Kansas City Current 2–1 Gotham FC, NWSL Matchday 4

Kansas City Current v Gotham FC

Kansas City Current9th 6 pts

Debinha 37′
M. Cooper 60′

2

2–1

Full time

Sat 4 Apr

Expected goals: Kansas City Current 1.88, Gotham FC 1.04

Gotham FC11th 5 pts

J. Shaw 29′

1

Sat 4 Apr, 4:00 pm EDT CPKC Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 4

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

29′Goal J. Shaw (Gotham FC)0–1
37′Goal Debinha (Kansas City Current)1–1
60′Goal M. Cooper (Kansas City Current)2–1

Top performers

Kansas City Current

M. CooperMKCshirt 171G4SH
DebinhaMKCshirt 991G2SH
A. SentnorFKCshirt 210G2SH

Gotham FC

J. ShawFGFCshirt 101G2SH
J. DudleyGFCshirt 2, came off the bench0G3SH
J. HowellMGFCshirt 70G2SH

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

What it means

Kansas City Current

9th▲4 from 13th

Outside the playoff places, level on points with Bay FC in the last playoff place, with 25 to play.

Gotham FC

11th▼1 from 10th

Outside the playoff places, 1 point behind Bay FC in the last playoff place, with 25 to play.

Season series

Matchday 4 Sat 4 Apr

Kansas City Current2

Gotham FC1

Matchday 17 Fri 14 Aug

Gotham FC2

Kansas City Current1

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

Team stats

KC GFC

Expected goals: Kansas City Current: 1.88; Gotham FC: 1.04
Possession: Kansas City Current: 37%; Gotham FC: 63%
Shots: Kansas City Current: 14; Gotham FC: 15
Corners: Kansas City Current: 8; Gotham FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	San Diego Wave FC	5	+5	12
2	Angel City FC	4	+6	9
3	Houston Dash	4	+4	9
4	Seattle Reign FC	4	+3	9
5	Portland Thorns FC	4	+3	9
6	Orlando Pride	5	+3	8
7	Utah Royals FC	5	0	7
8	Bay FC	3	+1	6
9	Kansas City Current	5	−4	6
⋯
11	Gotham FC	5	−2	5

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

Kansas City Current: 37% possession; 107 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 27% reached the box; 3.9 actions each
Gotham FC: 63% possession; 106 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 24% reached the box; 6.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Kansas City Current

Gotham FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Kansas City Current started 14% of their possessions in the final third, Gotham FC 9%.

Where the shots came from

Kansas City CurrentGotham FC

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

How each team moved the ball

Kansas City Current

Gotham 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 CurrentGotham FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Kansas City CurrentGotham 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 CurrentGotham 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. 1,720 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Kansas City Current attack right, Gotham 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.

73 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:47	Lorena	Kansas City Current
3:23	A. Berger	Gotham FC
4:24	A. Sentnor	Kansas City Current
9:11	M. Purce	Gotham FC
9:54	A. Berger	Gotham FC
19:48	J. Howell	Gotham FC
22:18	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
23:50	R. Lavelle	Gotham FC
25:17	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
25:24	E. Bravo-Young	Kansas City Current
26:04	C. Bethune	Kansas City Current
26:35	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
28:02	J. Shaw	Gotham FC
30:29	A. Berger	Gotham FC
32:54	A. Berger	Gotham FC
34:03	K. Sharples	Kansas City Current
36:52	Debinha	Kansas City Current
38:16	Debinha	Kansas City Current
38:18	M. Cooper	Kansas City Current
40:30	Lorena	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: 5 E. Bravo-Young, 27 K. Sharples, 24 G. Robinson, 18 I. Rodriguez. Line 2: 10 L. LaBonta, 8 C. Bethune. Line 3: 17 M. Cooper, 99 Debinha, 6 T. Chawinga. Line 4: 21 A. Sentnor.

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
23	Lorena	90	0	0	0.00
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.02
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00
8	C. Bethune, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.04
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.34
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00
17	M. Cooper, off at 69′	69	1	0	0.14
10	L. LaBonta, off at 69′	69	0	0	0.00
21	A. Sentnor, off at 89′	89	0	1	0.47
99	Debinha	90	1	0	0.67
6	T. Chawinga, off at 41′	41	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
2	L. Rouse, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
3	A. White, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.08
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.00
13	H. Hopkins, on at 41′	49	0	0	0.12
22	B. Feist, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00
Team			2	1	1.88

Unused: M. Jordan, E. Ball, K. Scott, K. Carusa

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	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
5	E. Bravo-Young	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	70%	0	0
18	I. Rodriguez	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	73%	0	3
8	C. Bethune, off at 89′	89	0	0	0.04	2	1	1	68%	2	3
27	K. Sharples	90	0	0	0.34	1	0	0	88%	1	2
24	G. Robinson	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	82%	1	0
17	M. Cooper, off at 69′	69	1	0	0.14	4	2	2	67%	1	1
10	L. LaBonta, off at 69′	69	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	80%	0	2
21	A. Sentnor, off at 89′	89	0	1	0.47	2	0	1	80%	0	1
99	Debinha	90	1	0	0.67	2	1	3	73%	1	1
6	T. Chawinga, off at 41′	41	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	67%	0	0
Substitutes
1	M. Jordan	–
2	L. Rouse, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	–	0	1
3	A. White, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.08	1	1	0	0%	0	0
7	E. Ball	–
11	R. Rodríguez, on at 69′	21	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	50%	0	0
13	H. Hopkins, on at 41′	49	0	0	0.12	1	1	1	62%	1	1
22	B. Feist, on at 89′	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0%	0	0
31	K. Scott	–
66	K. Carusa	–
Team			2	1	1.88	14	6	10	72%	7	15

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

Gotham FCFormation 4-3-3

Gotham FC, 4-3-3, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 30 A. Berger. Line 1: 19 K. Duran, 6 E. Sonnett, 27 J. Carter, 4 L. Reale. Line 2: 16 R. Lavelle, 7 J. Howell, 13 S. McCaskill. Line 3: 23 M. Purce, 9 E. González, 10 J. Shaw.

Gotham 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
30	A. Berger	90	0	0	0.01
19	K. Duran, off at 18′	18	0	0	0.00
4	L. Reale	90	0	0	0.00
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.19
6	E. Sonnett	90	0	0	0.00
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00
16	R. Lavelle	90	0	0	0.03
13	S. McCaskill, off at 79′	79	0	1	0.02
9	E. González	90	0	0	0.15
23	M. Purce, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.05
10	J. Shaw, off at 46′	45	1	0	0.09
Substitutes
2	J. Dudley, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.36
11	S. Schupansky, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.07
15	T. Davidson, on at 18′, off at 61′	43	0	0	0.00
21	S. Cook, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.02
28	K. Lampson, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.04
Team			1	1	1.05

Unused: S. Hogan, T. Sommer, A. Kitahata, K. Harper

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
19	K. Duran, off at 18′	18	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	62%	0	0
4	L. Reale	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	77%	2	0
7	J. Howell	90	0	0	0.19	2	1	1	81%	0	3
6	E. Sonnett	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	95%	1	2
27	J. Carter	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	92%	1	0
16	R. Lavelle	90	0	0	0.03	1	0	3	75%	1	0
13	S. McCaskill, off at 79′	79	0	1	0.02	1	0	2	81%	0	1
9	E. González	90	0	0	0.15	1	1	0	88%	0	0
23	M. Purce, off at 79′	79	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	80%	1	0
10	J. Shaw, off at 46′	45	1	0	0.09	2	1	0	77%	1	0
Substitutes
1	S. Hogan	–
2	J. Dudley, on at 46′	45	0	0	0.36	3	0	0	61%	0	1
11	S. Schupansky, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.07	1	0	1	75%	1	0
14	T. Sommer	–
15	T. Davidson, on at 18′, off at 61′	43	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	85%	1	2
21	S. Cook, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	73%	0	0
24	A. Kitahata	–
28	K. Lampson, on at 79′	11	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	40%	0	1
34	K. Harper	–
Team			1	1	1.05	15	4	9	83%	9	10