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One could argue that the Utah Royals FC got robbed this week. After 5 sites, the Royals were tied with North Carolina Courage for first in the Averages - the final site would be the tiebreaker; and they went with the Courage.
As always, if you know of a site I have not used please let me know in the comments and I’ll look into adding it!
Sites Used
- Five Thirty Eight (Projected Pts.)
- Soccer Club Stats (Win League %)
- Backline Soccer
- Reddit/r/NWSL
- RSL Soapbox (Published earlier this week)
- NWSL
You may notice the list includes ‘analytic’ sites; they serve to function as a stable counterbalance to the rest which are based more on personal opinions, and those done by ‘team’ blogs’. There are also included sites that some will argue are really ‘prediction rankings’ - but in reality isn’t that what a Power Ranking is (see the quote at the top).
2019 NWSL Power Rankings
| Team | Wk 21 avg | Wk 22 avg | Wk 23 avg | Best | Worst | St. Dev | 2019 | 2Y Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Wk 21 avg | Wk 22 avg | Wk 23 avg | Best | Worst | St. Dev | 2019 | 2Y Avg |
| Chicago Red Stars | 2.17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.488 | 4.22 |
| Houston Dash | 6.83 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6.466 | 6.72 |
| North Carolina Courage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.305 | 1.67 |
| Orlando Pride | 8.83 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8.513 | 6.66 |
| Portland Thorns | 3.17 | 3 | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 0.55 | 2.29 | 2.71 |
| Seattle Reign | 4.5 | 4 | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 0.55 | 4.689 | 3.66 |
| Sky Blue | 8.17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8.243 | 8.41 |
| Utah Royals | 4.17 | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 | 4.071 | 4.6 |
| Washington Spirit | 6.17 | 6 | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 | 4.778 | 6.23 |
- Highest Standard Deviation: Washington Spirit at 1.17
- Lowest Standard Deviation: Orlando Pride at 0.00
NWSL Site Accuracy
| Site | Most Bias VS | Most Bias For | Least Bias |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Most Bias VS | Most Bias For | Least Bias |
| FiveThirtyEight | Utah Royals | North Carolina | Reign |
| Soccer Club Stats | Reign | Utah Royals | Sky Blue |
| Backline Soccer | Washington Spirit | Portland Thorns | Houston Dash |
| Reddit /r/NWSL | Utah Royals | Chicago Red Stars | Houston Dash |
| RSL Soapbox | Houston Dash | Utah Royals | Washington Spirit |
| NWSL | NA | NA | NA |
| Freeborg | North Carolina | Reign | Orlando Pride |