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., 6th place) treks to the West Coast for a midweek matchup at Angel City FC (3-4-1, 10 pts. 12th place) on Wednesday, May 20, for the first of two games this week. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CT (7 p.m. PT) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.

The match will broadcast on Victory+ with Maura Sheridan and Ricky Lopez-Espin on the call as well as on the World Feed with Joe Malfa and Marion Crowder. Fans in Kansas City can watch the game locally on The Spot – Kansas City 38 with Jillian Carroll Letrinko and Kylen Mills and a pregame show, KC Current Matchday, starting at 8:30 p.m. CT. Fans can also listen to the action on 90.9 The Bridge with Dave Borchardt and Jake Yadrich, and the game will be available 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 p.m. CT (7 p.m. PT)
TV: Victory+, World Feed, The Spot – Kansas City 38
Radio: 90.9 The Bridge
Pregame Show: The Spot – Kansas City 38

TEN THINGS TO KNOW
1. Kansas City leads the all-time series with Angel City at 4-3-1 and has won the last four. No team has beaten Angel City in five straight regular season meetings. The Current has out-scored Angel City 12-9 all-time, including 9-3 in the last four.

2. The last meeting between the two sides was a 1-0 Current victory in Los Angeles on Oct. 9, 2025. Forward Michelle Cooper scored the game-winning goal in the 59th minute off an assist from fellow forward Haley Hopkins.

3. The Current is coming off back-to-back shutout wins for the first time this season with a pair of 3-0 results over Chicago and Houston. Goalkeeper Lorena has been credited with both shutouts and now has 16 career regular season clean sheets, tied for the 13th-most for a single club in NWSL history.

4. Two-time defending NWSL MVP and Golden Boot winner Temwa Chawinga produced five goals last week – a hat trick on May 10 and a brace on May 15. It was the first regular season hat trick in club history, and the forward now has five career regular season multi-goal games.

5. Chawinga catapulted up to No. 3 on the Golden Boot leaderboard with five goals and one assist. She has scored at least once in 34 of her 53 career league matches (64.2%), by far the highest rate in NWSL history among players with 20 or more appearances (Sam Kerr – 48.7%).

6. Forward Michelle Cooper has dished out a team-leading three assists this year, which is tied for second in the league. She had her first career multi-assist performance on May 15 with a pair of assists, also forcing an own goal.

7. Cooper has assisted seven of Chawinga’s regular season goals since the start of the 2024 season. Most recently, Cooper fed both of Chawinga’s goals on May 15 vs. Houston. Together, Cooper and Chawinga have accounted for 50 percent of Kansas City’s goal contributions with a combined seven goals and four assists.

8. Defender Elizabeth Ball, who has been part of the starting lineup the last three matches, is one away from 80 regular season starts for Kansas City, which will be the second most in club history. Her next appearance will be her 95th for the club, tied for second in franchise history.

9. Lorena, the defending NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, has 24 regular season wins in her career – just one away from becoming the 14th goalkeeper in league history to reach 25 with one club.

10. Midfielder Croix Bethune provided her 14th NWSL assist on May 10, the most in the league since she made her debut at the start of the 2024 season. She has averaged 0.42 assists per 90 minutes in her career, the best among players to play 3,000+ minutes in NWSL history (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 party for Wednesday’s match vs. Angel City FC will take place at Current Landing, the waterfront mixed-use district anchored by CPKC Stadium and the Missouri River. Fan entry will begin at 8 p.m. CT. Free on-site parking will be available in the Green Lot across from CPKC Stadium, subject to availability. More information about watch parties at Current Landing can be found HERE.