Kansas City W v North Carolina Courage W result

Full-time · Kansas City W 3–2 North Carolina Courage W

NWSL Women · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:30 BST · CPKC Stadium

Updated 17 Oct 2026, 08:33 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Kansas City W · North Carolina Courage W · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Kansas City W 3–2 North Carolina Courage W — Kansas City W won this NWSL Women match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.62 at Bet365

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 65.7% of 641 landed (95% range 61.9–69.3%); it had given them 76.5% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Kansas City W beat North Carolina Courage W 3–2 at CPKC Stadium in NWSL Women on Saturday 29 August. Kansas City W have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. North Carolina Courage W have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Kansas City W led 3–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — North Carolina Courage W: an own goal by N. Staude (12’), E. Ijeh (45’, assisted by A. Sanchez) and R. Jackson (77’ pen); Kansas City W: Croix Bethune (35’, assisted by Haley Hopkins) and Michelle Ivory Cooper (41’, assisted by Haley Hopkins).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Kansas City W 0.00, North Carolina Courage W 0.00, from 8 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — North Carolina Courage W: F. Rauch (45+5’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Haley Hopkins (Kansas City W) 7.5, Croix Bethune (Kansas City W) 6.8 and Michelle Ivory Cooper (Kansas City W) 4.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 65.7% of the time in the last 90 days (421 of 641).

Next up

Kansas City W next host Washington Spirit W on 25 October 2026.

North Carolina Courage W next travel to Portland Thorns W on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Kansas City W: Kansas City W v Washington Spirit W, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for North Carolina Courage W: Portland Thorns W v North Carolina Courage W, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Kansas City W 3–2 North Carolina Courage W · NWSL Women
Venue: CPKC Stadium · Kansas City
Referee: C. Hernandez
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Kansas City W 4 · draws 0 · North Carolina Courage W 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Kansas City W 1W 3D 1L · North Carolina Courage W 4W 0D 1L

Kansas City W 3–2 North Carolina Courage W (NWSL Women): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 17 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.25

over 8 matches

4.63 / 3.38

Corners

against 3.75 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.13 / 0.5

Cards

against 1.5 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 August 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Kansas City W for / against	Line	North Carolina Courage W for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.25our book	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.13 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.75 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.25 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Hernandez.

Kansas City W

Kansas City W — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Hocking n 8	17.5	2.6 3/1	0.6 1/0	—
K. Scott n 6	44.7	2 5/1	1 3/0	—
G. Paul n 5	28.2	1.3 1/1	1.9 2/1	—
Haley Hopkins n 8	74.9	1.2 4/2	0.3 2/0	E. Parkinson
Croix Bethune n 8	83.6	1.1 4/2	1.9 8/3	E. Parkinson

Kansas City W — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Paul n 5	28.2	3.2 2/2	0.6 1/0
Temwa Chawinga n 8	73.3	2.6 6/6	1.8 6/4
Débora de Oliveira n 8	59.9	2.3 6/3	1.3 5/1
Haley Hopkins n 8	74.9	2 7/4	0.9 4/2
Croix Bethune n 8	83.6	1.9 7/4	1.5 7/2

Kansas City W — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Temwa Chawinga n 8	73.3	1.2 5/2	0.2 1/0
Croix Bethune n 8	83.6	0.1 1/0	0.7 5/0
Haley Hopkins n 8	74.9	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
Michelle Ivory Cooper n 8	72.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
Débora de Oliveira n 8	59.9	0.6 2/1	0 0/0

Kansas City W — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Laney Rouse n 8	67	3.4 6/5
K. Scott n 6	44.7	3.4 4/3
Bayley Feist n 8	68.5	3 8/6
Isabel Rodriguez n 8	80.9	2.6 7/6
Vanessa DiBernardo n 8	36.6	2.5 5/1

Kansas City W — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Marisa Bova n 8	90.3	3 6/4

North Carolina Courage W

North Carolina Courage W — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Parkinson n 7	59.3	2 5/3	1.3 5/1	Croix Bethune
R. Jackson n 8	64.8	1.6 6/2	0.7 3/1	—
E. Ijeh n 8	63.9	1.6 5/3	0.5 3/0	—
D. Weatherholt n 8	43.4	1.3 3/2	0.5 2/0	—
N. Jacobs n 8	66.4	1.2 6/1	1.4 4/3	—

North Carolina Courage W — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Betfort n 8	23.3	2.4 4/1	1 2/0
E. Ijeh n 8	63.9	1.9 6/3	1.4 4/2
A. Sanchez n 8	69	1.8 6/3	1.1 5/1
A. Schlegel n 8	45.1	1.7 6/1	1.2 4/1
Lauryn Thompson n 5	43.4	1.7 3/1	0.8 2/0

North Carolina Courage W — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Ijeh n 8	63.9	0.9 2/2	0.2 1/0
A. Sanchez n 8	69	0.7 3/1	0.3 2/0
Lauryn Thompson n 5	43.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
A. Schlegel n 8	45.1	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Jackson n 8	64.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

North Carolina Courage W — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Wickenheiser n 8	22.3	4.6 5/4
E. Parkinson n 7	59.3	3.3 6/3
F. Rauch n 8	64.1	2.6 8/4
Uno Shiragaki n 8	64.3	2.5 3/3
R. Williams n 8	71.6	2.4 8/4

North Carolina Courage W — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Sheridan n 8	71.6	3.1 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Kansas City W		North Carolina Courage W
45%	Possession	55%
8	Shots	4
6	Shots on target	1
0	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	3
3	Corners	1
1	Offsides	0
4	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
199	Passes	253
75%	Pass accuracy	81%

Kansas City W player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Lorena	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
E. Ball	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Sharples	47	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.5
Isabel Rodriguez	47	0	0	1	1	0	2	6.3
Lo’eau LaBonta	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Vanessa DiBernardo	47	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Michelle Ivory Cooper	47	1	0	1	1	2	0	8.3
Croix Bethune	47	1	0	1	1	1	1	8.3
Haley Hopkins	47	0	2	1	1	2	1	7
Débora de Oliveira	47	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.5
Gabrielle Robinson	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. Scott sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.5

North Carolina Courage W player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Sheridan	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Williams	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Uno Shiragaki	47	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
N. Staude	47	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.9
F. Rauch	47	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	5.9
S. Koyama	47	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
E. Parkinson	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Sanchez	47	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
E. Ijeh	47	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.7
C. Wickenheiser	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
V. Boe Risa	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
D. Weatherholt sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Chioma Okafor sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Kansas City W v North Carolina Courage W — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Kansas City WWDDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

North Carolina Courage WWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Kansas City W 4 · 0 draws · North Carolina Courage W 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2026-05-02 North Carolina Courage W 1–2 Kansas City W
2025-08-30 Kansas City W 2–0 North Carolina Courage W
2025-04-26 North Carolina Courage W 3–2 Kansas City W
2024-11-09 Kansas City W 1–0 North Carolina Courage W
2024-09-01 North Carolina Courage W 2–1 Kansas City W
2024-05-12 Kansas City W 1–0 North Carolina Courage W

League standing · 2026

Kansas City W#4 pos47 pts28 pl+12 GD

North Carolina Courage W#9 pos42 pts28 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Kansas City W scored1.79

North Carolina Courage W scored1.82

Kansas City W conceded1.36

North Carolina Courage W conceded1.46

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Kansas City W v North Carolina Courage W?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Kansas City W v North Carolina Courage W was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.62 at Bet365).
What is the head-to-head record between Kansas City W and North Carolina Courage W?: In their last 6 meetings, Kansas City W won 4, North Carolina Courage W won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Kansas City W and North Carolina Courage W?: Recent form — Kansas City W 1W 3D 1L; North Carolina Courage W 4W 0D 1L.

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