North Carolina Courage vs Kansas City Current

atCourage at Current

August 29 · 6:30 PM EDT

North Carolina and Kansas City look evenly matched on paper.

The Courage have momentum—4 wins in their last 5—while the Current have won just once over that same stretch. We have this one as a coin flip. Both teams have legitimate claims to control the match depending on who settles into rhythm early.

Keys to the game

The Courage sit sixth in the table on 33 points; Kansas City seventh on 31. That gap will compress or widen based on how much space each side can create in transition.
North Carolina hold the edge on the board: 10 wins to Kansas City's 9, and 36 goals scored to the Current's 32. Courage will want to attack downfield and finish chances; Kansas City will lean on set pieces and conversion efficiency to close that production gap.
In the series, Kansas City leads 3-2. History suggests the Current know how to get results in this fixture, which means North Carolina cannot rely on recent form alone to carry the day.

Our predictionLow confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

North Carolina CourageWWLWWWLWWW11-7

Kansas City CurrentDLDDWLDDWL9-8

Our pick, projected final

Courage2

Current2

Draw

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

3Portland Thorns FC2111-4-6+637

4Utah Royals2111-3-7+1036

5North Carolina Courage2111-3-7+836

6San Diego Wave FC2111-3-7+636

7Kansas City Current219-4-8+331

8Seattle Reign FC208-4-8-128

9Angel City FC207-5-8+526

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1 · from Aug 26

Kailen Sheridan#1Goalkeeper

Maycee Bell#25Left center back

Natalia Staude#12Right center back

Feli Rauch#11Left back

Ryan Williams#13Right back

Érica Parkinson#19Attacking midfield

Carly Wickenheiser#14Left midfield

Shinomi Koyama#20Right midfield

Evelyn Ijeh#10Forward

Ashley Sanchez#2AM-L

Chioma Okafor#8AM-R

Kansas City Current4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Lorena#23Goalkeeper

Kayla Sharples#27Left center back

Gabrielle Robinson#24Right center back

Izzy Rodriguez#18Left back

Elizabeth Ball#7Right back

Croix Bethune#8Attacking midfield

Vanessa DiBernardo#16Left midfield

Lo'eau LaBonta#10Right midfield

Debinha#99Forward

Haley Hopkins#13AM-L

Michelle Cooper#17AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1New York Gotham FC13-3.619WWWWD

2Washington Spirit11-6.524DLLWW

3Portland Thorns FC11-6.524WWLDL

4Utah Royals11-7.524WLWLW

5North Carolina Courage11-7.524WLWWW

6San Diego Wave FC11-7.524DLWLD

7Kansas City Current9-8.429LDDWL

8Seattle Reign FC8-8.400LWDWW

9Los Angeles Angel City FC7-8.350DDDDL

10Houston Dash7-9.333WWDLW

11Orlando Pride8-11.381LLLWL

12Denver Summit FC6-8.300DWLDL

13Racing Louisville7-12.333WWWWL

14Bay Area Bay FC6-10.300LDLLL

15Boston Legacy FC5-11.238LLDWL

16Chicago Stars FC5-15.238LLDLL

Courage at Current

North Carolina

Courage

Kansas City

Current

Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atCourage at Current

August 29 · 6:30 PM EDT

North Carolina and Kansas City look evenly matched on paper.

Keys to the game

The Courage sit sixth in the table on 33 points; Kansas City seventh on 31. That gap will compress or widen based on how much space each side can create in transition.
North Carolina hold the edge on the board: 10 wins to Kansas City's 9, and 36 goals scored to the Current's 32. Courage will want to attack downfield and finish chances; Kansas City will lean on set pieces and conversion efficiency to close that production gap.
In the series, Kansas City leads 3-2. History suggests the Current know how to get results in this fixture, which means North Carolina cannot rely on recent form alone to carry the day.

Our predictionLow confidence

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

North Carolina CourageWWLWWWLWWW11-7

Kansas City CurrentDLDDWLDDWL9-8

Our pick, projected final

Courage2

Current2

Draw

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#NWSL StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

3Portland Thorns FC2111-4-6+637

4Utah Royals2111-3-7+1036

5North Carolina Courage2111-3-7+836

6San Diego Wave FC2111-3-7+636

7Kansas City Current219-4-8+331

8Seattle Reign FC208-4-8-128

9Angel City FC207-5-8+526

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1 · from Aug 26

Kailen Sheridan#1Goalkeeper

Maycee Bell#25Left center back

Natalia Staude#12Right center back

Feli Rauch#11Left back

Ryan Williams#13Right back

Érica Parkinson#19Attacking midfield

Carly Wickenheiser#14Left midfield

Shinomi Koyama#20Right midfield

Evelyn Ijeh#10Forward

Ashley Sanchez#2AM-L

Chioma Okafor#8AM-R

Kansas City Current4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Lorena#23Goalkeeper

Kayla Sharples#27Left center back

Gabrielle Robinson#24Right center back

Izzy Rodriguez#18Left back

Elizabeth Ball#7Right back

Croix Bethune#8Attacking midfield

Vanessa DiBernardo#16Left midfield

Lo'eau LaBonta#10Right midfield

Debinha#99Forward

Haley Hopkins#13AM-L

Michelle Cooper#17AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1New York Gotham FC13-3.619WWWWD

2Washington Spirit11-6.524DLLWW

3Portland Thorns FC11-6.524WWLDL

4Utah Royals11-7.524WLWLW

5North Carolina Courage11-7.524WLWWW

6San Diego Wave FC11-7.524DLWLD

7Kansas City Current9-8.429LDDWL

8Seattle Reign FC8-8.400LWDWW

9Los Angeles Angel City FC7-8.350DDDDL

10Houston Dash7-9.333WWDLW

11Orlando Pride8-11.381LLLWL

12Denver Summit FC6-8.300DWLDL

13Racing Louisville7-12.333WWWWL

14Bay Area Bay FC6-10.300LDLLL

15Boston Legacy FC5-11.238LLDWL

16Chicago Stars FC5-15.238LLDLL

North Carolina Courage vs Kansas City Current — Aug 29, 2026

North Carolina and Kansas City look evenly matched on paper.

Keys to the game

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings

North Carolina Courage vs Kansas City Current — Aug 29, 2026

North Carolina and Kansas City look evenly matched on paper.

Keys to the game

In the table

Projected starting lineups

League standings