The big picture

Gotham come in 1st on the ladder with 61 points; Kansas City Current are 4th on 53. Gotham have the higher position to protect.

Gotham are 18–5–7 in NWSL 2026, averaging 1.3 goals for and 0.8 against.

Kansas City Current are 16–9–5 in NWSL 2026, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.3 against.

Form

Gotham have won three of their last five and most recently beat Utah Royals 2–0.

Kansas City Current have won five of their last five and most recently beat Racing Louisville 2–0.

Kansas City Current arrive on a 5-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 13 times on our records since 2021: Gotham 2, Kansas City Current 6, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2026), Gotham won 2–1 at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Kansas City Current by 2 goals in 2025 (2–0).

Players to watch

For Gotham, watch Jaedyn Shaw (0.4 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026) and Esther González (0.4 goals a game in 2026).

For Kansas City Current, watch Haley Hopkins (0.4 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026) and Temwa Chawinga (0.6 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026).

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.