. Purce	90	1	0	0.18
18	G. Reiten, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.02
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.06
16	R. Lavelle	90	0	0	1.53
13	S. McCaskill, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00
20	S. Kerr	90	1	0	0.87
2	J. Dudley	90	0	0	0.04
10	J. Shaw	90	0	1	0.26
Substitutes
22	M. Freeman, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00
8	T. Torres, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
Team			2	1	2.95

Unused: Bruninha, S. Cook, S. Hogan, A. Kitahata, S. Schupansky, M. Speck, T. Sommer

All player stats

Gotham 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
23	M. Purce	90	1	0	0.18	2	2	1	80%	2	3
18	G. Reiten, off at 83′	83	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	75%	1	2
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	3	5
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	95%	2	3
15	T. Davidson	90	0	0	0.06	1	1	0	88%	0	3
16	R. Lavelle	90	0	0	1.53	4	2	1	70%	1	1
13	S. McCaskill, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	78%	0	2
20	S. Kerr	90	1	0	0.87	4	3	3	74%	0	1
2	J. Dudley	90	0	0	0.04	1	0	1	71%	2	3
10	J. Shaw	90	0	1	0.26	3	2	4	72%	1	0
Substitutes
3	Bruninha	–
21	S. Cook	–
22	M. Freeman, on at 83′	7	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	78%	0	1
1	S. Hogan	–
24	A. Kitahata	–
11	S. Schupansky	–
25	M. Speck	–
14	T. Sommer	–
8	T. Torres, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	0	0
Team			2	1	2.95	16	10	11	82%	12	24

Gotham FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
30	A. Berger	90	1	2	50%	1	2

Kansas City CurrentFormation 4-2-3-1

Kansas City Current, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 M. Jordan. Line 1: 7 E. Ball, 24 G. Robinson, 27 K. Sharples, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 16 V. DiBernardo. Line 3: 3 A. White, 8 C. Bethune, 99 Debinha. Line 4: 13 H. Hopkins.

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
1	M. Jordan	90	0	–	–
7	E. Ball, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.00
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00
3	A. White, off at 61′	61	1	0	1.17
10	L. LaBonta, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.61
8	C. Bethune	90	0	1	0.00
99	Debinha	90	0	0	0.07
Substitutes
12	G. Paul, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00
17	M. Cooper, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
22	B. Feist, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00
31	K. Scott, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00
55	P. Hocking, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.06
Team			1	1	1.91

Unused: Lorena, R. Rodríguez, I. Gemelli

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, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	0	1
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	53%	1	4
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	71%	2	1
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	94%	0	3
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	94%	0	1
3	A. White, off at 61′	61	1	0	1.17	2	2	0	75%	0	2
10	L. LaBonta, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	69%	0	1
13	H. Hopkins, off at 78′	78	0	0	0.61	1	1	0	79%	0	0
8	C. Bethune	90	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	62%	1	3
99	Debinha	90	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	71%	1	1
Substitutes
23	Lorena	–
11	R. Rodríguez	–
12	G. Paul, on at 78′	12	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	100%	0	0
17	M. Cooper, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	44%	0	0
22	B. Feist, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	60%	1	0
31	K. Scott, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	63%	1	1
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	100%	1	0
Team			1	1	1.91	5	3	1	71%	8	18