Venue, Date & Time
Event: NWSL Regular Season, Week 22
Location: CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri – the world’s first purpose-built stadium for women’s professional sports
Kickoff: 7:00 PM CT (8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT / 00:00 GMT, Sept. 27)
Broadcast: Prime Video (national), KC Current Radio (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
Weather Forecast (Kansas City, MO)
Conditions: Clear skies, mild evening
Temperature: ~81°F at kickoff, dropping to ~70°F by full-time
Wind: Light, 3–6 mph from the southwest
Impact: Ideal playing conditions; no weather disruptions expected.
Injury Report
Kansas City Current
Out: Alana Cook (knee), Vanessa DiBernardo (maternity), Clare Gagne (head), Kristen Hamilton (hip)
Questionable: Temwa Chawinga (knee), Michelle Cooper (thigh)
Chicago Stars
Out: Jenna Bike (leg), Ivonne Chacon (excused), Shea Groom (leg), Natalia Kuikka (thigh), Maitane (excused), Cari Roccaro (excused), Mallory Swanson (maternity)
Questionable: None
Key Player Matchups
Temwa Chawinga (KC, F) vs. Sam Staab (CHI, D)
Chawinga leads the Golden Boot race (13 goals). Staab must contain her pace and off-ball runs.
Bia Zaneratto (KC, F) vs. Alyssa Naeher (CHI, GK)
Zaneratto’s creativity and finishing against Naeher’s veteran shot-stopping.
Debinha (KC, M) vs. Julia Grosso (CHI, M)
Midfield battle: Debinha’s playmaking vs. Grosso’s ball-winning.
Michelle Cooper (KC, M/F, Q) vs. Ludmila (CHI, F)
If Cooper is fit, her link-up play will be key. Ludmila is Chicago’s most consistent attacking outlet.
Team Records & Recent Form
Kansas City Current (1st place, 17-2-2, 53 pts)
Clinched 2025 NWSL Shield with 5 games to spare
Last 5: W–D–W–W–D
Goals: 38 scored, 10 conceded (best defense in NWSL)
Home Record: 17-1-5 all-time at CPKC Stadium; unbeaten at home in 2025
Chicago Stars (13th place, 2-9-10, 15 pts)
Struggling season, bottom of table
Last 5: L–D–W–D–D
Goals: 24 scored, 38 conceded
Away Record: 1 win in last 10 away matches
Series History
All-time H2H: KC Current 6 wins – Chicago Stars 5 wins – 4 draws
Recent Meetings:
May 24, 2025: KC 3–1 Chicago (SeatGeek Stadium)
Nov 3, 2024: KC 3–1 Chicago
June 14, 2024: KC 2–2 Chicago
Oct 7, 2023: KC 6–3 Chicago
Trend: KC unbeaten in last 4 vs. Chicago, outscoring them 14–7
High-Scoring Fixture: Avg. 4.3 goals per match, highest among NWSL rivalries
Betting Trends:
KC Current: 14 wins in last 16 matches; 8 straight clean sheets
Chicago Stars: 1 win in last 19 matches; both teams scored in 6 of last 6
H2H: Over 2.5 goals in 9 of last 10 meetings
MATCH ODDS
Kansas City Current – 425 Draw + + 475 Chicago Stars + 800
Over 2.5 – 195 Under 2.5 + 130
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, September 25, 2025
