North Carolina Courage W 1–2 Kansas City W
- Season
- NWSL
- 2026 · Group Stage
Referee
Atahan Yaya
NWSL: Kansas City W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–1. Goals: Croix Bethune 8', Michelle Ivory Cooper 23'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
Goals & cards
- 8′
- 23′Michelle Ivory CooperAssist: Croix Bethune
- Dani WeatherholtFoul40′
Key stats
- 56%Ball Possession44%
- –Expected goals–
- 8Total Shots9
- 0Shots on goal2
- 3Corner Kicks2
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- Kansas City W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas City W | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
North Carolina Courage W: 1 won, 3 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.- North Carolina Courage W are unbeaten in their last 3 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W have scored in each of their last 4 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- North Carolina Courage W scored 6 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches.
Kansas City W: 1 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost in their last 5 matches.- Kansas City W scored 3 and conceded 12 in their last 5 matches.
- Their last meeting: Kansas City W 3–2 North Carolina Courage 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
- 8′
- 23′Michelle Ivory CooperAssist: Croix Bethune
- Dani WeatherholtFoul40′
- Off: Chioma OkaforOn: Lauryn Thompson55′
- Off: Hannah BetfortOn: Evelyn Ijeh55′
- 63′Off: Temwa ChawingaOn: Haley Hopkins
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
North Carolina Courage W9 shots171
Kansas City W9 shots243
- 46Inside the box
- 43Outside the box
Show as a table
| North Carolina Courage W | Kansas City W | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Saved | 0 | 0 |
| Off target | 7 | 4 |
| Blocked | 1 | 3 |
| Inside the box | 4 | 6 |
| Outside the box | 4 | 3 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Kansas City W
56%Possession44%
80%238 of 297 passes77%184 of 238 passes
Show as a table
| North Carolina Courage W | Kansas City W | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Passes | 297 | 238 |
| Completed | 238 | 184 |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 77% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 84Fouls
- 10Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 10Offsides
Show as a table
| North Carolina Courage W | Kansas City W | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 8 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| 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.
- North Carolina Courage W
- Kansas City W
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croix Bethune | Kansas City W | 8.6 | 64 |
| Michelle Ivory Cooper | Kansas City W | 7.7 | 64 |
| Elizabeth Ball | Kansas City W | 7.2 | 64 |
| Riley Jackson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 64 |
| Chioma Okafor | North Carolina Courage W | 6.9 | 55 |
| Laney Rouse | Kansas City W | 6.9 | 64 |
| Kayla Sharples | Kansas City W | 6.9 | 64 |
| Isabel Rodriguez | Kansas City W | 6.9 | 64 |
| Lo’eau LaBonta | Kansas City W | 6.9 | 64 |
| Ally Sentnor | Kansas City W | 6.9 | 64 |
| Shinomi Koyama | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 64 |
| Hannah Betfort | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 55 |
| Ashley Sanchez | North Carolina Courage W | 6.7 | 64 |
| Lorena | Kansas City W | 6.7 | 64 |
| Raquel Rodríguez | Kansas City W | 6.7 | 64 |
| Natalia Staude | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 64 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 9 |
| Lauryn Thompson | North Carolina Courage W | 6.5 | 9 |
| Kailen Sheridan | North Carolina Courage W | 6.3 | 64 |
| Uno Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 64 |
| Dani Weatherholt | North Carolina Courage W | 6.2 | 64 |
| Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City W | 6.2 | 63 |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage W | 6.0 | 64 |
| Manaka Matsukubo | North Carolina Courage W | 6.0 | 64 |
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%
Kailen Sheridan
Kailen Sheridan- Saves
- 0
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.3
–
Lorena
Lorena- Saves
- 0
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 6.7
- North Carolina Courage W
- Kansas City W
Top stats
- 56%Ball Possession44%
- –Expected goals–
- 8Total Shots9
- 0Shots on goal2
- 3Corner Kicks2
Shots
- 7Shots off Goal4
- 1Blocked shots3
- 4Shots insidebox6
- 4Shots outsidebox3
Passing
- 297Total passes238
- 238Passes accurate184
- 80%Pass accuracy77%
Defence & set pieces
- –Goalkeeper Saves–
- 1Offsides0
Discipline
- 8Fouls4
- 1Yellow Cards0
- –Red Cards–
More
- 80%Passes %77%
- –Goals prevented–
Half by half
- North Carolina Courage W
- Kansas City W
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Courage W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas City W | 2 | 0 | 2 |
North Carolina Courage W4-3-3Kansas City W4-2-3-1North Carolina Courage W4-3-3Coach: Mak Lind
Kansas City W4-2-3-1Coach: Chris Armas
| 1Kailen SheridanG | 64 | 6.3 | – | 13 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 2 |
| 13Ryan WilliamsD | 64 | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 18Uno ShiragakiD | 64 | 6.2 | – | 40 | – | 33 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Natalia StaudeD | 64 | 6.5 | – | 47 | – | 41 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 17Dani WeatherholtD | 64 | 6.2 | – | 32 | – | 24 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 16Riley JacksonM | 64 | 6.9 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 33 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 20Shinomi KoyamaM | 64 | 6.7 | – | 39 | 1 | 31 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 34Manaka MatsukuboM | 64 | 6.0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 21 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 33Hannah BetfortF | 55 | 6.7 | – | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 8Chioma OkaforF | 55 | 6.9 | – | 11 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2Ashley SanchezF | 64 | 6.7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 10Evelyn IjehF | 9 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 7Lauryn ThompsonF | 9 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 99Madison WhiteG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 11Felicitas RauchD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 5Cameron BrooksD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 3Sydney SchmidtD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 14Carly WickenheiserM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 35Allyson SchlegelF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 6Ivy GarnerD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 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 |