All the 2022 NWSL Playoff Scenarios for KC Current

Obsessing over every matchup the KC Current could draw in the 2022 NWSL playoffs? Us too.

With a dominant 3-0 win over Washington Spirit on Sunday, KC Current secured playoff position for the first time in club history. Now, KC Current sit #3 in the table, eager to lock up a first round bye or home playoff match in the last weekend of the NWSL regular season.

With a #1 or #2 finish, KC Current would host a home playoff match at Children’s Mercy Park on the weekend of Oct. 22-23.

With a #3 or #4 finish, KC Current would host a home playoff match at Children’s Mercy Park on the weekend of Oct. 15-16. With a quarterfinal win, the Current would then have to travel to face the #1 or #2 seed on the weekend of Oct. 22-23.

KC Current cannot finish lower than #5. With a #5 finish, KC Current would have to travel to face the #4 seed on the weekend of Oct. 15-16.

Here’s every way the KC Current could lock up seeds 1-5 in the NWSL playoffs:

#1 Seed:

• KC Win + POR Loss + RGN Loss/Draw

#2 Seed:

• KC Win + RGN Loss/Draw
  
  OR
• KC Draw + SD Loss/Draw + RGN Loss + KC better GD than RGN

#3 Seed:

• KC Win
  
  OR
• KC Draw + SD Loss/Draw
  
  OR
• KC Loss + SD Loss + HOU Loss/Draw

#4 Seed:

• KC Draw + SD Win
  
  OR
• KC Loss + SD Win/Draw + HOU Loss/Draw
  
  OR
• KC Loss + SD Loss + HOU Win

#5 Seed:

• KC Loss + SD Win/Draw + HOU Win

This weekend’s full slate of NWSL matchups is as follows:

• Friday, Sept. 30
  San Diego Wave FC vs. North Carolina Courage
• Saturday, Oct. 1
  Gotham FC vs. Portland Thorns
  Washington Spirit vs. Houston Dash
  Racing Louisville vs. KC Current
  OL Reign vs. Orlando Pride
• Sunday, Oct. 2
  Chicago Red Stars vs. Angel City FC