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Race for the Shield

Shield Leader

44 pts

Portland Thorns FC

Playoff Line (6th)

33 pts

North Carolina Courage

Matchweeks Left

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Shield

Portland Thorns FC clinched the Shield

Bye

OL Reign clinched First-round bye

Playoff

Washington Spirit clinched Playoff qualification

Playoff

Chicago Red Stars clinched Playoff qualification

Playoff

NJ/NY Gotham FC clinched Playoff qualification

Playoff

North Carolina Courage clinched Playoff qualification

Bye

Houston Dash eliminated from First-round bye

Bye

Orlando Pride eliminated from First-round bye

Bye

Racing Louisville FC eliminated from First-round bye

Bye

Kansas City NWSL eliminated from First-round bye

6 clinched · 8 eliminated · -4 in contention

After Matchweek 12

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Rounds

Regular Season (120)

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Challenge Cup 2021 NWSL Championship 2021

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Position by matchweek · Hover or tap for details

Table after matchweek 12. MP = matches played · GF/GA = goals for and against · GD = goal difference.
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC POR	24	13	5	6	33	17	+16	44
2	OL Reign SEA	24	13	3	8	37	24	+13	42
3	Washington Spirit WAS	24	11	6	7	29	26	+3	39
4	Chicago Red Stars CHI	24	11	5	8	28	28	0	38
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	24	8	11	5	29	21	+8	35
6	North Carolina Courage NC	24	9	6	9	28	23	+5	33
7	Houston Dash HOU	24	9	5	10	31	31	0	32
8	Orlando Pride ORL	24	7	7	10	27	32	-5	28
9	Racing Louisville FC LOU	24	5	7	12	21	40	-19	22
10	Kansas City NWSL KC	24	3	7	14	15	36	-21	16

Race for the Shield

After Matchweek 12

#	Team	Status	MP	Pts	PB	±2^nd	±6^th	Max Pts	Best	Worst
1	Portland Thorns FC POR	Shield	24	44	—	+2	+11	44	1	1
2	OL Reign SEA	Bye	24	42	2	0	+9	42	2	2
3	Washington Spirit WAS	Playoff	24	39	5	-3	+6	39	3	3
4	Chicago Red Stars CHI	Playoff	24	38	6	-4	+5	38	4	4
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	Playoff	24	35	9	-7	+2	35	5	5
6	North Carolina Courage NC	Playoff	24	33	11	-9	0	33	6	6
7	Houston Dash HOU	Bye	24	32	12	-10	-1	32	7	7
8	Orlando Pride ORL	Bye	24	28	16	-14	-5	28	8	8
9	Racing Louisville FC LOU	Bye	24	22	22	-20	-11	22	9	9
10	Kansas City NWSL KC	Bye	24	16	28	-26	-17	16	10	10

Shield Clinched Shield Bye First-round bye Playoff Playoff qualification Bye Eliminated from that line Out Eliminated

PB = Points behind 1st place

±2^nd = Point gap relative to 2nd place — first-round bye (positive = above, negative = below)

±6^th = Point gap relative to 6th place — playoff qualification (positive = above, negative = below)

Best / Worst = Best and worst possible finishing position based on remaining matches

Games in Hand

Standings context when teams have played different numbers of games

GIH = games in hand vs. the most games played by any team. Lvl Pts = points if the team won exactly its games in hand.
#	Team	P	Pts	Lvl Pts	+/-
1	Portland Thorns FC POR	24	44	44	–
2	OL Reign SEA	24	42	42	–
3	Washington Spirit WAS	24	39	39	–
4	Chicago Red Stars CHI	24	38	38	–
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	24	35	35	–
6	North Carolina Courage NC	24	33	33	–
7	Houston Dash HOU	24	32	32	–
8	Orlando Pride ORL	24	28	28	–
9	Racing Louisville FC LOU	24	22	22	–
10	Kansas City NWSL KC	24	16	16	–

Games behind, over the season

2 teams level throughout Table does not fully level this season

Future games as currently scheduled.

Points per Game

Points per game — the fair comparison when teams have played different numbers of games

Ranked by points per game. +/- shows movement vs. the actual standings position.
#	Team	P	Pts	PPG	Final PPG	+/-
1	Portland Thorns FC POR	24	44	1.83	1.83	–
2	OL Reign SEA	24	42	1.75	1.75	–
3	Washington Spirit WAS	24	39	1.62	1.62	–
4	Chicago Red Stars CHI	24	38	1.58	1.58	–
5	NJ/NY Gotham FC NJY	24	35	1.46	1.46	–
6	North Carolina Courage NC	24	33	1.38	1.38	–
7	Houston Dash HOU	24	32	1.33	1.33	–
8	Orlando Pride ORL	24	28	1.17	1.17	–
9	Racing Louisville FC LOU	24	22	0.92	0.92	–
10	Kansas City NWSL KC	24	16	0.67	0.67	–

Cumulative PPG, by games played

Lines drawn from game 3; earlier values are too noisy to read.