Forward Madison
Elite Academy League · Mid-America U14 · 17 teams · Forward Madison (all teams)
Next game — Sat Nov 21, 04:00 PM
Madison College - Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman, Stadium Field ↗ · turf?
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.5 for, 1.4 against · 1.42 expected points)
| Season so far | Forward Madison | North Shore United Soccer Club |
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| Position | 14th | 16th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-1-3 | 0-0-3 |
| Points per game | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Goals for / game | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Goals against / game | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 4 | 3 |
| Form (recent first) | L L D L | L L L |
| Biggest win | — | — |
| Worst loss | 0–7 vs Team Chicago | 0–7 at Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -2.00 | -1.93 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +1.17 | -0.27 |
Game plan
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They struggle to score
North Shore United Soccer Club average 0.0 goals/game (league avg 2.2); blanked in 3 of 3.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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They leak goals — be greedy
North Shore United Soccer Club concede 4.0/game; worst result 0–7 at Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club.Commit numbers forward, shoot early and often, and attack second balls. Goal difference is the tiebreaker on PPG, so keep playing to score for the full game — rotate players rather than pace.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 4 time(s): 0–4 vs FC Stars, 0–0 vs United Elite SC, 0–7 vs Team Chicago, 0–5 at Chicago Rush.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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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 39%; a draw (25%) would be a good result.Keep the shape compact, make them play in front of you, and hit space behind their full-backs on transitions. A point here is a win for the table; a win is a season-changer.
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Confidence is low on their side
North Shore United Soccer Club have lost 3 straight (form: LLL).Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.
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What a win does
FC1 Academy sit 13th on 0.50 PPG; we are on 0.25.A point moves us above FC1 Academy on PPG (if they don't play). GD is the next tiebreak, so every goal matters — keep attacking with a lead.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the North Shore United Soccer Club game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Forward Madison – North Shore United Soccer Club) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 4 other games that week (Mon Nov 16 – Sun Nov 22); 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 · 0.40 PPG |
14th— holds | 14th— holds | 15th▼ down 1 |
| Win 0.80 PPG |
12th▲ up 2 | 11th▲ up 3 | 13th▲ up 1 |
| Draw 0.40 PPG |
14th— holds | 14th— holds | 15th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 0.20 PPG |
15th▼ down 1 | 15th▼ down 1 | 16th▼ down 2 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–1 draw we stay 14th even if every rival loses, and as low as 15th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th
- 9th <1%
- 10th <1%
- 11th 1%
- 12th 4%
- 13th 9%
- 14th 29%
- 15th 23%
- 16th 18%
- 17th 15%
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 8 remaining known games (max 2.08 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Orland Park Sting FC | 3.00 (+2.75) | 1st (2.44) | 35 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 29 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | FC Stars | 3.00 (+2.75) | 5th (1.86) | 35 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 22 for their projection |
| 3 | United Elite SC | 2.60 (+2.35) | 2nd (2.41) | 31 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 4 | Team Chicago | 2.40 (+2.15) | 3rd (2.32) | 28 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 27 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 5 | USA of Indiana | 2.40 (+2.15) | 4th (1.98) | 28 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 23 for their projection |
| 6 | Chicago Empire FC | 2.00 (+1.75) | 6th (1.80) | 23 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 21 for their projection |
| 7 | Croatian Eagles SC | 1.50 (+1.25) | 7th (1.71) | 17 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 20 for their projection |
| 8 | Chicago Rush | 1.50 (+1.25) | 9th (1.42) | 17 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 17 for their projection |
| 9 | Indy Premier SC | 1.00 (+0.75) | 11th (1.21) | 11 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 14 for their projection |
| 10 | Hoosier FC | 1.00 (+0.75) | 12th (1.20) | 11 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 14 for their projection |
| 11 | JaHBat | 1.00 (+0.75) | 13th (1.10) | 11 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 13 for their projection |
| 12 | Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club | 0.75 (+0.50) | 8th (1.44) | A point next game |
| 13 | FC1 Academy | 0.50 (+0.25) | 16th (0.43) | A point next game |
How the results connect
5 chains · 9 teams
Paths of results that link Forward Madison to North Shore United Soccer Club 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.
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Position over the season
11 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 -0.47 · 17th hardest of 17
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Nov 21 04:00 PM |
North Shore United Soccer Club 16th · 0-0-3 · GD -12 |
Home Madison College - Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman · turf? |
●●●●○ Tough | 39% |
1–1 | 1.42 | 0.48 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 22 10:45 AM |
Croatian Eagles SC 7th · 2-0-2 · GD +6 |
Home Madison College - Irwin A. & Robert D. Goodman · turf? |
●●●●● Very tough | 6% |
0–3 | 0.29 | 0.45 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 6 12:00 AM |
Orland Park Sting FC 1st · 4-0-0 · GD +14 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 1% |
0–4 | 0.08 | 0.40 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 7 12:00 AM |
FC1 Academy 13th · 1-0-5 · GD -26 |
Away TBD |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 43% |
1–1 | 1.54 | 0.54 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 13 12:00 AM |
Chicago City Soccer Club 17th · 0-0-3 · GD -13 |
Home TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 37% |
1–1 | 1.34 | 0.63 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 14 12:00 AM |
JaHBat 11th · 1-1-2 · GD -4 |
Home TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 19% |
1–2 | 0.77 | 0.64 | Upside |
| Sat May 15 12:00 AM |
Chicago Empire FC 6th · 2-0-1 · GD +2 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 5% |
0–3 | 0.26 | 0.61 | Upside |
| Sun May 16 12:00 AM |
Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club 12th · 1-0-3 · GD +2 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 4% |
1–4 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 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 | Orland Park Sting FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 12 | 3.00 | WWWW | -0.79 | +0.13 | 94% | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 2 | FC Stars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | 3.00 | WW | -0.71 | +0.06 | 31% | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 at United Elite SC · Thu Nov 12 vs FC1 Academy · Sun Nov 15 vs Hoosier FC See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | United Elite SC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 | 2.60 | WWWDW | +0.14 | -0.22 | 96% | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 4 | Team Chicago | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 12 | 2.40 | WLWWW | -0.49 | +0.00 | 92% | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 5 | USA of Indiana | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 12 | 2.40 | WWWLW | -0.02 | +0.29 | 45% | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 21 vs Indy Premier SC · Sat Feb 27 at JB Marine Soccer Club · Sun Mar 14 vs FC1 Academy See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Chicago Empire FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 2.00 | LWW | +0.62 | -0.21 | 20% | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 7 | Croatian Eagles SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | 1.50 | LWLW | -0.32 | -0.10 | 14% | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 8 | Chicago Rush | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 1.50 | WLLW | -0.76 | +0.24 | 1% | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 at Chicago City Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at Indy Premier SC · Sun Nov 8 at Hoosier FC See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Indy Premier SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 3 | 1.00 | LWL | -0.07 | +0.32 | 0% | 10.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 10 | Hoosier FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 1 | 1.00 | D | -0.54 | +0.18 | 1% | 10.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 11 | JaHBat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | 1.00 | LDLW | +0.12 | -0.02 | 0% | 11.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 12 | Chicago KICS Youth Soccer Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 3 | 0.75 | WLLL | +0.44 | -0.17 | 2% | 8.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs Chicago Empire FC · Sun Nov 8 at Orland Park Sting FC · Sat Mar 6 at Chicago City Soccer Club See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | FC1 Academy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | -26 | 3 | 0.50 | LLWLL | +0.48 | -0.03 | 0% | 15.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 14 | Forward Madison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 1 | 0.25 | LDLL | +1.17 | -0.47 | 0% | 14.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 15 | JB Marine Soccer Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | +0.23 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| 16 | North Shore United Soccer Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | 0.00 | LLL | -0.27 | +0.15 | 0% | 15.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Chicago City Soccer Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 | 0.00 | LLL | +0.42 | +0.05 | 0% | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 vs Chicago Rush · Sun Nov 8 at Indy Premier SC · Sat Nov 14 vs Hoosier FC See all 13 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 (2.17 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.