Much like the past half-decade of professional football, women’s soccer goes through Kansas City right now. The Current hit Saturday with the best record in the NWSL, winners of three straight matches. They face off against recent Concacaf trophy-lifters Gotham FC, in front of one of a New Jersey crowd. It’s a weekend broadcast TV spot, another cool moment for a league still in its growth phase.
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How to watch Gotham FC vs. Kansas City Current
- Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium — Harrison, N.J.
- Time: 1 p.m. ET, Saturday
- TV: CBS
- Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
This match will also be streamed on Paramount+.
Kansas City has looked decidedly better in the early going. The Current have netted 22 goals across 10 matches, powered by three of the NWSL’s top-10 scorers. Malawian forward Temwa Chawinga has a goal in each of the team’s past three contests, Brazilian midfielder Debinha is a brilliant creator on offense and American Lo’eau LaBonta is fresh off her first career USWNT caps.
The Current hold the NWSL’s longest active winning streak Saturday, and they also pulled off the longest streak of the season by winning their first five matches. They have a commanding plus-15 goal differential; the second-best, San Diego, is plus-10.
Gotham FC is in a funny spot. It is the only team with a losing record and a positive goal differential in domestic play. And yet, this club just won the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup, defiantly beating Club América and then Tigres in back-to-back matches against Mexican opponents. Now back to the NWSL, where Gotham hasn’t won since April 26 in Washington.
The New York-New Jersey reppers are led by the Spanish star Esther González. She delivered the 82nd-minute, tournament-winning strike against Tigres two weeks ago, and she’s now tied with Orlando’s Barbra Banda for the league lead in goals. The rest of the attack surrounding its lead has been underperforming, with five combined goals to González’s seven.
That limited attack has its work cut out for it. Kansas City’s defense is concrete and brick. Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena is in the 93rd percentile for goals against and crosses stopped, per Football Reference. She leads all goalies in save percentage.
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