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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 13h

Things are getting a bit clearer in the #NWSL playoff race but much is up in the air. Five teams can clinch playoff spots this weekend

Chart showing where each NWSL team can finish with three weeks remaining. Washington spirit can finish between 2nd and fifth. Gotham, Portland and Seattle can finish between 2nd and 10th. LA can finsh as high as 6th and Utah's best hope is finishing 8th.

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 1d

Not as much movement in #NWSL week 23, with Portland and Louisville being the two teams to move back up in the standings

Week 23 bump chart. Only movement was Portland jumping over Seattle and Orlando and then Lousiville jumping over San Diego into the last playoff position. With only a few games left, the middle of the table remains tight.

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 2d

Neither of these panned out so Utah can still technically make the playoffs and Spirit will need more time before they clinch a home playoff game

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 2d

Bay FC is the second team eliminated from playoff contention. Remaining scenarios for the weekend are simplified

Washington Spirit clinches playoff hosting with:
WAS win + GFC win
Bay FC are eliminated from playoffs
Utah Royals are eliminated from playoffs with:
UTA loss
UTA draw + SD win/draw

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 7d

This weekend Washington Spirit have a chance to clinch a home playoff game while Utah Royals and Bay FC face potential elimination

Washington Spirit clinches playoff hosting with:
WAS win + BAY win/draw
WAS win + GFC win
Bay FC are eliminated from playoffs with:
BAY loss/draw
HOU win + LOU win + SD win/draw
Utah Royals are eliminated from playoffs with:
UTA loss + NC win
UTA loss + LOU win
UTA draw + HOU win + LOU win + SD win/draw
UTA draw + LOU win + POR win/draw + SD win/draw

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this site to see what results your team needs to make the #NWSL playoffs: playoffs.alisongale.com

NWSL Playoffs Explorer

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

playoffs.alisongale.com

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 6d

With 4 matches left in the #NWSL season, the playoff picture is anything but clear

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 7d

This weekend Washington Spirit have a chance to clinch a home playoff game while Utah Royals and Bay FC face potential elimination

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 9d

No teams can clinch an #NWSL playoff spot next weekend, but Washington Spirit can clinch a home playoff game. Meanwhile Utah and Bay face potential elimination from playoff contention

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats to Washington Spirit for clinching a playoff spot this weekend! Everything else in the table is up in the air at this point

Week 22 NWSL bump chart has KC and Washington remaining at the top. Seattle, Orlando, Louisville, and Utah all moved up in the standings. Louisville stepped into the final playoff spot and Utah is fighting up the table after spending most of the season in last place.

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 10d

After Friday night the playoff scenarios are simplified. Chicago is eliminated from contention and Washington Spirit must win to clinch a playoff spot this weekend

Washington Spirit clinches a playoff spot with:
WAS win
Chicago Stars is eliminated from playoffs

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 14d

Washington Spirit has another chance to clinch a playoff spot this weekend. Meanwhile Chicago Stars must take at least a point from Kansas City to stay in the playoff race

Washington Spirit clinches a playoff spot with:
WAS win
WAS draw + GFC win + SD win/draw + LOU draw + RGN win
Chicago Stars are eliminated from playoffs with:
CHI loss/draw

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 12d

The NWSL playoff race is BACK!

@lesleyryder.bsky.social on the countdown to Decision Day!

Featuring: some handy graphs, and a playoff explorer tool from data viz wizard, @agale.bsky.social!

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 12d

I love this!

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this site to see what results your team needs to make the #NWSL playoffs: playoffs.alisongale.com

NWSL Playoffs Explorer

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

playoffs.alisongale.com

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 14d

The most unpredictable league in the game. 🥶🏆

Five seasons, five different Shield winners.

Read more: bit.ly/3IvIdQC

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 14d

My guess is 2018 Sky Blue which took 16 matches into a 24 match season to be eliminated

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 14d

Washington Spirit has another chance to clinch a playoff spot this weekend. Meanwhile Chicago Stars must take at least a point from Kansas City to stay in the playoff race

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 15d

Yup! Anywhere from 2nd to 14th

Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 15d

After last weekend, Utah can still finish as high as 3rd (which results in a very chaotic table). Chicago can now only finish as high as 7th

Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 19d

As we head into week 21, the playoff race is as chaotic as ever. I updated my site that lets you play around with scores to see how the final table shakes out

playoffs.alisongale.com

NWSL Playoffs Explorer

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

playoffs.alisongale.com

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 16d

North Carolina moved into a playoff position for the first time since week 1. The top of the table remained stable but teams are making moves at the bottom of the table 👀

Week 21 NWSL bump chart. KC remains on top as they clinched the shield. The top 7 remained unchanged. North Carolina and Houston moved ahead of Louisville. And Utah moved off the table for the first time since week 11.

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to Kansas City for clinching the shield with 5 games to go! Washington Spirit will have another chance to clinch next week but everything else is up in the air

Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 20d

Last year Orlando won the shield in week 22. Can Kansas City secure it in week 21? Washington Spirit also has a chance to clinch a playoff spot. Everything else is up in the air

Kansas City Current wins the shield with:
KC win + LA win/draw
Washington Spirit clinches a playoff spot with:
WAS win + ORL win + CHI win + UTA win

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 19d

The Spirit will have to wait another week to clinch a playoff spot. But now Kansas City can secure the shield with a win on Saturday

Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 20d

Last year Orlando won the shield in week 22. Can Kansas City secure it in week 21? Washington Spirit also has a chance to clinch a playoff spot. Everything else is up in the air

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 19d

There is a path to 3rd place which is wild! Will be very interesting to see what shakes out

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 19d

Have fun trying to see what is needed for Utah or Chicago to finish 3rd or how many teams can be tied on points by the final week!

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