2018 NWSL season
9 teams · 108 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 (+36) and expected goal difference (+42.2°) — running behind what the chances were worth by 6.2.
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 (57 pts) · Champion: North Carolina Courage · Golden Boot: Sam Kerr (16)
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 36 | 57 | 2.38 | 62.5 | 42.2 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 42 | 1.75 | 45.7 | 11.6 |
| 3 | Seattle Reign | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 41 | 1.71 | 32.8 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Chicago Stars | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 37 | 1.54 | 43.3 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Utah Royals | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 35 | 1.46 | 24.6 | -2.6 |
| 6 | Houston Dash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 32 | 1.33 | 40.6 | -4.1 |
| 7 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 30 | 1.25 | 36.2 | -6.2 |
| 8 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 35 | -23 | 11 | 0.46 | 17.4 | -25.3 |
| 9 | Gotham FC | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 52 | -31 | 9 | 0.38 | 25.8 | -32.3 |