Better late than never 🎉

Gotham is now atop the #NWSL table for the first time this season! Lots of movement elsewhere and many mid-table teams have 2 games in hand so things will stay interesting

Utah moved back into third place this weekend and Orlando got back into a playoff position. Much of the table remains tight so expect lots of movement in the coming weeks!

Lots of movement at the top of the table in NWSL week 13 as Washington and Gotham take the top two spots

The top of the table remains tight after week 12, but San Diego remains on top. Spirit and Gotham both moved up with wins this weekend

NWSL returned from the summer break with plenty of goals! Lots of movement at the top of the table and with unequal numbers of matches played, the top spots are very much up for grabs

A draw in the top of the table clash allowed San Diego to sneak ahead in week 10. Here is how the NWSL table stands as we head into the summer break

Utah Royals continue their ascent up the table in week 9. Lots of shifting in the middle of the table which remains tight

San Diego re-takes the top spot and Utah continues climbing up the table into 3nd. Meanwhile both expansion teams and NC moved up with wins during the last week.

Lumen grass is cursed 😭

Utah moves back into the top 4 while Kansas City and Orlando jump way up the table with big wins in NWSL week 7

Portland takes the lead in the NWSL week 6 table. Washington and Gotham also moved into the top 4. Many mid-table team have matches in hand which will shift things in coming weeks

Haven't had much time to create new graphics this offseason due to birds taking up so much time but I'll definitely continue with the bump charts and playoff scenarios. In case you are into birds, here are some of my favorites: photos.alisongale.com/birds-of-2026

Bringing back the bump chart for the 2026 NWSL season and so far its been a lot of chaos. Some teams have a game in hand.

NWSL kicks off tonight! This offseason there was lots of player movement through trades and free agency as two new teams joined the league

Updated the map of which #NWSL team is closest to each point in the US. Boston fills in New England and Denver fills the large gap between Utah and Kansas City

Happy Superb Owl Sunday to all who celebrate!

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Taking a look at the distribution of NWSL games this season. An early break for the Men's World Cup but then an uninterrupted break until October

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The top goalscoring teams from 2024 all scored fewer goals while the bottom all scored more to make this a competitive season

Here is how each teams' goal differential compared to last season. Kansas City pulled way ahead of all other teams

Comparing #NWSL points between 2024 and 2025. Seattle Reign and San Diego Wave saw the biggest improvements while Orlando and Gotham fell the furthest

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Here is the updated #NWSL point spirals after the 2025 season. It really shows how quickly Kansas City took the lead without any other team coming close. Remaining teams were pretty tight on points

Here are what the #NWSL tables look like when split into the first half of the season and the second half. Kansas City is consistent, while Utah and Houston wish we could have skipped the first half

Alison Gale@agale.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Corrected version of 5-game moving average of points for all #NWSL teams. Deleted the previous post after I realized it had cut off the last few points of each chart and the sorting was slightly off. Some teams really turned it around in the last 5 games while others struggled.

Corrected version of 5-game moving average of points for all #NWSL teams. Deleted the previous post after I realized it had cut off the last few points of each chart and the sorting was slightly off. Some teams really turned it around in the last 5 games while others struggled.

Louisville head coach Bev Yanez officially becomes the first person to make the NWSL playoffs as both a player and coach 👏 📸: @racingloufc.com

Louisville makes the #NWSL playoffs (and 7th seed) for the first time with a win. Two other playoff teams won this weekend: KC continued their dominance and Portland jumped to 3rd

Play around with different decision day results to see what the #NWSL table would look like: playoffs.alisongale.com

NWSL Playoffs Explorer

Play around with how the NWSL standings will look for different game outcomes in the final weeks.

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Heading into the final weekend, spots 3-8 are very much up in the air. Louisville and North Carolina are fighting for the final playoff spot. * Note that some of these finishes would require 10-0 score lines so possible does not mean probable