Alison Gale

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You can find me making pretty visualizations with women's soccer data, crafting, or adventuring outside. Website: alisongale.com

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Week 15 NWSL bump chart. Gotham jumped over Washington to take first place. KC moved above Portland into 5th. North Carolina moved up into 7th. And Louisville is no longer on the bottom of the table.
Week 14 NWSL bump chart. Utah moved up into 3rd place. Orlando moved up into 7th place. Washington and Gotham are still 1st and 2nd while Chicago and Louisville remain on the bottom.
Week 13 bump chart for the NWSL. Washington Spirit claimed the top spot for the first time this season, followed by Gotham in 2nd which is the highest they have been. San Diego and Portland fall to 3rd and 4th.
Week 12 bump chart for the NWSL. San Diego is still in first. Washington jumped above Portland into 2nd. Gotham jumped from 7th to 4th but is tied on points with 2 other teams. Boston and Chicago flipped spots at the bottom of the table
Week 11 bump chart after a break. San Diego remains in the top spot while Portland and Washington moved above Utah. Angel City also jumped up with a win.
Week 10 NWSL bump chart. The only movements were San Diego jumping over Utah and Portland and Denver moved up from 12th to 9th place
Week 9 bump chart for the NWSL. Utah takes the top spot on goal differential over Portland. Racing Lousiville falls to the bottom. Lots of shifting in the middle of the table (positions 7-13)
Week 8 NWSL bump chart. San Diego is back at #1 after dropping to 3rd for two weeks. Utah is now second after slowly rising up the table. Denver, North Carolina, and Boston all had good weekends where they moved up the table with Chicago now sitting in last
Week 7 NWSL bump chart. The top 3 of Portland, Spirit and San Diego remain the same. Utah moved up to 4th and KC and Orlando moved way up the table into 6th and 7th position. Louisville moved from 13th up to 12th with a big win.
Week 6 NWSL bump chart. Portland took the top spot while Spirit jumped to 2nd on goal differential. Gotham also was a big winner, jumping to 4th place. Boston is still at the bottom but got their first win.
Photo of a marsh wren gathering fluff from a cattail plant to build a nest.
2026 season bump chart showing how NWSL standings have changed. Some teams have played 5 games while others have played 6. Lots of movement so far but San Diego has been in 1st the last two weeks and Portland in Second. Utah jumped over Seattle with a win. Louisville and Boston are at the bottom but Kansas city sits just above them.
Chart showing where players moved in the offseason and how many moved between teams or entered/exited the league. Portland, Orlando, and Seattle retained the most players while Kansas City, Lousiville, North Carlina and San Diego retained the least. Denver and Boston relied heavily on external players joining the league.
Map of the contiguous US with concentric circles marking the locations of all the NWSL teams. It highlights for each point which team is closest to those folks. With Boston and Denver added, some of the big gaps were filled.
Picture of a short eared owl flying towards the camera with its wings out in front of a frosty field
Chart showing a heatmap of when games are. There is an international break in early april and october. And then a lone break in June for the men's world cup. Not too many Wednesday games, so most are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Chart comparing goals against with last season. Seattle and Kansas City both conceded way fewer goals while Chicago and North Carolina conceded more
Chart comparing goals scored in the NWSL by teams between 2024 and 2025. THe top 3 teams from 2024 all scored fewer goals this season while the bottom teams all scored more goals. Kansas City is still on the top for goals scored.
Chart showing NWSL team goal differential between 2024 to 2025. KC improved by 10 and was 25 higher than the next highest team. The other teams were pretty close but Chicago was the lowest with -22 followed by Bay FC with -15. Gotham, Spirit, and Orlando all saw drops in goal differential while San Diego and Seattle saw strong improvements.
Chart comparing nwsl points between 2025 and 2024. Kansas City increased form 55 to 65 points. Spirit, Orlando, and Gotham all fell a bit while Portland, Seattle, San Diego, and Lousiville improved which led to a tight middle of the table.
Point swirl visualization showing all teams in the NWSL and how teams cumulative points increased. In 2024 there were 4 teams at the top and then the rest were much lower. In 2023 all teams were very close. In 2024, Kansas City is far above all other teams, but the other teams are reasonably close.
Moving window points to highlight trends over the season. KC was pretty constant. Orlando had a big dip but then recovered. Utah had a huge climb and then fell later. Louisville struggled but then came back. Teams like Angel City and Bay FC were declining towards the end.
Week 26 NWSL bump chart. KC remains on top. Portland jumped over Orlando, Seattle, and San Diego. Louisville jumped over Gotham. The bottom of the table remained unchanged.
Chart showing where teams can finish. Spots 3-8 are up in the air with Orlando, Reign, San Diego, Portland, and Gotham fighting to host a playoff game. Louisville and North Carolina are fighting for the last playoff spot.
Week 25 bump chart. Seattle, San Diego and Portland jumped ahead of Gotham in the standings. Houston jumped over Angel City. OTherwise things stayed the same
Seattle Reign clinches a playoff spot Gotham FC clinches a playoff spot San Diego Wave clinches a playoff spot Portland Thorns clinches a playoff spot with: POR win Houston Dash are eliminated from playoffs Angel City are eliminated from playoffs
Gotham FC clinches a playoff spot with: GFC win/draw BAY win/draw Seattle Reign clinches a playoff spot with: RGN win/draw BAY win/draw San Diego Wave clinches a playoff spot with: SD win BAY win/draw Portland Thorns clinches a playoff spot with: POR win BAY win/draw Racing Louisville clinches a playoff spot with: LOU win LOU draw + BAY win/draw BAY win + KC win/draw + POR win/draw
Chart showing where each team can finish in the NWSL. KC and WAS have locked down 1 and 2. Orlando can finish 3rd through 8th. Gotham, Reign, San Diego, and Portland can finish between 3rd and 9th. Louisville can finish between 3rd and 11th. North Carolina, LA and Houston still technically can make the playoffs but it'll be a tough road
Week 24 bump chart with KC and Washington as 1 and 2. Orlando moved up to 3rd. San Diego jumped over Portland and Louisville.
Washington Spirit clinches playoff hosting Orlando Pride clinches a playoff spot with: LA win/draw Utah Royals are eliminated from playoffs Angel City are eliminated from playoffs with: LA draw/loss
Washington Spirit clinches playoff hosting Gotham FC clinches a playoff spot with: GFC win GFC draw + WAS draw + LA win/draw WAS win + LA win/draw Seattle Reign clinches a playoff spot with: WAS win + LA win/draw Orlando Pride clinches a playoff spot with: WAS win/draw + LA win/draw Utah Royals are eliminated from playoffs with: UTA draw/loss Angel City are eliminated from playoffs with: LA loss LA draw + SD win/draw
Gotham FC clinches a playoff spot with: GFC win GFC draw + WAS draw + LA win/draw WAS win + LA win/draw Portland Thorns clinches a playoff spot with: POR win + WAS win/draw POR win + CHI win + KC win/draw POR win + CHI draw + KC win POR draw + WAS win + LA win/draw Seattle Reign clinches a playoff spot with: RGN win + WAS win/draw RGN win + CHI win + KC win/draw RGN win + CHI draw + KC win RGN draw + WAS win + LA win/draw Orlando Pride clinches a playoff spot with: ORL win + WAS win/draw + LA win/draw Racing Louisville clinches a playoff spot with: LOU win + WAS win + LA win/draw
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Washington Spirit clinches a playoff spot with: WAS win Chicago Stars is eliminated from playoffs
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
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.
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
Week 20 NWSL bump chart. Gotham jumped up to 3rd but are tied on points with Portland, San Diego, and Seattle. Racing Lousiville remains in eighth as they fight for the last playoff spot
Week 20 NWSL bump chart which had Gotham and North Carolina as the big movers this week. KC and Spirit are still 1-2 and the bottom 3 of Bay, Chicago, and Utah remain unchanged. Note that due to the suspension of the Seattle-Louisville match, those teams both have a game in hand.
Week 19 bump chart saw Portland jump over Orlando and the Reign. Gotham moved up above Reign and Louisville. Houston moved above Angel City and North Carolina.
Kansas City Current clinches playoff hosting with: KC win + one of: WAS win HOU win
Kansas City Current clinches playoff hosting with: KC win + one of: LOU draw + CHI win/draw LOU draw + WAS win LOU draw + RGN win LOU draw + HOU win/draw POR win + WAS win POR win + HOU win CHI win/draw + HOU win RGN win + HOU win LOU win + CHI win/draw + RGN win LOU win + CHI win/draw + RGN draw + HOU draw
Week 18 NWSL bump chart. Seattle and Portland swapped places again as Seattle tied this weekend. Angel City jumped over North Carolina with a win. A win from Utah wasn't enough to move above Chicago at the bottom of the table.
Kansas City Current clinches a playoff spot with: KC win KC draw + one of: LOU win + ORL win + BAY draw LOU win + ORL win + UTA win/draw + BAY win LOU win + ORL draw + SD win/draw + BAY draw LOU win + SD win/draw + UTA win/draw + BAY win/draw LOU win + GFC draw + UTA win/draw + CHI win + BAY win/draw SD draw + UTA win/draw + CHI win + BAY win/draw SD draw + GFC win + UTA win/draw + BAY win/draw SD draw + GFC draw + UTA win/draw + CHI draw + BAY win/draw HOU win + GFC win + SD draw + UTA win HOU win + GFC win + UTA win + CHI win + BAY win/draw HOU win + GFC win + SD draw + UTA draw + CHI win/draw HOU win + GFC win + SD win + UTA win + CHI win HOU win + GFC draw + SD draw + UTA win/draw + CHI win
Week 17 bump chart. Kansas City is still in first with 43 points which is 12 above the spirit who is second. The Spirit jumped past San Diego and Orlando with a win. Angel city jumped over Houston and Bay. Louisville didn't move with their win but are now one point behind Seattle and Portland in the middle of the table.
Week 15 bump chart with KC still on top and pulling away from the rest. Portland jumps over Seattle to take 5th place. Everything else is unchanged.
Week 14 NWSL bump chart. KC remains steady on top with a 10 point lead. Only 3 teams won this weekend: KC, Washington, and Seattle. Washington stepped ahead of San Diego with the win and Seattle stepped ahead of Portland who they are playing next weekend.
Week 13 NWSL bump chart. The only change from last week was North Carolina jumping over Bay FC and Angel City to get to 9th place. Kansas City is still on top and Utah is still on the bottom. Kansas City has a good gap ahead of the other teams but places 2 through 7 are separated by 5 points.
Week 12 NWSL bump chart. First two spots remain the same (KC and Orlando). San Diego moves back to 3rd and Portland moves up to 5th. Gotham moves into the final playoff spot but the fight for that spot remains tight since 4 teams have 15 points. Chicago now steps above Utah at the bottom of the table.
NWSL bump chart for week 11. The top team is still KC and the bottom three are unchanged. Bay FC jumped up into a playoff spot, while Louisville, Seattle, Washington, and Orlando all rose to stronger playoff positions. Angel City fell out of a playoff spot.
Week 10 NWSL bump chart. Everything is the same except Washington moved above Portland and Louisville moved about Gotham, North Carolina, and Bay. Kansas City is still on top followed by San Diego
Week 9 NWSL bump chart. Kansas City remains in first and Utah and Chicago are at the bottom but every other team moved based on the weekend's results. San Digo took over 2nd place from Orlando. Portland, Seattle, North Carolina, and Bay all moved up.