NWSL Lab
Women's Soccer Analytics
2026 Season

The Pulse

The whole league on one screen: power ratings, this week's matchups, and the playoff race for all 16 clubs.

This Week's GamesPower RankingsPlayoff Race

Power Ranking

PELE-lite team strength
Full ratings→
01
Washington Spirit crest
Washington Spirit
Complete Side
Overall rating
+0.49
Attack
1.37
Defense
0.88
02Kansas City Current crest
Kansas City Current
Complete Side
+0.44
03San Diego Wave FC crest
San Diego Wave FC
Complete Side
+0.38
04NJ/NY Gotham FC crest
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Balanced Control
+0.33
05Denver Summit FC crest
Denver Summit FC
Balanced
+0.31

This Week

All fixtures→
Fri, Jul 3Head-to-head →
Washington Spirit crestWashington
2–0
HoustonHouston Dash crest
Complete SidevsChaos Ball
71%17%13%
Fri, Jul 3Head-to-head →
Denver Summit FC crestDenver
1–1
Kansas CityKansas City Current crest
BalancedvsComplete Side
41%23%36%
Fri, Jul 3Head-to-head →
Angel City FC crestAngel City
0–1
OrlandoOrlando Pride crest
Deep Low BlockvsBalanced
37%24%39%
Sat, Jul 4Head-to-head →
North Carolina Courage crestNorth Carolina
1–0
SeattleSeattle Reign FC crest
Complete SidevsDeep Low Block
52%24%24%
Sat, Jul 4Head-to-head →
San Diego Wave FC crestSan Diego
1–0
Gotham FCNJ/NY Gotham FC crest
Complete SidevsBalanced Control
40%31%29%

The Playoff Race

20,000 simulated seasons
Full odds→
Inside the Top 8Make playoffs %
1Washington Spirit crestWashington Spirit99%
2San Diego Wave FC crestSan Diego Wave FC96%
3Kansas City Current crestKansas City Current93%
4NJ/NY Gotham FC crestNJ/NY Gotham FC93%
5Utah Royals FC crestUtah Royals FC90%
6Portland Thorns FC crestPortland Thorns FC82%
7Denver Summit FC crestDenver Summit FC80%
8North Carolina Courage crestNorth Carolina Courage68%
Title FavoritesWin it all %
1Washington Spirit crest
Washington
Shield 38%
21%
2San Diego Wave FC crest
San Diego
Shield 16%
16%
3Kansas City Current crest
Kansas City
Shield 12%
15%