This was Reign injury report: OUT: Taylor Smith (SEI Knee), Jasmyne Spencer (SEI Knee), Michelle Betos (SEI Achilles), Jaycie Johnson (SEI Knee), Jessica Fishlock (SEI Knee), Scout Watson (Concussion), Morgan Andrews (Hamstring), Darian Jenkins (Hamstring), Rumi Utsugi (Calf) QUESTIONABLE: Kristen McNabb (Calf) INTERNATIONAL DUTY: Megan Rapinoe (USA), Allie Long (USA), Jodie Taylor (ENG) My hat is off to @blissett and @Smallchief for picking the Reign over the Thorns at Providence Park. I like it, but I just don't get it. POR only lost once since the WC started, playing almost all its games on the road. They get their Aussies and Sinc back, and are at home and give up a goal and score bupkis against a crippled side. I guess i owe a hat tip to Vlatko and the Reign, as well.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I guess I won this match-day, along with @Smallchief with just 3 points made! Crazy, crazy unpredictable week!
Yes, it truly was a crazy week. The overall winners for the week were, indeed, blissett and smallchief with a rousing 3 points each. The entire group scored 1 point (holden) in the last two games. The standings overall remain about the same:
Now I would like to get standings not only by points that were made, but also by weeks that were won!
Am I going to be the first to predict this weekend's games? Tricky weekend, but I'm assuming no US players will be back on NWSL teams. SB 1 vs Utah 1 NC 2 vs Sea 1 Hou 1 vs Chi 3 Port 2 vs Orl 1 I don't pay any attention to home field "advantage." Do other predictors?
NJ 1 UTA 0 NC 2 SEA 2 HOU 1 CHI 2 POR 2 ORL 1 I assume too that USWNT's players will be back, although I wonder if they're going to be more pumped up by the win or drained by the long tournament and celebrations. We're going to see.
Predictions: NJNY 1 v Utah 1 North Carolina 2 v SeaTac 1 Houston 2 v Chicago 2 Portland 2 v Orlando 1 The post games standings will be late, as my computer is in the shop for monitor repairs.
...ah f*% it, let's guess 1-1 all again. Totally missed out last week (I was away at a convention Wednesday through Monday).
Blissett, predicting unexpected upsets, since... ... July 2019! Well, this three points cushion will serve me well when I'll miss all of the other matches of the week-end!
Before the last game of the week-end, I should have remained ahead of the pack with 6 points (along with @BlueCrimson, who was one of those who perfectly nailed NC's score). My advantage is now marginal (1 point) over three other players, but the result of Portland-Orlando shouldn't shift things around very much, since all but three competitors predicted a Portland's win, and most of them by an identical score of 2-1! In particular, the one who's currently tied with me (@BlueCrimson) and two of the immediate followers (@lunatica and @CoachJon) predicted a 2-1 win like me, so the actual result, whatever it is, won't change our respective positions, while @McSkillz has a 2-0, so she shouldn't possibly gain more than 1 point over me. The people having a draw between POR and ORL are far behind (currently at 2 or 3 points). Additionally, even should those predicting a 2-2 or a 1-1 draw perfectly nail the score and subsequently gain three points, I would anyway gain one point from the number of goals scored by one of the teams, with my 2-1 prediction (and a 0-0 or 3-3+ wouldn't give the draw-predictors enough points to catch up with me anyway). The other odd prediction is a 3-0 by @holden: nailing it would put him at 7 points, but since I'd anyway get 1 point from the w/l/d prediction, I'd be at 7 too. So, crossing fingers, I'd say that I am looking forward to another winning week for me. Please, someone (@cpthomas, @SiberianThunderT...) tell me if my calculations are correct and if it's true that right now I am guaranteed a first place for the week, although most probably tied with at least another player. Meanwhile, abysmal week for our resident rankings' leader @Tapas&Fútbol, who, if I am not wrong, is currently at 0 points!!!
Well POR-ORL didn't end 2-1, but 4-3. It's the goal difference that counts: no-one should have done better that the 2-1 predictors.