With Sunday’s 3-0 win by Gotham over the North Carolina Courage, and the Portland Thorns 1-0 win over the Houston Dash, the Chicago Red Stars are now a virtual lock to make the NWSL playoffs.
FiveThirtyEight now gives Chicago a greater than 99 percent chance to make it.
Portland, OL Reign and the Washington Spirit have already wrapped up spots. The screwball here is that Gotham has three games left to play—one against Kansas City, and two against Louisville. With that schedule, they’re also a virtual lock to make it.