2022 NWSL season
12 teams · 132 regular-season matches played.
Seattle Reign lead on points. But Seattle Reign carry the widest gap in the top half between goal difference (+13) and expected goal difference (+16.5°) — running behind what the chances were worth by 3.5.
Expected goal difference is modeled. A gap of two or three goals over a half-season is well inside the noise.
Shield: Seattle Reign (40 pts) · Champion: Portland Thorns · Challenge Cup: North Carolina Courage · Golden Boot: Alex Morgan (16)
| 1 | Seattle Reign | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 40 | 1.82 | 37.4 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 1.77 | 55.0 | 27.0 |
| 3 | San Diego Wave | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 1.64 | 37.4 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Houston Dash | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 36 | 1.64 | 37.0 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | 1.64 | 34.2 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Chicago Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 33 | 1.50 | 39.1 | 6.4 |
| 7 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 1.45 | 50.7 | 12.3 |
| 8 | Angel City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 29 | 1.32 | 27.1 | -5.1 |
| 9 | Racing Louisville | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 23 | 1.05 | 26.9 | -15.0 |
| 10 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 22 | 1.00 | 24.0 | -26.1 |
| 11 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 19 | 0.86 | 31.1 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Gotham FC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 46 | -30 | 13 | 0.59 | 20.4 | -30.8 |