Match Preview: Gotham FC Travels to Kansas City for Playoff Rematch Against Current
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 3, 2026) - Gotham FC travels to Kansas City this weekend to face the KC Current in a rematch of the historic Gotham upset in the 2025 NWSL Playoffs at CPKC Stadium.
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET Saturday, with CBS carrying the national broadcast.
Gotham FC (1-1-2, 5 points) enters the match following a scoreless draw against the Orlando Pride on Sunday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium, closing out a three-match homestand with a point. Gotham claimed its third clean sheet in four matches to open the 2026 campaign, maintaining its status as one the NWSL’s top defensive teams.
The Current (1-3-0, 3 points) returns home following a 2-0 loss to the Portland Thorns on Saturday, concluding a three-loss road stretch that saw last season’s record-setting Shield winner net just one goal while conceding seven. KC’s new coach, Chris Armas, is facing his home region’s team for the first time. The former U.S. midfielder grew up in New York and coached Red Bull New York from 2018-20.
Saturday’s match marks the first meeting between Gotham FC and the Current since the 2025 NWSL Quarterfinals, when Gotham delivered a historic result at CPKC Stadium. As the eighth seed, Gotham defeated the top-seeded Current behind a dramatic extra-time winner from Katie Lampson, becoming the first No. 8 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in NWSL postseason history. It started Gotham’s run to a second NWSL title in three years, both coming as the lowest seed in the playoff bracket.
The victory also marked Gotham’s first win over Kansas City, with the club entering Saturday’s match holding a 1-6-5 record against the Current across all competitions.
Following Saturday’s match, Gotham FC will pause for the FIFA international window before returning to action April 25 at Sports Illustrated Stadium against Bay FC.
Key Points:
- Gotham FC is one of two teams to win at CPKC Stadium in any competition since it opened in 2024, joining the Orlando Pride.
- Gotham FC forward Midge Purce has scored two career goals against the Kansas City Current.
- Midfielder Savannah McCaskill ranks fourth in the NWSL this season with 13 corners.
- Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger leads the NWSL with a 0.50 goals-against average and three clean sheets this season.
- Forward Katie Lampson is one appearance away from 125 regular-season appearances. If she reaches the milestone Saturday, she will become the 80th player in NWSL history to do so.
- Lampson’s goal in the 2025 NWSL Quarterfinal against the Current stands as the latest game-winning goal in NWSL playoff history at 120:26.
