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Seattle Reign › named question

DossierThrough 2026-09-01

How did Seattle Reign's 2016 defending compare with the 2016 NWSL regular-season median?

Seattle Reign allowed 1.05 goals per match and 0.52 xGA per match in the 2016 NWSL regular season. The 2016 league medians were 1.18 goals allowed and 0.55 xGA per match.

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Declared answer

Seattle Reign allowed 1.05 goals per match and 0.52 xGA per match in the 2016 NWSL regular season. The 2016 league medians were 1.18 goals allowed and 0.55 xGA per match.

Derived from claim-semantic-contextual-team-defending-comparison · The direct answer restates the located workflow claim.

What mattersEvidence-backed summary

  1. Modeled

    Seattle Reign allowed 1.05 goals per match and 0.52 xGA per match in the 2016 NWSL regular season. The 2016 league medians were 1.18 goals allowed and 0.55 xGA per match.

    The two-rate comparison separates Seattle Reign's observed goals allowed from the model's estimate of chance quality conceded.

    Derived from claim-semantic-contextual-team-defending-comparison · This significance statement is derived from the located claim.

    Evidence · Workflow evidenceFull table ↓
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    SubjectGoals against per match′xGA per match°′
    Seattle Reign1.050.52
    2016 NWSL median1.180.55
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Seattle Reign against the median of 10 teams in the 2016 NWSL regular season.

Workflow evidence. Seattle Reign against the median of 10 teams in the 2016 NWSL regular season.
Seattle Reign1.050.52
2016 NWSL median1.180.55

Seattle Reign's 2016 expected goals against per match

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