Game Details
Children’s Mercy Park • Kansas City, MO
Streaming: NWSL Season Pass, Paramount+
Broadcast & Streaming Info
Watch on NWSL Season Pass or Paramount+. Local radio: KC Current FC Network. Live stats and highlights via the official NWSL app.
Team Overviews
Kansas City Current (14-2-1, 43 pts)
The league-leading Current have been virtually unbeatable at home (7-0-1), boasting a +21 goal differential (33 GF, 12 GA). Loéü LaBonta orchestrates the attack with seven goals and five assists, while Bethany Balcer and Kristen Hamilton combine for 11 strikes. Defensively, Alana Cook and goalie Aubrey Kingsbury anchor a back line that’s posted eight clean sheets.
North Carolina Courage (5-6-6, 21 pts)
The Courage sit midtable in the East but arrive in resilient form, unbeaten in three (1-0-2). Diana Ordoñez (4 goals) leads the forward line, supported by Meredith Speck and Brianna Pinto. Keeper Casey Murphy has kept seven shutouts but faces a stiff test against Kansas City’s fluid possession game.
Coaching & Tactics
Kansas City’s Matt Potter deploys a high-press, possession-focused system. Wingers tuck inside to overload midfield, then spring Balcer or Hamilton in behind on quick transitions.
Sean Nahas’s Courage side will sit deeper, funneling attacks into wide channels and looking to strike on the counter. Ordoñez must exploit half-spaces quickly before KC’s press resets.
Key Matchups
High Press vs. Build-Up: If Kansas City stifles Courage’s back passes early, live-bet the Current on the moneyline before the line moves.
Ordoñez vs. Cook: Diana Ordoñez’s speed against Alana Cook’s positioning will be decisive—look for a “Courage to Score First” prop if Ordoñez beats her marker in the opening 20 minutes.
Pace & Total: KC’s dominance and Courage’s low block lean Under 2.5 goals. Four of the Current’s last five home matches have finished Under.
MATCH ODDS
Kansas City Current – 200 Draw + 295 North Carolina Courage + 450
Over 2.5 – 125 Under 2.5 – 125
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, August 29, 2025
