NWSL Match Preview: Kansas City Current (2-3-0) vs. Washington Spirit (1-1-3)

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Venue: Audi Field — Washington, D.C.

Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT

Weather Outlook

Temperature: 51°F

Wind: 3 mph W (From FOX Sports match listing.)

Injury Report

No injuries were listed in any of the available match previews or statistical pages. (NWSL teams often release injury updates on matchday.)

Team Records

Kansas City Current: 2‑3‑0 (6 points)

Washington Spirit: 1‑1‑3 (6 points)

Recent Team Form

Washington Spirit (Last 5)

W 2‑0 vs Bay FC D 0‑0 vs Denver D 1‑1 vs Utah D 2‑2 vs Racing Louisville L 1‑0 vs Portland

Trend: Washington are unbeaten in four straight and have conceded only 4 goals all season (3rd‑best in NWSL).

Kansas City Current (Last 5)

W 2‑1 vs Gotham L 2‑0 vs Portland L 3‑0 vs Reign L 2‑1 vs Chicago W 2‑1 vs Utah

Trend: Kansas City are inconsistent, with three losses in their last four.

Series History

Recent head‑to‑head results:

Sep 13, 2025: KC 0–0 WAS

Mar 22, 2025: WAS 0–2 KC

Sep 20, 2024: KC 3–0 WAS

Aug 25, 2024: WAS 4–1 KC

Sep 30, 2023: WAS 2–1 KC

Trend: Historically balanced, but Kansas City have taken two of the last three.

Key Player Matchups

Washington Spirit

R. Bernal: 1 goal in 5 matches

L. Santos: 1 goal

S. Cantore: 1 goal

R. Kouassi: 2 assists (team leader)

Kansas City Current

A. Sentnor: 1 goal, 1 assist

Debinha: 1 goal, 1 assist

C. Bethune: 1 goal

Team Statistical Comparison

CategoryWashingtonKansas City
Goals per game1.00 (11th)1.00 (11th)
Goals conceded per game0.80 (3rd)1.80 (14th)
Clean sheets2 (4th)0 (12th)
Possession59.8% (1st)43.7% (13th)
Shots on goal per game6.0 (3rd)4.2 (9th)

Key takeaway: Washington dominate possession and defend extremely well; Kansas City concede heavily.

Betting Trends

Washington have 2 clean sheets and concede less than 1 goal per match.

Kansas City have conceded 9 goals in 5 matches.

Washington are unbeaten in four straight.

Kansas City’s attack is inconsistent but capable of late goals.

MATCH ODDS

Kansas City Current        + 270

Washington Spirit            – 110

Draw                                     + 325

Over 2.5 – 105                   Under 2.5 – 125

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, April 23, 2026

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