2019 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 (+31) and expected goal difference (+36.6°) — running behind what the chances were worth by 5.6.
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: North Carolina Courage · Golden Boot: Sam Kerr (18)
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 49 | 2.04 | 61.3 | 36.6 |
| 2 | Chicago Stars | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 44 | 1.83 | 47.7 | 15.7 |
| 3 | Portland Thorns | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 1.67 | 42.7 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Seattle Reign | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 38 | 1.58 | 31.9 | -1.3 |
| 5 | Washington Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 34 | 1.42 | 33.1 | 1.7 |
| 6 | Utah Royals | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 34 | 1.42 | 30.1 | 0.8 |
| 7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 26 | 1.08 | 26.1 | -14.5 |
| 8 | Gotham FC | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 20 | 0.83 | 24.9 | -14.2 |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 16 | 0.67 | 27.0 | -32.6 |