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Seattle Reign › named question

DossierThrough 2026-09-01

How did Seattle Reign's 2018 defending compare with the 2018 NWSL regular-season median?

Seattle Reign allowed 0.79 goals per match and 0.94 xGA per match in the 2018 NWSL regular season. The 2018 league medians were 1.17 goals allowed and 1.10 xGA per match.

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Declared answer

Seattle Reign allowed 0.79 goals per match and 0.94 xGA per match in the 2018 NWSL regular season. The 2018 league medians were 1.17 goals allowed and 1.10 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 0.79 goals per match and 0.94 xGA per match in the 2018 NWSL regular season. The 2018 league medians were 1.17 goals allowed and 1.10 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 Reign0.790.94
    2018 NWSL median1.171.1
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Seattle Reign against the median of 9 teams in the 2018 NWSL regular season.

Workflow evidence. Seattle Reign against the median of 9 teams in the 2018 NWSL regular season.
Seattle Reign0.790.94
2018 NWSL median1.171.1

Seattle Reign's 2018 expected goals against per match

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