2019 NWSL Season

Role Tensions

Every start records two roles: where she was deployed (the formation slot, a classic 1–11 number) and how she actually played (a model inference from her on-ball events, ~77% accurate). When the two disagree on depth, that's a tension — and the recognizable patterns get names: a striker who plays like an attacking mid is a false 9. Counts are per match; we never average a player into a single “true role.” Regular season, outfield starters only.

Glossary

							Named Tensions
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension ▾	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
1	Sofia Huerta	Dash	23	4	19	0.826	1	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	0.48
2	Rocky Rodríguez	Gotham FC	22	3	19	0.864	1	0	0	1	11	0	0	1	0.60
3	Sarah Woldmoe	Gotham FC	24	6	18	0.750	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	4	0.81
4	Lo'eau LaBonta	Royals	22	4	18	0.818	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	0.60
5	Denise O'Sullivan	Courage	22	4	18	0.818	0	2	1	0	12	0	0	2	0.69
6	Vero	Royals	19	1	18	0.947	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	0.53
7	Bev Yanez	Reign	20	4	16	0.800	0	0	0	2	12	0	0	0	0.68
8	Andi Sullivan	Spirit	23	8	15	0.652	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0.74
9	Kristie Mewis	Dash	20	5	15	0.750	1	0	1	1	4	0	0	4	0.63
10	Christine Nairn	Dash	19	4	15	0.789	0	0	0	1	13	0	0	0	0.75
11	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	Royals	19	4	15	0.789	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	2	0.57
12	Vanessa DiBernardo	Chicago Stars	18	3	15	0.833	0	0	1	3	11	0	0	0	0.50
13	Jordan Baggett	Spirit	20	6	14	0.700	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	1	0.55
14	McCall Zerboni	Courage	19	5	14	0.737	0	0	2	1	8	0	0	1	0.62
15	Christine Sinclair	Thorns	17	3	14	0.824	1	0	0	5	3	0	0	1	0.46
16	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	Thorns	17	4	13	0.765	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0.84
17	Yuki Nagasato	Chicago Stars	24	12	12	0.500	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.52
18	Desiree Scott	Royals	17	5	12	0.706	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0.88
19	Katie Lampson	Royals	16	4	12	0.750	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.50
20	Dani Weatherholt	Pride	16	4	12	0.750	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0.64
21	Marisa DiGrande	Pride	14	2	12	0.857	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.47
22	Debinha	Courage	17	6	11	0.647	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.53
23	Danielle Colaprico	Chicago Stars	18	8	10	0.556	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0.82
24	Sophie Schmidt	Dash	16	6	10	0.625	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0.83
25	Rachel Ann Daly	Dash	17	8	9	0.529	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.48
26	Elizabeth Eddy	Gotham FC	15	6	9	0.600									0.60
27	Marta	Pride	14	5	9	0.643	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.49
28	Carli Lloyd	Gotham FC	14	5	9	0.643	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.46
29	Allie Long	Reign	14	5	9	0.643	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.85
30	Meggie Dougherty Howard	Spirit	18	10	8	0.444	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.77
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
31	Joanna Boyles	Pride	16	8	8	0.500	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.77
32	Gabrielle Lorraine Seiler	Thorns	13	5	8	0.615	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.66
33	Alanna Kennedy	Pride	15	8	7	0.467	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0.84
34	Christen Press	Royals	14	7	7	0.500	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.64
35	Chloe Logarzo	Spirit	9	2	7	0.778	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.48
36	Rosemary Eleanor Florence White	Reign	8	1	7	0.875	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.43
37	Emily van Egmond	Pride	7	0	7	1.000	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.70
38	Rachel Hill	Pride	22	16	6	0.273	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.66
39	Paige Cronin	Gotham FC	20	14	6	0.300	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75
40	Bethany Balcer	Reign	19	13	6	0.316	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.65
41	Savannah McCaskill	Chicago Stars	12	6	6	0.500	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.55
42	Morgan Gautrat	Chicago Stars	11	5	6	0.545	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.67
43	Sam Mewis	Courage	11	5	6	0.545	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0.67
44	Crystal Dunn	Courage	11	5	6	0.545	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.42
45	Nahomi Kawasumi	Gotham FC	10	4	6	0.600	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.55
46	Celeste Anais Boureille	Thorns	7	1	6	0.857	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0.81
47	Morgan Andrews	Reign	7	1	6	0.857	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.92
48	Haley McCutcheon	Dash	21	16	5	0.238	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.84
49	Merritt Mathias	Courage	20	15	5	0.250	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0.89
50	Kristen Hamilton	Courage	17	12	5	0.294	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.82
51	Midge Purce	Thorns	16	11	5	0.313	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.85
52	Chioma Grace Ubogagu	Pride	15	10	5	0.333	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78
53	Lindsey Horan	Thorns	13	8	5	0.385	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.58
54	Elizabeth Ball	Thorns	13	8	5	0.385	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.92
55	Nikki Stanton	Chicago Stars	11	6	5	0.455	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.74
56	Jess Fishlock	Reign	5	0	5	1.000	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.49
57	Rose Lavelle	Spirit	5	0	5	1.000	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.38
58	Ashley Hatch	Spirit	24	20	4	0.167	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75
59	Casey Krueger	Chicago Stars	23	19	4	0.174	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.85
60	Julie Ertz	Chicago Stars	14	10	4	0.286	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.85
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
61	Julie James	Gotham FC	12	8	4	0.333	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.90
62	Cari Roccaro	Courage	11	7	4	0.364	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.91
63	Cheyna Matthews	Spirit	9	5	4	0.444	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.75
64	Mandy Laddish	Royals	9	5	4	0.444	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.68
65	Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic	Thorns	9	5	4	0.444	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.55
66	Mallory Swanson	Spirit	9	5	4	0.444	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.58
67	Crystal Elaine Marie Thomas	Spirit	7	3	4	0.571	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.55
68	Bridget Callahan	Pride	6	2	4	0.667	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.61
69	Amy Rodriguez	Royals	24	21	3	0.125									0.78
70	Meghan Klingenberg	Thorns	23	20	3	0.130	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.90
71	Katherine Reynolds	Thorns	17	14	3	0.176	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.83
72	Arin Wright	Chicago Stars	17	14	3	0.176									0.86
73	Shea Groom	Reign	14	11	3	0.214	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70
74	Dorian Bailey	Spirit	12	9	3	0.250									0.89
75	Hayley Raso	Thorns	11	8	3	0.273	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82
76	Katie Johnson	Chicago Stars	11	8	3	0.273	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.68
77	Kristen McNabb	Reign	10	7	3	0.300	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.87
78	Celia Jiménez	Reign	10	7	3	0.300	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.91
79	Caitlin Foord	Thorns	9	6	3	0.333	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77
80	Alex Morgan	Pride	5	2	3	0.600	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.55
81	Camilinha	Pride	4	1	3	0.750	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.60
82	Erika Tymrak	Royals	4	1	3	0.750	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.46
83	Andressinha	Thorns	4	1	3	0.750	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.50
84	Alyssa Mautz	Chicago Stars	3	0	3	1.000									0.57
85	Caprice Dydasco	Gotham FC	23	21	2	0.087									0.97
86	Lynn Biyendolo	Courage	21	19	2	0.095	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80
87	Sam Kerr	Chicago Stars	21	19	2	0.095	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84
88	Carson Pickett	Pride	19	17	2	0.105	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.78
89	Jodie Taylor	Reign	15	13	2	0.133	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73
90	Ellie Madison Carpenter	Thorns	14	12	2	0.143	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.89
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
91	Tobin Heath	Thorns	12	10	2	0.167	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67
92	Jess McDonald	Courage	9	7	2	0.222									0.76
93	Claire Emslie	Pride	9	7	2	0.222	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82
94	Amy Bianca Harrison	Spirit	8	6	2	0.250	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.86
95	Cali Jean Farquharson	Spirit	6	4	2	0.333	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.74
96	Simone Charley	Thorns	6	4	2	0.333									0.81
97	Leah Pruitt	Courage	6	4	2	0.333									0.73
98	Michele Vasconcelos	Chicago Stars	5	3	2	0.400	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.76
99	Morgan Proffitt	Reign	4	2	2	0.500	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.94
100	Nichelle Prince	Dash	4	2	2	0.500	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67
101	Bayley Feist	Spirit	4	2	2	0.500	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.35
102	Kealia Watt	Dash	22	21	1	0.045	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80
103	Megan Montefusco	Reign	20	19	1	0.050									0.98
104	Erin Marie Greening	Pride	16	15	1	0.063	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.91
105	Jennifer Hoy	Gotham FC	11	10	1	0.091									0.65
106	Darian Michelle Jenkins	Reign	11	10	1	0.091	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.81
107	Morgan Nicole Reid	Pride	7	6	1	0.143									0.90
108	Jamia Fields	Dash	5	4	1	0.200									0.69
109	Rumi Utsugi	Reign	4	3	1	0.250	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.93
110	Sydney Abigail Elinsky	Pride	4	3	1	0.250	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72
111	Megan Rapinoe	Reign	3	2	1	0.333									0.67
112	Danica Evans	Pride	3	2	1	0.333									0.46
113	Maegan Lynn Kelly Rosa	Reign	2	1	1	0.500									0.72
114	Brooke Elby	Chicago Stars	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.83
115	Cece Delzer	Dash	2	1	1	0.500									0.68
116	Angela Salem	Thorns	2	1	1	0.500	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.54
117	Tyler Lussi	Thorns	1	0	1	1.000									0.31
118	Jasmyne Spencer	Reign	1	0	1	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69
119	Madison Pogarch	Thorns	1	0	1	1.000									1.00
120	Makenzy Robbe	Royals	1	0	1	1.000									0.34
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
121	Emily Curran	Thorns	1	0	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.97
122	Jaelene Daniels	Courage	24	24	0	0.000									0.94
123	Sam Staab	Spirit	24	24	0	0.000									0.99
124	Amber Brooks	Dash	24	24	0	0.000									1.00
125	Erica Marie Skroski	Gotham FC	24	24	0	0.000									0.99
126	Sarah Gorden	Chicago Stars	23	23	0	0.000									0.96
127	Lauren Barnes	Reign	23	23	0	0.000									1.00
128	Imani Dorsey	Gotham FC	23	23	0	0.000									0.85
129	Paige Nielsen	Spirit	22	22	0	0.000									0.98
130	Tori Huster	Spirit	22	22	0	0.000									0.99
131	Abby Erceg	Courage	20	20	0	0.000									0.99
132	Rachel Corsie	Royals	19	19	0	0.000									1.00
133	Emily Menges	Thorns	19	19	0	0.000									0.98
134	Theresa Nielsen Eslund	Reign	19	19	0	0.000									0.98
135	Katie Lind	Chicago Stars	18	18	0	0.000									0.97
136	Kate Elizabeth Bowen	Royals	17	17	0	0.000									0.95
137	Shelina Laura Zadorsky	Pride	16	16	0	0.000									0.99
138	Estelle Johnson	Gotham FC	15	15	0	0.000									1.00
139	Ally Prisock	Dash	15	15	0	0.000									1.00
140	Steph Catley	Reign	15	15	0	0.000									0.93
141	Abby Dahlkemper	Courage	14	14	0	0.000									0.98
142	Allysha Chapman	Dash	14	14	0	0.000									0.98
143	Becky Sauerbrunn	Royals	14	14	0	0.000									1.00
144	Tierna Davidson	Chicago Stars	13	13	0	0.000									0.93
145	Mallory Weber	Royals	13	13	0	0.000									0.88
146	Emily Sonnett	Thorns	12	12	0	0.000									0.93
147	Ali Krieger	Pride	12	12	0	0.000									0.93
148	Gina Loren Lewandowski	Gotham FC	12	12	0	0.000									0.95
149	Toni Pressley	Pride	9	9	0	0.000									0.97
150	Satara Murray	Dash	9	9	0	0.000									0.95
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
151	Clare Polkinghorne	Dash	9	9	0	0.000									0.99
152	Kaleigh Kurtz	Courage	9	9	0	0.000									0.94
153	Kristen Edmonds	Pride	9	9	0	0.000									0.95
154	Arianna Romero	Dash	8	8	0	0.000									0.95
155	Ifeoma Onumonu	Reign	8	8	0	0.000									0.86
156	Samantha Johnson	Royals	8	8	0	0.000									1.00
157	Rebecca Moros	Royals	7	7	0	0.000									0.99
158	Gabrielle Marie Vincent	Royals	7	7	0	0.000									1.00
159	Michelle Maemone	Royals	6	6	0	0.000									0.96
160	Lindsay Elizabeth Agnew	Dash	5	5	0	0.000									0.97
161	Tegan McGrady	Spirit	5	5	0	0.000									0.99
162	Domi Richardson	Gotham FC	5	5	0	0.000									0.99
163	Sabrina Flores	Gotham FC	4	4	0	0.000									0.99
164	Arielle Leah Ship	Spirit	4	4	0	0.000									0.70
165	Elise Kellond-Knight	Spirit	4	4	0	0.000									0.97
166	Quinn	Reign	4	4	0	0.000									0.82
167	Kyah Simon	Dash	4	4	0	0.000									0.73
168	Heather O'Reilly	Courage	4	4	0	0.000									0.81
169	Ryan Williams	Courage	3	3	0	0.000									0.99
170	Kelli Hubly	Thorns	3	3	0	0.000									0.78
171	Megan Crosson	Spirit	3	3	0	0.000									0.97
172	Stephanie Cox	Reign	3	3	0	0.000									0.99
173	Julia Spetsmark	Courage	2	2	0	0.000									0.94
174	Sydney Miramontez	Royals	2	2	0	0.000									0.98
175	Julie King	Pride	2	2	0	0.000									0.95
176	McKenzie Berryhill	Spirit	2	2	0	0.000									0.99
177	Kelley O'Hara	Royals	2	2	0	0.000									0.99
178	Kenie Wright	Gotham FC	1	1	0	0.000									0.99
179	T. Comeau	Dash	1	1	0	0.000									1.00
180	Amandine Pierre-Louis	Gotham FC	1	1	0	0.000									0.75
Rk	Player	Team	Starts	As Asgd	Tension	Tension%	F9	IW	WP	A8	DLM	HB	AWB	DP	Conf
181	Veronica Latsko	Dash	1	1	0	0.000									0.95
182	Christen Westphal	Reign	1	1	0	0.000									0.98
183	Kayla Jay McKenna	Dash	1	1	0	0.000									0.97