NWSL Women predictions

USA · second tier · 16 teams · table updated 8 Sept

Calibrated probabilities for every NWSL Women match, frozen at kickoff and judged in public. Filter NWSL Women in the Bet Finder.

This week's NWSL Women fixtures

NWSL Women table

#TeamPGDPts
1NJ/NY Gotham FC W23+1045
2Washington Spirit W23+1343
3North Carolina Courage W23+1339
4Utah Royals W23+1039
5San Diego Wave W23+639
6Portland Thorns W23+538
7Kansas City W23+537
8Seattle Reign FC W22+134
9Angel City W22+1032
10Denver Summit W22+730
11Orlando Pride W23-529
12Houston Dash W23-426
13Racing Louisville W23-1123
14Boston Legacy W23-1223
15Bay FC W22-822
16Chicago Red Stars W23-4016
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Official NWSL Women table via API-Sports · updated 2026-09-08.

This season in numbers

2.76
goals per game (182 matches)
52%
both teams scored
55%
over 2.5 goals
75%
over 1.5 goals
28%
over 3.5 goals
49%
home wins
17%
draws
34%
away wins

The model's NWSL Women record

MarketTipsClaimedHitGap
Home win57%659.9%50.0%-9.9
Home or draw80%482.9%25.0%-57.9
Away win50%150.1%100.0%+49.9
Away or draw73%175.4%100.0%+24.6
Over 2.557%363.1%33.3%-29.8
BTTS63%0

Settled NWSL Women matches since 23 Julwhere the model cleared each market's tip threshold. Predictions are frozen at kickoff, so nothing here was re-scored after the fact. Rows under 5 tips are greyed.

Recent NWSL Women results

About NWSL Women

NWSL Women is the second tier of USA football with 16 teams. The 2026 season has produced 2.76 goals per game over 182 matches: both teams scored in 52%, 55% went over 2.5 goals, and the home side won 49% with 17% drawn. NJ/NY Gotham FC W lead the table on 45 points from 23 games.

How the model handles NWSL Women

Every NWSL Women fixture is scored by the same calibrated model that covers 164+ competitions: home, draw and away probabilities from a result classifier, and both-teams-to-score and over/under goals from a Poisson goal model, each passed through its own calibration layer so a displayed 70% means roughly 70%. Since predictions were frozen at kickoff on 23 Jul, the model has settled 15 NWSL Women tips at the strict thresholds, claiming 67.1% on average and landing 46.7%. Its best-calibrated NWSL Women market so far is home win (59.9% claimed against 50.0% hit over 6 tips). Predictions appear up to three days before kick-off and are re-scored every morning until the match starts, then frozen for good.

Frequently asked questions

How are these NWSL Women predictions made?
Each match gets probabilities from two machine-learning models trained on results since 2021: a three-way result classifier for home, draw and away, and a Poisson goal model for both-teams-to-score and over/under goals. Inputs are recent venue-specific form, Elo ratings, rest days, head-to-head history and, where the data exists, shot and expected-goals aggregates. Every output is passed through an isotonic calibration layer fitted on a held-out season, so the displayed percentages match real-world frequencies — the methodology page has the detail. Predictions are frozen at kickoff and never edited afterwards.
Where does the NWSL Women table come from?
It is the official standings feed from our data provider, API-Sports, refreshed nightly. We deliberately do not compute it from results ourselves: head-to-head tiebreakers, points deductions, and split, conference or Apertura/Clausura formats are all shown exactly as the competition publishes them.
Which NWSL Women market is the model most reliable in?
On settled NWSL Women tips since 23 Jul, the closest match between claimed and actual hit rate is home win: 59.9% claimed against 50.0% hit over 6 tips. The full per-market breakdown is in the record table on this page, and it is recomputed daily as matches settle.
How far ahead are NWSL Women fixtures predicted?
Up to three days before kick-off. Fixtures are imported a week ahead, each prediction is re-scored every morning as form and ratings update, and it is frozen the moment the match starts. Exact probabilities are shown to free account holders; the headline call is public. To filter NWSL Women by market and probability, use the Bet Finder.

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