FC1 Academy
Elite Academy League · Mid-America U13 · 17 teams · FC1 Academy (all teams)
Next game — Thu Nov 12, 06:00 PM
Niles West High School (Stadium), STADIUM ↗ · turf?
●●●○○ Toss-up to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.4 for, 1.1 against · 1.60 expected points)
| Season so far | FC1 Academy | FC Stars |
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| Position | 7th | 14th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 0-0-1 |
| Points per game | 1.67 | 0.00 |
| Goals for / game | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Goals against / game | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | W L W D L | L |
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs Indy Premier SC | — |
| Worst loss | 1–2 at Croatian Eagles SC | 0–1 at Forward Madison |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.35 | -0.27 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.02 | -0.63 |
Game plan
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They struggle to score
FC Stars average 0.0 goals/game (league avg 2.1); blanked in 1 of 1.A higher defensive line and an aggressive counter-press are low-risk here. Keep the back line connected to midfield so one long ball doesn't turn into a 1v1 — that is the only way this opponent scores.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–1 vs Team Chicago.Against a low block, the first goal usually comes from a cross or a cut-back, not a dribble. Get 2–3 bodies in the box on every wide entry and finish practice this week at game speed.
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Swing game — small margins
Win 45% / draw 26% / loss 29%.Games like this are decided by one set piece or one transition. Prioritise the strongest XI for the full game, be disciplined with fouls near the box, and have a clear late-game plan for both "protect the lead" and "chase".
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Away game
Kickoff 06:00 PM at Niles West High School (Stadium).Arrive 75 minutes early to see the surface and goal size; plan a longer dynamic warm-up after a drive. Away wins are worth the same 3 points — keep the routine identical to home.
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What a win does
Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club sit 6th on 1.67 PPG; we are on 1.67.A point moves us above Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club on PPG (if they don't play). GD is the next tiebreak, so every goal matters — keep attacking with a lead.
If Thursday goes…
Where we'd sit after the FC Stars game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (FC1 Academy – FC Stars) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 2 other games that week (Mon Nov 9 – Sun Nov 15); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.
| Our result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
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| – Draw · 1.57 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 8th▼ down 1 |
| Win 1.86 PPG |
5th▲ up 2 | 5th▲ up 2 | 6th▲ up 1 |
| Draw 1.57 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 8th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.43 PPG |
9th▼ down 2 | 9th▼ down 2 | 10th▼ down 3 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–1 draw we stay 7th even if every rival loses, and as low as 8th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st <1%
- 2nd 1%
- 3rd 2%
- 4th 6%
- 5th 11%
- 6th 15%
- 7th 18%
- 8th 17%
- 9th 14%
- 10th 8%
- 11th 4%
- 12th 2%
- 13th 1%
- 14th <1%
- 15th
- 16th
- 17th
Every remaining game in the division is played out with the forecast's goal odds, 2,000 times, and the table is re-sorted each time. Green marks the top 4.
Climbing the table
What it takes to pass each team above us, from our 10 remaining known games (max 2.50 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Croatian Eagles SC | 3.00 (+1.33) | 1st (2.33) | 38 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection |
| 2 | Orland Park Sting FC | 2.50 (+0.83) | 3rd (2.08) | 30 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection |
| 3 | Chicago Empire FC | 2.33 (+0.66) | 2nd (2.31) | 28 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection |
| 4 | JaHBat | 2.25 (+0.58) | 5th (1.92) | 26 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 21 for their projection |
| 5 | Team Chicago | 1.80 (+0.13) | 4th (1.97) | A point next game |
| 6 | Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club | 1.67 (+0.00) | 6th (1.66) | A point next game |
How the results connect
2 chains · 5 teams
Paths of results that link FC1 Academy to FC Stars through teams both have faced, drawn as one map. Teams sit in columns by how many games away from us they are. Each arrow is one game, pointing away from us, and its colour is the result for the team it starts from. Hover or tap an arrow to trace a chain and see its net goal margin.
Hover or tap an arrow to trace a chain, or step through them with the arrows. Open full screen and turn your phone to see the whole map.
Step through the chains with the arrows, or tap one on the map.
Position over the season
10 game days
The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.
The path
run-in difficulty -0.12 · 13th hardest of 17
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Thu Nov 12 06:00 PM |
FC Stars 14th · 0-0-1 · GD -1 |
Away Niles West High School (Stadium) · turf? |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 45% |
1–1 | 1.60 | 1.66 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 6 12:00 AM |
JB Marine Soccer Club 13th · 0-0-0 · GD +0 |
Home TBD |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 50% |
1–1 | 1.74 | 1.67 | Swing game |
| Sun Mar 7 12:00 AM |
Forward Madison 8th · 2-0-2 · GD -5 |
Home TBD |
●●○○○ Lean win | 59% |
1–0 | 2.01 | 1.70 | Swing game |
| Sun Mar 14 12:00 PM |
USA of Indiana 11th · 1-1-3 · GD -4 |
Away Mary & John Geisse Soccer Complex |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 48% |
1–0 | 1.71 | 1.71 | Swing game |
| Sun Mar 21 12:00 AM |
Hoosier FC 15th · 0-0-1 · GD -5 |
Away TBD |
●●○○○ Lean win | 60% |
2–1 | 2.00 | 1.73 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 4 12:00 AM |
Chicago City Soccer Club 12th · 1-0-3 · GD -23 |
Home TBD |
●○○○○ Favorable | 88% |
4–1 | 2.71 | 1.81 | Bank it |
| Sun Apr 11 12:00 AM |
United Elite SC 10th · 1-2-2 · GD +0 |
Away TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 36% |
1–1 | 1.37 | 1.78 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 24 12:00 AM |
Chicago Empire FC 3rd · 2-1-0 · GD +14 |
Home TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 20% |
1–2 | 0.80 | 1.71 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 12:00 AM |
Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club 6th · 1-2-0 · GD +5 |
Away TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 31% |
1–1 | 1.16 | 1.67 | Upside |
| Sat May 15 12:00 AM |
JaHBat 4th · 3-0-1 · GD +11 |
Home TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 33% |
1–1 | 1.20 | 1.64 | Upside |
"Far trip" = the venue's zip is outside our home sectional area (first three digits), a rough travel flag, not a distance. Venue names open in Google Maps. "Bank it" = expected win, dropping points here hurts most. "Swing game" = near coin-flip, where the finish is decided. "Upside" = underdog, nothing to lose. Running PPG assumes the expected points from every game up to that row.
Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Croatian Eagles SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | 3.00 | WWWW | -0.45 | +0.47 | 90% | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 22 at Forward Madison · Sat Mar 13 vs JaHBat · Sun Mar 14 vs Chicago Rush See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Orland Park Sting FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | 2.50 | WWWD | +0.42 | -0.19 | 70% | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club · Sun Nov 22 at Chicago City Soccer Club · Sat Mar 6 vs Forward Madison See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Chicago Empire FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | 2.33 | DWW | -0.76 | -0.05 | 93% | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 vs North Shore United Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club · Sun Mar 7 at JaHBat See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | JaHBat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | 2.25 | LWWW | -0.96 | +0.16 | 46% | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 at Team Chicago · Sun Mar 7 vs Chicago Empire FC · Sat Mar 13 at Croatian Eagles SC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Team Chicago | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | 1.80 | LLWWW | -0.25 | -0.09 | 56% | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs JaHBat · Sun Mar 7 vs JB Marine Soccer Club · Sat Mar 20 at Hoosier FC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 | 1.67 | WDD | -0.49 | +0.01 | 15% | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Wed Nov 4 at FC Stars · Sat Nov 7 vs Chicago Empire FC · Sun Nov 8 at Orland Park Sting FC See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | FC1 Academy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | 1.67 | LDWLW | -0.02 | -0.12 | 10% | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Thu Nov 12 at FC Stars · Sat Mar 6 vs JB Marine Soccer Club · Sun Mar 7 vs Forward Madison See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Forward Madison | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 | 1.50 | WLLW | +0.48 | +0.36 | 0% | 11.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 21 vs North Shore United Soccer Club · Sun Nov 22 vs Croatian Eagles SC · Sat Mar 6 at Orland Park Sting FC See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Chicago Rush | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | 1.20 | LLWWL | -0.38 | +0.02 | 9% | 7.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Indy Premier SC · Sun Nov 8 at Hoosier FC · Sun Nov 22 vs FC Stars See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | United Elite SC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 5 | 1.00 | DDLWL | +0.62 | -0.37 | 2% | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs FC Stars · Sat Nov 21 at Chicago City Soccer Club · Sat Mar 6 vs North Shore United Soccer Club See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | USA of Indiana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 0.80 | LDLWL | +0.04 | +0.01 | 0% | 12.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 21 vs Indy Premier SC · Sat Feb 27 at JB Marine Soccer Club · Sun Mar 14 at Chicago Empire FC See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Chicago City Soccer Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 3 | 0.75 | WLLL | +0.86 | -0.07 | 0% | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 at Indy Premier SC · Sat Nov 14 vs Hoosier FC · Sat Nov 21 vs United Elite SC See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | JB Marine Soccer Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | -0.36 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No games played yet. Next: Sat Feb 20 vs Hoosier FC · Sat Feb 27 vs USA of Indiana · Sat Mar 6 at FC1 Academy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | FC Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | L | -0.63 | +0.02 | 0% | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Wed Nov 4 vs Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club · Sun Nov 8 at United Elite SC · Thu Nov 12 vs FC1 Academy See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 15 | Hoosier FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0.00 | L | +1.28 | -0.14 | 0% | 13.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Chicago Rush · Sat Nov 14 at Chicago City Soccer Club · Sun Nov 15 at FC Stars See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 16 | North Shore United Soccer Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 | 0.00 | LLL | +0.65 | +0.36 | 0% | 15.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 at Chicago Empire FC · Sat Nov 21 at Forward Madison · Sat Mar 6 at United Elite SC See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 17 | Indy Premier SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | -21 | 0 | 0.00 | LLL | +1.18 | -0.10 | 0% | 16.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs Chicago Rush · Sun Nov 8 vs Chicago City Soccer Club · Sat Nov 21 at USA of Indiana See all 10 future matchups ▸
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Tap a team to see every game it has played (opponent's current position in brackets) and what's next. Ordered the way the league publishes it: points per game, then goal difference. The green edge marks the top 4. SoS is strength of schedule, the average model rating of opponents faced — positive means a harder road than average. "Top 4" and "Exp. finish" come from playing the rest of the season 2,000 times with the forecast model.
How the forecast works: every played game feeds each team's attack and defence rating, adjusted for who it was against — a goal past a strong defence counts for more than one past a weak one. Ratings are shrunk toward the league average (2.07 goals per team per game) by 3 "prior" games so early blowouts don't dominate, and results older than about 120 days count half. Expected goals for a matchup multiply those, with a 8% home bump, and a Poisson score grid gives win/draw/loss odds.