Kansas City W 3–2 North Carolina Courage W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
C. Hernandez
NWSL: Kansas City W beat North Carolina Courage W 3–2. Goals: Natalia Staude 12' (o.g.), Croix Bethune 35', Michelle Ivory Cooper 41', Evelyn Ijeh 45+3'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
Goals & cards
- Natalia Staude(Own goal)12′
- Croix BethuneAssist: Haley Hopkins35′
- Michelle Ivory CooperAssist: Haley Hopkins41′
- 45+3′Evelyn IjehAssist: Ashley Sanchez
- 45+5′Felicitas RauchFoul
Key stats
- 45%Ball Possession55%
- –Expected goals–
- 8Total Shots4
- 6Shots on goal1
- 3Corner Kicks1
Half by half
- Kansas City W
- North Carolina Courage W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City W | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| North Carolina Courage W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
Kansas City W: 1 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.- Kansas City W have not won in their last 4 matches.
- Kansas City W have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Kansas City W scored 9 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
North Carolina Courage W: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.- North Carolina Courage W have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W scored 12 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: North Carolina Courage W 1–2 Kansas City W.
Recent form
Standings
Nwsl Women
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  San Diego Wave W | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 |
| 3 |  Washington Spirit W | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 | Kansas City W | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 |
| 5 |  Angel City W | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 |  Portland Thorns W | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 |  Utah Royals W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 |  Seattle Reign FC W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage W | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 |  Denver Summit W | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 |  Orlando Pride W | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
Timeline
- Natalia Staude(Own goal)12′
- Off: Gabrielle RobinsonOn: Katie Scott24′
- Croix BethuneAssist: Haley Hopkins35′
- Michelle Ivory CooperAssist: Haley Hopkins41′
- 45+3′Evelyn IjehAssist: Ashley Sanchez
- 45+5′Felicitas RauchFoul
- 46′Off: Carly WickenheiserOn: Chioma Okafor
- 46′Off: Vilde Bøe RisaOn: Dani Weatherholt
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Kansas City W8 shots332
North Carolina Courage W5 shots221
- 73Inside the box
- 11Outside the box
Show as a table
| Kansas City W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Saved | 3 | 0 |
| Off target | 0 | 2 |
| Blocked | 2 | 1 |
| Inside the box | 7 | 3 |
| Outside the box | 1 | 1 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Kansas City W
- North Carolina Courage W
45%Possession55%
75%150 of 199 passes81%205 of 253 passes
Show as a table
| Kansas City W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 45% | 55% |
| Passes | 199 | 253 |
| Completed | 150 | 205 |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 81% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 43Fouls
- 01Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 10Offsides
Show as a table
| Kansas City W | North Carolina Courage W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Kansas City W
- North Carolina Courage W
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Ivory Cooper | Kansas City W | 8.3 | 47 |
| Croix Bethune | Kansas City W | 8.3 | 47 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | North Carolina Courage W | 7.7 | 47 |
| Haley Hopkins | Kansas City W | 7.0 | 47 |
| Kailen Sheridan | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 47 |
| Shinomi Koyama | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 47 |
| Gabrielle Robinson | Kansas City W | 6.6 | 24 |
| Lorena | Kansas City W | 6.5 | 47 |
| Kayla Sharples | Kansas City W | 6.5 | 47 |
| Débora de Oliveira | Kansas City W | 6.5 | 47 |
| Katie Scott | Kansas City W | 6.5 | 23 |
| Erica Meg Parkinson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 47 |
| Ashley Sanchez | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 47 |
| Elizabeth Ball | Kansas City W | 6.3 | 47 |
| Isabel Rodriguez | Kansas City W | 6.3 | 47 |
| Lo’eau LaBonta | Kansas City W | 6.3 | 47 |
| Vanessa DiBernardo | Kansas City W | 6.3 | 47 |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 47 |
| Carly Wickenheiser | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 45 |
| Vilde Bøe Risa | North Carolina Courage W | 6.0 | 45 |
| Uno Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage W | 5.9 | 47 |
| Natalia Staude | North Carolina Courage W | 5.9 | 47 |
| Felicitas Rauch | North Carolina Courage W | 5.9 | 47 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
0%
Lorena
Lorena- Saves
- 0
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 6.5
57%
Kailen Sheridan
Kailen Sheridan- Saves
- 4
- Conceded
- 3
- Rating
- 6.9
- Kansas City W
- North Carolina Courage W
Top stats
- 45%Ball Possession55%
- –Expected goals–
- 8Total Shots4
- 6Shots on goal1
- 3Corner Kicks1
Shots
- 0Shots off Goal2
- 2Blocked shots1
- 7Shots insidebox3
- 1Shots outsidebox1
Passing
- 199Total passes253
- 150Passes accurate205
- 75%Pass accuracy81%
Defence & set pieces
- 0Goalkeeper Saves4
- 1Offsides0
Discipline
- 4Fouls3
- 0Yellow Cards1
- –Red Cards–
More
- 75%Passes %81%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- Kansas City W
- North Carolina Courage W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City W | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| North Carolina Courage W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
236.5Lorena
166.3Vanessa DiBernardo
106.3Lo’eau LaBonta
996.5Débora de Oliveira
107.7⚽Evelyn Ijeh
146.3Carly Wickenheiser
206.7Shinomi Koyama
16.9Kailen SheridanKansas City W4-2-3-1North Carolina Courage W4-2-3-1Kansas City W4-2-3-1Coach: Chris Armas
North Carolina Courage W4-2-3-1Coach: Mak Lind
| 23LorenaG | 47 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 7Elizabeth BallD | 47 | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 0 |
| 24Gabrielle RobinsonD | 24 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 13 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 27Kayla SharplesD | 47 | 6.5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 29 | – | 24 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 18Isabel RodriguezD | 47 | 6.3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 19 | – | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| 10Lo’eau LaBontaM | 47 | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| 16Vanessa DiBernardoM | 47 | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| 17Michelle Ivory CooperM | 47 | 8.3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 8Croix BethuneM | 47 | 8.3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 13Haley HopkinsM | 47 | 7.0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 99Débora de OliveiraF | 47 | 6.5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 17 | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 31Katie ScottD | 23 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 1Marisa JordanG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2Laney RouseD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 22Bayley FeistM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 11Raquel RodríguezM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 3Amelia WhiteF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 6Temwa ChawingaF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 55Penelope HockingF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 12Gianna PaulF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Nwsl Women
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NJ/NY Gotham FC W | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave W | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit W | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 | Kansas City W | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 |
| 5 | Angel City W | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 | Portland Thorns W | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Utah Royals W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC W | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage W | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 | Denver Summit W | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride W | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 12 |  Houston Dash W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 13 |  Boston Legacy W | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 14 |  Bay FC W | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 15 |  Racing Louisville W | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
| 16 |  Chicago Red Stars W | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 17 |