2017 NWSL season
10 teams · 120 regular-season matches played.
North Carolina Courage lead on points. But North Carolina Courage carry the widest gap in the top half between goal difference (+16) and expected goal difference (+19.7°) — running behind what the chances were worth by 3.7.
Expected goal difference is modeled. A gap of two or three goals over a half-season is well inside the noise.
Shield: North Carolina Courage (49 pts) · Champion: Portland Thorns · Golden Boot: Sam Kerr (17)
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 49 | 2.04 | 45.2 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 47 | 1.96 | 40.6 | 15.3 |
| 3 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 40 | 1.67 | 51.2 | 15.4 |
| 4 | Chicago Stars | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 1.63 | 37.2 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Seattle Reign | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 34 | 1.42 | 46.0 | 2.8 |
| 6 | Gotham FC | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 33 | 1.38 | 48.4 | -5.9 |
| 7 | FC Kansas City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 31 | 1.29 | 33.5 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 24 | 1.00 | 29.5 | -14.1 |
| 9 | Boston Breakers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 19 | 0.79 | 26.4 | -13.8 |
| 10 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 19 | 0.79 | 34.5 | -17.5 |