Racing Louisville FC returns to Lynn Family Stadium one final time Sunday, wrapping up its 2026 season versus the red-hot Kansas City Current.
It is the third time across the last five seasons that Racing will close out the regular season on home soil.
The match, which will be available to stream on ESPN+, will kick off at 5 p.m. ET — simultaneously alongside seven other matches on the NWSL’s third-ever Decision Day.
Racing (7-19-3, 24 points) clinched its first playoff berth on Decision Day last season, topping Bay FC, 1-0.
More recently, Louisville suffered a 6-1 defeat at Denver Summit FC last week. It was the second straight trip to an expansion club.
Unlike the Summit, the Current are a familiar foe for Racing. Louisville has faced KC a total of 16 times across all competitions since May 2021 — only meeting the Houston Dash more frequently.
The majority of Racing’s success in the series has come at Lynn Family Stadium, where it has earned four of its six total wins over the Current. Racing most recently met KC in July, a result that finished 5-1 to the Current.
Louisville can notably return the favor Sunday, while also influencing part of its opponent’s postseason fate.
Kansas City (15-9-5, 50 points), which was down in seventh place to begin September, must beat Racing to guarantee a top-four seed and a home playoff game. Attaining that for the Current is significant given the club is the league’s best home team. KC is unbeaten in 15 games at home this year (11-0-4), outscoring opponents 39-15.
Chris Armas’ group will look to continue the momentum it has created over the last few weeks. Kansas City has won four straight, with back-to-back wins against playoff teams. Last week, the Current scored two early goals to defeat the Washington Spirit, 2-1, earning revenge for the Spirit’s previous 4-0 victory over KC back in April.
Tickets and more information on the game can be found at RacingLouFC.com/finale. The first 2,500 fans will be able to pick up a complimentary 2026 team photo poster upon entry at Gates 1 and 5.
Follow Along
- Sunday’s finale will be streamed on ESPN+. Local radio coverage of the match will air on Sports Talk 790AM or 790louisville.com.
- For the starting lineup and in-game updates, follow @RacingLouFC on Twitter and Racing Louisville FC on Facebook. You can also find us at @racinglouisvillefc on Instagram.
Story Lines …
A memorable first: Taylor White registered Racing’s only goal at Denver last weekend, emphatically volleying home a cross to become the fifth rookie this season to score for the club. She is also the 13th different goalscorer for Louisville this year. White, a product of West Virginia University, found the back of the net 16 minutes after coming on as a substitute. She contributed a total of 27 minutes — her most tallied in a game since March 28 at Seattle Reign FC — in just her ninth NWSL appearance Saturday at the Summit.
Milliet does it again: With a brilliant ball into the path of White, club original Lauren Milliet picked up her seventh assist of the campaign, extending the club’s single-season assist record. She is one of only seven players in the NWSL with at least seven assists this season. Her increased role going forward for Racing this year has allowed her to more than triple her previous career high in assists, which was two, set in 2024.
On brink of club history: If Emma Sears or Kayla Fischer record a goal or assist Sunday, they’d set a new Louisville single-season goal contributions record. Currently, the attacking duo is even on 12 involvements, tying it with Sears’ output from 2025 of 10 goals and two assists. There have been four instances of a player amassing double-digit goals+assists, and three of them have occurred this year (Sears, Fischer and Milliet).
Outright record holder: With an assist on the Current’s second goal — scored by Vanessa DiBernardo — midfielder Croix Bethune became the sole owner of the NWSL’s single-season assist record (11). During her rookie season with the Washington Spirit, Bethune set the previous record of 10 assists, matching Tobin Heath’s output from 2016. She went into the Sunday match versus her former club tied on 10 with Utah Royals FC attacker Cloé Lacasse. Prior to this season, no KC Current player had eclipsed the six-assist mark for a campaign.
Road woes: Although Kansas City is the best team in the league at home, it has struggled to maintain consistency on the road, with all nine of its losses occurring away from CPKC Stadium. Nearly 75% of its points this season have come exclusively from home matches (37 of 50). Its minus-11 goal differential on the road is the fourth worst in the NWSL. KC has won just two of its last seven away games, dating back to July 10.
