KANSAS CITY (Aug. 7, 2026) \u2013\u00a0The Kansas City Current (9-7-2, 5th place, 29 pts.) hits the road this weekend for a visit to the Lone Star State to play the Houston Dash (5-8-4, 13th place, 19 pts.) on Saturday, April 8. Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. CT at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n
The match will broadcast nationally on ION with Michael Wottreng and Merritt Mathias on the call as well as on the World Feed with Jonathan Matthes and Lianne Sanderson.\u00a0Fans in Kansas City can watch a simulcast on The Spot \u2013 Kansas City 38 with a pregame show, KC Current Matchday, beginning at 7:15 p.m. CT. Erik Bergrud and Doug McLagan will be over the air on 90.9 The Bridge, and the game will also be available on the KC Current App in English, Spanish and Portuguese.<\/p>\n
MATCH INFO<\/p>\n
Who: Kansas City Current at Houston Dash<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0Shell Energy Stadium \u2013 Houston, Texas\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, Aug. 8<\/p>\n
Kickoff: 7:45 p.m. CT<\/p>\n
TV: ION,\u00a0World Feed,\u00a0The Spot \u2013 Kansas City 38<\/p>\n
Radio: 90.9 The Bridge<\/p>\n
Pregame Show:\u00a0The Spot \u2013 Kansas City 38<\/p>\n
TEN THINGS TO KNOW<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0Kansas City has won three of its last four regular season matches against Houston (3-1-0) and leads the all-time regular season series (6-4-3). However, neither team has recorded multiple wins over the other in a single regular season.<\/p>\n
2. The last meeting between the two sides was a 3-0 Kansas City win at CPKC Stadium on May 15. The Current benefited from an own goal and forward Temwa Chawinga scored twice, both assisted by forward Michelle Cooper.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0Midfielder Lo\u2019eau LaBonta has scored at least one goal vs. Houston across all competitions in each of the previous five calendar years (2021-25). Only three players have scored in six or more consecutive full seasons (excluding 2020) against a single NWSL opponent.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0Midfielder Croix Bethune was named to the NWSL Best XI of the Month, presented by Amazon Prime, for July. It marked her sixth career monthly honor and her second of the year. She recorded one goal and four assists last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0Bethune ranks second in the NWSL with seven regular season assists so far this year, a new KC Current club single-season record. She is one away from reaching 20 career regular season assists and is on pace to be the second-fastest player to do so.<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0Forward Haley Hopkins registered three goals and an assist last week, highlighted by a brace and an assist in a 5-1 win over Louisville. With five goals so far this regular season, Hopkins has now matched her career total from her first three professional seasons combined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
7. Midfielder\u00a0Debinha co-owns the NWSL record for most goals scored across all league competitions with 82. Her\u00a0next regular season assist will make her the first player in NWSL history to reach 20 goals\/10 assists for two different clubs.<\/p>\n
8. Rookie defender Meila Brewer has been called up to the U.S. U-17 Women\u2019s National Team for a training camp this month as the USA continues preparations for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Brewer is the only professional player on the U-17 roster.<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0Chawinga is currently competing with Malawi in its Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) debut. She led the Scorchers to the top of Group C standings, and they will play in the quarterfinals on Sunday as they seek their inaugural World Cup berth.<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0KC Current Studios officially opened at Current Landing on Monday.\u00a0KC Current Studios is a first-of-its-kind production and broadcasting facility dedicated to creating original content, live broadcasts, podcasts, interviews and community programming that amplifies the voices of athletes, fans and leaders shaping the future of sports. More about KC Current Studios can be found\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n AVAILABILITY REPORT\u00a0<\/p>\n OUT: Alana Cook (SEI-Knee), Clare Gagne (SEI-Head), Mary Long (D-45), Ellie Bravo-Young (Thigh), Michelle Cooper (Thigh), Laney Rouse (Knee), Kolo Suliafu (Thigh)\u00a0<\/p>\n QUESTIONABLE: None<\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL\u00a0DUTY: Temwa Chawinga (Malawi)<\/p>\n CURRENT LANDING WATCH PARTY<\/p>\n A watch party for Saturday\u2019s match at the Houston Dash will take place at Current Landing, the waterfront mixed-use district anchored by CPKC Stadium and the Missouri River. Fan entry will begin at 6:45 p.m. CT. More information about Saturday\u2019s watch party can be found\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY (Aug. 7, 2026) \u2013\u00a0The Kansas City Current (9-7-2, 5th place, 29 pts.) hits the road this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-400790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}