1. 

Orlando Satisfaction

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Being one of the best staff within the league comes with a little bit of historical past this yr for those who’re Orlando. The squad set a brand new league report with their 18-game unbeaten streak and so they look simply as sturdy as they did earlier than the summer season break. Barbra Banda has no downside sharing the goal-scoring and Summer time Yates delivered for the Satisfaction once more this week.

2. 

NJ/NY Gotham FC

+2

Maybe no different staff had as predictive a summer season as Gotham FC with wins within the Summer time Cup and the Concacaf W Champions Cup. Depth gamers bought prolonged minutes and helped the staff bounce proper again into common season motion. Ella Stevens continues to be the reply for purpose scoring and Yazmeen Ryan is in good kind on the proper time.

3. 

Washington Spirit

+1

Loads to be ok with for the Spirit of their postseason push. Croix Bethune retains making historical past as she tied Tobin Heath’s all-time single season help report (10) and Colombian worldwide Leicy Santos made her debut with a purpose in her first begin. Jonatan Giraldez’s first common season sport as Spirit head coach was a definitive win.

4. 

Kansas Metropolis Present

-2

The Present had their 17-game unbeaten streak snapped by Orlando forward of the Olympic break, and now they’re on a brand new development with a two-game dropping streak, every towards main postseason gamers. 4 targets have been conceded on the street towards the Spirit and it is a day on the workplace that goalkeeper Adrianna Franch will need to put behind her rapidly.

5. 

North Carolina Braveness

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Regardless of a 3 sport win streak heading into the break and semifinal look within the Summer time Cup, the Braveness regarded a bit rusty of their common season return on the street in Seattle. Their struggles on the street aren’t fairly one thing they’ll fairly shake off, regardless of good play within the midfield by Narumi Miura and Denise O’Sullivan, and so they’ll be glad to be again at residence subsequent week. 

6. 

Portland Thorns FC

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The Thorns proceed to battle at any time when Sophia Smith is not on the pitch. Add the additional layer of no Sam Coffey this week to assist regulate the midfield and it was a lackluster match on the street towards Gotham FC. Portland have paraded as a postseason staff, however what seed they will find yourself as in one other factor altogether. 

7. 

Racing Louisville FC

+1

Whereas the franchise opted to commerce away a bit of it is future for a shot at present, it is a gamble that is already paying off. Newly acquired Bethany Balcer delivered an help on the staff’s opening purpose and so they’re inching nearer to the playoff line. 

8. 

Chicago Crimson Stars

-1

The Crimson Stars have been capable of put a bandaid on their blended kind on the summer season break however now they will should handle the second half of the season with out defensive star Sam Staab. Additionally they missed Mallory Swanson towards Racing Louisville and regarded massively unprepared because the teaching employees tinkered with positional rotations. 

9. 

Angel Metropolis FC

+2

Will the west coast facet show that they seem to be a second-half season staff as soon as extra? Possibly the summer season break got here at time for Angel Metropolis as a result of ahead Christen Press is constructing her minutes again up and 19-year-old Alyssa Thompson delivered a brace to kick off the squad’s playoff push.

10. 

San Diego Wave FC

-1

The Wave’s newest substitute trainer Landon Donovan already has blended marks. A win within the Concacaf W Champions Cup wasn’t sufficient to assist launch the staff into good kind for the return of the common season, and for all of the speak of how he’ll assist give the staff an id, they nonetheless look awfully conversant in undefined ways and last-ditch purpose scoring that does not change the end result of video games. 

11. 

Bay FC

-1

Weren’t tremendous lively throughout the Summer time switch window, had a poor displaying within the Summer time Cup, and have been now handed a loss by close to final place Utah. They’re nonetheless hovering close to the playoff line, however for a way lengthy? 

12. 

Seattle Reign FC

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With Megan Rapinoe wanting on, the membership lastly bought a win, their first since Might, and its head coach Laura Harvey’s one hundredth within the league. A late sport winner, a pressured personal purpose created by 18-year-old Emeri Adames, was the intense spot in sport that had a number of lulls. 

13. 

Utah Royals FC

+1

The acquisition of Mina Tanaka already appears like a key decide up for the franchise. She supplied loads of pop in her debut, whereas Ana Tejada appears extra acclimated with the staff after a few months on the roster. She delivered an help on the opening purpose and helped set the tone.

14. 

Houston Sprint

-1

The Sprint are nonetheless navigating their common season with out head coach Fran Alonso who has been away from the staff since June. The franchise dismissed normal supervisor Alex Singer over the summer season window. The protection was a vivid spot this week protecting Banda off the scoresheet, however the staff is on a gradual dropping streak now, dropping three in a row.