Kansas City Current 5–1 Bay FC, NWSL Matchday 24

Kansas City Current v Bay FC

Kansas City Current5th 44 pts

H. Hopkins 24′
Debinha 46′, 53′, 75′
Temwa Chawinga 89′

5

5–1

Full time

Sat 3 Oct

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 3.78, Bay FC 0.69

Bay FC14th 26 pts

K. Lema 4′

1

Sat 3 Oct, 6:30 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 24

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

4′Goal K. Lema (Bay FC)0–1
24′Goal H. Hopkins (Kansas City Current)1–1
46′Goal Debinha (Kansas City Current)2–1
53′Goal Debinha (Kansas City Current)3–1
75′Goal Debinha (Kansas City Current)4–1
89′Goal Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)5–1

Top performers

Kansas City Current

DebinhaMKCshirt 993G5SH
H. HopkinsFKCshirt 131G7SH
Temwa ChawingaMKCshirt 61G3SH

Bay FC

K. LemaFBAYshirt 51G2SH
A. PfeifferMBAYshirt 170G4SH
C. HuttonMBAYshirt 80G2SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

5th▲3 from 8th

In the playoff places, 4 points above Seattle Reign FC, with three to play.

Bay FC

14th▼1 from 13th

Out of playoff contention, 16 points behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with three to play.

Season series

Matchday 20 Fri 4 Sep

Bay FC1

Kansas City Current2

Matchday 24 Sat 3 Oct

Kansas City Current5

Bay FC1

Kansas City Current took both meetings, 7–2 on aggregate.

Team stats

KC BAY

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 3.78; Bay FC: 0.69
Possession: Kansas City Current: 51%; Bay FC: 49%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 24; Bay FC: 12
Corners: Kansas City Current: 12; Bay FC: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	26	+14	54
2	San Diego Wave FC	27	+12	51
3	Washington Spirit	26	+12	46
4	Utah Royals FC	27	+9	46
5	Kansas City Current	27	+10	44
6	Portland Thorns FC	26	+8	43
7	Angel City FC	26	+16	42
8	North Carolina Courage	27	+11	42
⋯
14	Bay FC	27	−14	26

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.

Bay FC have gone 5 without a win. Last win: 2–0 v Racing Louisville FC, 20 September.

The match on the pitch

Kansas City Current: 51% possession; 112 possessions; 18% ended in a shot; 33% reached the box; 4.4 actions each
Bay FC: 49% possession; 108 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 20% reached the box; 4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Bay FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 21% of their possessions in the final third, Bay FC 7%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentBay FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Bay 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 CurrentBay FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentBay 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 CurrentBay 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. 1,568 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Bay 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.

102 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:40	Lorena	Kansas City Current
2:17	Debinha	Kansas City Current
3:03	Lorena	Kansas City Current
3:22	K. Lema	Bay FC
6:42	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
6:43	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
11:11	Lorena	Kansas City Current
13:37	V. DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
13:48	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
17:04	I. Rodriguez	Kansas City Current
17:43	J. Silkowitz	Bay FC
19:16	R. Kundananji	Bay FC
19:25	Lorena	Kansas City Current
20:35	K. Sharples	Kansas City Current
21:21	A. Pfeiffer	Bay FC
22:09	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
23:01	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
23:05	H. Hopkins	Kansas City Current
26:13	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
26:14	M. Cooper	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, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. 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
23	Lorena	90	0
7	E. Ball, off at 46′	45	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 68′	68	0
24	G. Robinson	90	0
27	K. Sharples	90	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 68′	68	0
10	L. LaBonta, off at 80′	80	0
13	H. Hopkins	90	1
99	Debinha, off at 80′	80	3
6	T. Chawinga	90	1
Substitutes
2	L. Rouse, on at 46′	45	0
3	A. White, on at 68′	22	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 68′	22	0
22	B. Feist, on at 80′	10	0
55	P. Hocking, on at 80′	10	0
Team			5

Unused: M. Jordan, K. Scott, K. Suliafu, I. Gemelli

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
7	E. Ball, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	79%	0	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	3	50%	0	2
16	V. DiBernardo, off at 68′	68	0	0	2	74%	0	1
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0	93%	0	3
27	K. Sharples	90	0	1	0	83%	1	2
17	M. Cooper, off at 68′	68	0	4	1	50%	0	0
10	L. LaBonta, off at 80′	80	0	1	0	73%	0	3
13	H. Hopkins	90	1	7	1	67%	1	1
99	Debinha, off at 80′	80	3	5	4	66%	0	0
6	T. Chawinga	90	1	3	3	72%	2	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
2	L. Rouse, on at 46′	45	0	0	1	77%	2	0
3	A. White, on at 68′	22	0	3	1	75%	0	0
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 68′	22	0	0	0	76%	0	0
22	B. Feist, on at 80′	10	0	0	0	60%	0	0
31	K. Scott	–
44	K. Suliafu	–
53	I. Gemelli	–
55	P. Hocking, on at 80′	10	0	0	0	80%	0	0
Team			5	24	16	72%	6	12

Kansas City Current goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	Lorena	90	3	4	75%	1	0

Bay FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Bay FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 29 J. Silkowitz. Line 1: 16 S. Collins, 2 H. Gilchrist, 18 J. Anderson, 31 J. Nighswonger. Line 2: 8 C. Hutton, 41 H. Bebar. Line 3: 17 A. Pfeiffer, 7 T. Huff, 9 R. Kundananji. Line 4: 5 K. Lema.

Bay 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
29	J. Silkowitz	90	0
16	S. Collins, off at 84′	84	0
31	J. Nighswonger	90	0
41	H. Bebar	90	0
2	H. Gilchrist	90	0
18	J. Anderson	90	0
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 58′	58	0
8	C. Hutton	90	0
5	K. Lema, off at 84′	84	1
7	T. Huff, off at 58′	58	0
9	R. Kundananji, off at 73′	73	0
Substitutes
10	C. Girelli, on at 73′	17	0
27	K. Barry, on at 58′	32	0
30	A. Holzheier, on at 84′	6	0
47	K. Fuller, on at 58′	32	0
24	M. Moreau, on at 84′	6	0
Team			1

Unused: C. Conti, A. Cometti, K. Hubly, C. Miller

All player stats

Bay FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
16	S. Collins, off at 84′	84	0	0	0	78%	2	2
31	J. Nighswonger	90	0	0	2	78%	2	1
41	H. Bebar	90	0	1	3	74%	2	5
2	H. Gilchrist	90	0	0	0	81%	0	0
18	J. Anderson	90	0	1	0	80%	0	2
17	A. Pfeiffer, off at 58′	58	0	4	0	58%	1	0
8	C. Hutton	90	0	2	1	74%	2	3
5	K. Lema, off at 84′	84	1	2	0	81%	0	0
7	T. Huff, off at 58′	58	0	0	0	64%	0	0
9	R. Kundananji, off at 73′	73	0	2	2	75%	0	0
Substitutes
10	C. Girelli, on at 73′	17	0	0	1	100%	0	0
27	K. Barry, on at 58′	32	0	0	0	43%	2	0
30	A. Holzheier, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	100%	0	0
47	K. Fuller, on at 58′	32	0	0	0	69%	0	0
23	C. Conti	–
24	M. Moreau, on at 84′	6	0	0	0	33%	0	1
21	A. Cometti	–
11	K. Hubly	–
1	C. Miller	–
Team			1	12	9	73%	11	14