It’s Monday, another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.
Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer ratings and the observations of our writers.
Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers and trusty statistical models have ranked all 14 clubs in the league after Matchday 2. Let’s dive in.
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Previous ranking: 5
Next match: Saturday vs. Angel City, 2:30 p.m. ET
Beating Portland to open the season was impressive, but that was a unique day with the opening of the Current’s new stadium giving them a little extra juice. Backing it up would be a whole other challenge, but they were up to it with a 2-1 win in San Diego. They now have two very impressive wins, seven goals from seven different scorers, and new signings Bia Zaneratto and Temwa Chawinga look terrific despite not quite being at full fitness. The attack is good and going to get better, so if they can tighten up that defense then we might have ourselves a title contender.
Previous ranking: 1
Next match: Saturday vs. Gotham FC, 7 p.m. ET
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