Match Preview: Kansas City Current Treks West for Midweek Match at Angel City FC
KANSAS CITY (May 19, 2026) – The Kansas City Current (5-4-0, 15 pts., sixth place) treks to the West Coast for a midweek matchup at Angel City FC (3-4-1, 10 pts. twelfth place) on Wednesday, May 20, for the primary of two video games this week. Kickoff is about for 9 pm CT (7 pm PT) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.
The match will broadcast on Victory+ with Maura Sheridan and Ricky Lopez-Espin on the decision in addition to on the World Feed with Joe Malfa and Marion Crowder. Fans in Kansas City can watch the sport regionally on The Spot – Kansas City 38 with Jillian Carroll Letrinko and Kylen Mills and a pregame present, KC Current Matchday, beginning at 8:30 pm CT. Fans also can hearken to the motion on 90.9 The Bridge with Dave Borchardt and Jake Yadrich, and the sport will likely be obtainable on the KC Current App in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
MATCH INFO
Who: Kansas City Current at Angel City FC
Where: BMO Stadium – Los Angeles, Calif.
When: Wednesday, May 20
Kickoff: 9 pm CT (7 pm PT)
TV: Victory+, World Feed, The Spot – Kansas City 38
Radio: 90.9 The Bridge
Pregame Show: The Spot – Kansas City 38
HAVE THINGS TO KNOW
1. Kansas City leads the all-time collection with Angel City at 4-3-1 and has gained the final 4. No crew has crushed Angel City in 5 straight common season conferences. The Current has out-scored Angel City 12-9 all-time, together with 9-3 within the final 4.
2. The final assembly between the 2 sides was a 1-0 Current victory in Los Angeles on Oct. 9, 2025. Forward Michelle Cooper scored the game-winning objective within the 59th minute off an help from fellow ahead Haley Hopkins.
3. The Current is coming off back-to-back shutout wins for the primary time this season with a pair of 3-0 outcomes over Chicago and Houston. Goalkeeper Lorena has been credited with each shutouts and now has 16 profession common season clear sheets, tied for the Thirteenth-most for a single membership in NWSL historical past.
4. Two-time defending NWSL MVP and Golden Boot winner Temwa Chawinga produced 5 targets final week – a hat trick on May 10 and a brace on May 15. It was the primary common season hat trick in membership historical past, and the ahead now has profession 5 common season multi-goal video games.
5. Chawinga catapulted as much as No. 3 on the Golden Boot leaderboard with 5 targets and one help. She has scored at least eleven in 34 of her 53 profession league matches (64.2%), by far the best price in NWSL historical past amongst gamers with 20 or extra appearances (Sam Kerr – 48.7%).
6. Forward Michelle Cooper has dished out a team-leading three assists this 12 months, which is tied for second within the league. She had her first profession multi-assist efficiency on May 15 with a pair of assists, additionally forcing an personal objective.
7. Cooper has assisted seven of Chawinga’s common season targets because the begin of the 2024 season. Most just lately, Cooper fed each of Chawinga’s targets on May 15 vs. Houston. Together, Cooper and Chawinga have accounted for 50 % of Kansas City’s objective contributions with a mixed seven targets and 4 assists.
8. Defender Elizabeth Ball, who has been a part of the beginning lineup the final three matches, is one away from 80 common season begins for Kansas City, which would be the second most in membership historical past. His subsequent look will likely be his ninety fifth for the membership, tied for second in franchise historical past.
9. Lorena, the defending NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, has 24 common season wins in her profession – only one away from changing into the 14th goalkeeper in league historical past to succeed in 25 with one membership.
10. Midfielder Croix Bethune offered her 14th NWSL help on May 10, essentially the most within the league since she made her debut at the beginning of the 2024 season. She has averaged 0.42 assists per 90 minutes in her profession, one of the best amongst gamers to play 3,000+ minutes in NWSL historical past (Tobin Heath – 0.37, Lauren Holiday – 0.37).
AVAILABILITY REPORT
OUT: Alana Cook (SEI-Knee), Debinha de Oliveira (D-45), Vanessa DiBernardo (Maternity Leave), Clare Gagne (SEI-Head), Mary Long (D-45), Gianna Paul (Thigh), Rocky Rodríguez (Head)
QUESTIONABLE: None
INTERNATIONAL DUTY: None
KC CURRENT WATCH PARTY
A watch social gathering for Wednesday’s match vs. Angel City FC will happen at Current Landing, the waterfront mixed-use district anchored by CPKC Stadium and the Missouri River. Fan entry will start at 8 pm CT. Free on-site parking will likely be obtainable within the Green Lot throughout from CPKC Stadium, topic to availability. More details about watch events at Current Landing might be discovered HERE.
