Kansas City Current 2–2 San Diego Wave FC, NWSL Matchday 13

Kansas City Current v San Diego Wave FC

Kansas City Current5th 25 pts

C. Bethune 52′
Temwa Chawinga 61′

2

2–2

Full time

Fri 17 Jul

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 0.69, San Diego Wave FC 1.91

San Diego Wave FC1st 29 pts

T. Byars 6′, 90′

2

Fri 17 Jul, 8:00 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 13

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

6′Goal T. Byars (San Diego Wave FC)0–1
52′Goal C. Bethune (Kansas City Current)1–1
61′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)2–1
90′Goal T. Byars (San Diego Wave FC)2–2

Top performers

Kansas City Current

C. BethuneMKCshirt 81G3SH
Temwa ChawingaMKCshirt 61G2SH
H. HopkinsMKCshirt 130G2SH

San Diego Wave

T. ByarsFSDshirt 152G3SH
M. BarcenasSDshirt 7, came off the bench0G2SH
G. CorleyFSDshirt 110G1SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

5th▲1 from 6th

In the playoff places, 6 points above Angel City FC, with 15 to play.

San Diego Wave FC

1stNo change

In the playoff places, 10 points above Angel City FC, with 14 to play.

Season series

Matchday 13 Fri 17 Jul

Kansas City Current2

San Diego Wave FC2

Matchday 22 Fri 18 Sep

San Diego Wave FC2

Kansas City Current0

San Diego Wave FC won one, one drawn; 4–2 on aggregate to San Diego Wave FC.

Team stats

KC SD

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 0.69; San Diego Wave FC: 1.91
Possession: Kansas City Current: 43%; San Diego Wave FC: 57%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 9; San Diego Wave FC: 11
Corners: Kansas City Current: 6; San Diego Wave FC: 6

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	16	+6	29
2	Washington Spirit	14	+11	27
3	Portland Thorns FC	15	+8	27
4	Gotham FC	14	+8	27
5	Kansas City Current	15	+1	25
6	Utah Royals FC	14	+5	24
7	North Carolina Courage	13	+4	21
8	Orlando Pride	15	+1	20

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.

San Diego Wave FC are 7 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–1 at Seattle Reign FC, 6 September.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 43% possession; 102 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 30% reached the box; 4.5 actions each
San Diego Wave FC: 57% possession; 102 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 18% reached the box; 5.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

San Diego Wave FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 16% of their possessions in the final third, San Diego Wave FC 8%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentSan Diego Wave FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

San Diego Wave 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 CurrentSan Diego Wave FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentSan Diego Wave 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 CurrentSan Diego Wave 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. 1,787 events in the record.

Period Minute 97 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, San Diego Wave 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.

69 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:35	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
2:22	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
3:19	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
4:32	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
5:54	T. Byars	San Diego Wave FC
8:06	K. Dali	San Diego Wave FC
9:23	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
19:57	L. Agudelo	San Diego Wave FC
20:15	Ludmila	San Diego Wave FC
21:21	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
22:38	L. Agudelo	San Diego Wave FC
24:57	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
24:58	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
26:17	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
28:15	B. Feist	Kansas City Current
35:06	L. Fazer	San Diego Wave FC
35:46	M. Jordan	Kansas City Current
36:59	L. Agudelo	San Diego Wave FC
38:31	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
39:12	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: 1 M. Jordan. Line 1: 2 L. Rouse, 7 E. Ball, 24 G. Robinson, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 22 B. Feist. Line 3: 13 H. Hopkins, 8 C. Bethune, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 99 Debinha.

Kansas City Current 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
1	M. Jordan	90	0
2	L. Rouse	90	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0
22	B. Feist, off at 60′	60	0
7	E. Ball	90	0
24	G. Robinson	90	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0
99	Debinha, off at 60′	60	0
8	C. Bethune	90	1
6	T. Chawinga	90	1
Substitutes
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 60′	30	0
16	V. DiBernardo, on at 60′	30	0
Team			2

Unused: K. Williams-Mosier, A. White, G. Paul, K. Sharples, K. Scott, K. Suliafu, P. Hocking

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	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	L. Rouse	90	0	0	1	80%	3	2
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	1	1	72%	1	2
22	B. Feist, off at 60′	60	0	0	0	63%	1	4
7	E. Ball	90	0	1	0	88%	1	1
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0	94%	0	1
13	H. Hopkins	90	0	2	0	62%	1	0
10	L. LaBonta	90	0	0	0	84%	1	1
99	Debinha, off at 60′	60	0	0	1	66%	0	1
8	C. Bethune	90	1	3	2	51%	4	2
6	T. Chawinga	90	1	2	0	82%	2	2
Substitutes
48	K. Williams-Mosier	–
3	A. White	–
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 60′	30	0	0	1	92%	1	2
12	G. Paul	–
16	V. DiBernardo, on at 60′	30	0	0	0	92%	0	0
27	K. Sharples	–
31	K. Scott	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
55	P. Hocking	–
Team			2	9	6	77%	15	18

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	M. Jordan	90	3	5	60%	2	0

San Diego Wave FCFormation 4-4-1-1

San Diego Wave FC, 4-4-1-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 L. Agudelo. Line 1: 16 M. Van Zanten, 2 K. Wesley, 14 K. McNabb, 75 P. Morroni. Line 2: 8 K. Ascanio, 10 K. Dali, 18 L. Fazer, 17 Ludmila. Line 3: 11 G. Corley. Line 4: 15 T. Byars.

San Diego Wave FC 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
1	L. Agudelo	90	0
16	M. Van Zanten	90	0
75	P. Morroni, off at 89′	89	0
10	K. Dali	90	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0
8	K. Ascanio	90	0
18	L. Fazer, off at 72′	72	0
15	T. Byars	90	2
11	G. Corley, off at 60′	60	0
17	Ludmila, off at 60′	60	0
Substitutes
81	G. Portilho, on at 60′	30	0
19	T. Wynalda, on at 89′	1	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 60′	30	0
7	M. Barcenas, on at 72′	18	0
Team			2

Unused: D. Haračić, N. Harrison, S. Paños, J. Fusco

All player stats

San Diego Wave FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	M. Van Zanten	90	0	0	1	77%	1	4
75	P. Morroni, off at 89′	89	0	1	0	82%	5	1
10	K. Dali	90	0	1	1	80%	1	0
2	K. Wesley	90	0	0	0	86%	1	0
14	K. McNabb	90	0	1	0	87%	1	1
8	K. Ascanio	90	0	1	1	85%	3	0
18	L. Fazer, off at 72′	72	0	0	1	82%	0	0
15	T. Byars	90	2	3	1	71%	0	0
11	G. Corley, off at 60′	60	0	1	1	65%	0	0
17	Ludmila, off at 60′	60	0	1	0	53%	2	0
Substitutes
31	D. Haračić	–
23	N. Harrison	–
12	S. Paños	–
28	J. Fusco	–
81	G. Portilho, on at 60′	30	0	0	0	58%	0	1
19	T. Wynalda, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
22	L. Godfrey, on at 60′	30	0	0	0	67%	0	0
7	M. Barcenas, on at 72′	18	0	2	0	75%	0	0
Team			2	11	6	80%	14	7