Match Preview: Boston Legacy at KC Current

The first half(ish) of the NWSL season wraps up this weekend as the Kansas City Current welcome a new foe to town. Boston Legacy are in the midst of their inaugural year with professional women’s soccer returning to New England for the first time in nearly a decade. The Boston Breakers played in three different top-flight leagues between 2001 and 2017, including the first several years of the NWSL. That team folded before the start of the 2018 season and only now is the region regaining a team.

Of course, in more ways than one, the rollout of this new franchise has been rocky. First of all, the team wasn’t initially called “Legacy”, instead being given the moniker BOS Nation (an anagram of Bostonian). That announcement came with a promo video suggesting the Boston sports scene had “too many balls”. The feedback to both of these elements was swift and harsh and so the team ultimately scrapped those plans and rebranded as the Boston Legacy.

Once the team began play this spring, they were again in for a rude awakening. They lost their first five games, and didn’t pick up their initial win until earlier this month with a 3-2 triumph over fellow debutants Denver Summit. However, they have now climbed out of the cellar and, before last weekend, had actually gone five matches unbeaten (two wins and three draws). They couldn’t keep that momentum going last time out as they suffered a 1-2 “home” (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) loss to Seattle.

The Legacy were able to compile a fairly impressive roster, featuring players such as long-time USWNT keeper Casey Murphy, youth international Chloe Ricketts, Brazilian defender Kaká, and former Current Nichelle Prince. The team also employs Bianca St-Georges, an athlete rather infamous in these parts for some antics and aggressive play towards KC, but the Current won’t have to face her this time around as she serves out a three-match suspension for a red card tackle on Claire Hutton.

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Even as they have done more losing than winning to this point, the Legacy are remaining competitive in their matches, only twice dropping a game by more than a single goal. With that said, they are only averaging one goal per match (11 goals scored in 11 games). And they will certainly have their work cut out for them as they travel to the Heartland and lock horns with a team who is on a nine-match home winning streak.

Last time out, the Current continued their Jekyll and Hyde season, easily dispatching the Portland Thorns who entered the match in 1st place. Saturday will be KC’s 12th game of the season, and of the previous 11, six have been away and five have been home. KC’s record in away matches? 1-0-5. KC’s record in home matches? 5-0-0. Whatever the reason (and certainly the strong fan support is a big part of it), the Current are a completely different team when playing inside CPKC Stadium. With the win over the Thorns, Kansas City set a new NWSL record for most consecutive regular season home wins at nine. (They have also matched the longest streak of not losing a regular season home game–something that has only EVER happened once at their first-of-its-kind stadium.)

Following the meeting with the Legacy, the Current will get a break from league play for over a month (World Cup interruption). Their only competitive match in June will be the Challenge Cup on 6/26 against Gotham. The team will also see several of its players reporting for duty with their international teams. This includes Kyra Carusa joining Ireland as well as four KC players meeting in Brazil. The attacking trio of Michelle Cooper, Croix Bethune, and Alley Sentnor will don the red, white, blue and head south for a pair of friendlies against Lorena and the Brazilian national team. (Brazil is hosting the 2027 Women’s World Cup and so the US is getting a preview of a couple of those venues.)

If the Current are able to take care of business at home once again on Saturday, they will enter the month-long break with some real momentum, having won five of six. A win could also see them climb as high as 4th in the standings–not necessarily where they want to be, but also night and day different from where they were a few weeks into the season.

CPKC Stadium, in its teal and rainbow of colors, should again prove an impenetrable fortress as Boston creates a legacy of getting bossed around by the Current and not seeing enough balls hit the back of the net.

WHEN: Saturday, May 30 at 12:30 PM (Central Time)

WHERE: CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, MO

HOW TO WATCH: ion / 38 the Spot

Record:

KC Current: 6-0-5 (18 points, 6th place)

Boston Legacy: 2-3-6 (9 points, 14th place)

Last Match:

KC Current: 3-1 home win over Portland Thorns

Boston Legacy: 1-2 home defeat to Seattle Reign