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CITY SC San Marcos

Elite Academy League · Southwest (South) U16 · 16 teams · CITY SC San Marcos (all teams)

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4th
2-0-1 record · 3 played
2.00 points per game
+3 goal diff · 8–5
LWWlast 3
32% chance of top 4 · expected finish 6.1
-0.25 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sat Oct 24, 04:35 PM

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CITY SC San Marcos
4th · 2.00 PPG
vs
Strikers FC North
16th · 0.00 PPG

Palomar College Minkoff Field, Minkoff Field ↗

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●○○○○ Favorable to win

Most likely score 3–0 (expected goals 3.9 for, 0.9 against · 2.72 expected points)

Season so farCITY SC San MarcosStrikers FC North
Position4th16th
Record (W-D-L)2-0-10-0-3
Points per game2.000.00
Goals for / game2.70.0
Goals against / game1.74.7
Clean sheets10
Held scoreless13
Form (recent first)W W LL L L
Biggest win6–2 vs City SC Southwest—
Worst loss0–3 vs BOCA OC0–7 vs FLYTE SC Blue- Inland Empire
Model rating (net goals vs avg)+0.44-2.19
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)-0.25+0.06

Common opponents: City SC Southwest — we 6–2; they 0–3.

Game plan

  • They struggle to score
    Strikers FC North average 0.0 goals/game (league avg 2.0); 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.

  • They leak goals — be greedy
    Strikers FC North concede 4.7/game; worst result 0–7 vs FLYTE SC Blue- Inland Empire.

    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.

  • Finishing wins the tight ones
    Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–3 vs BOCA OC.

    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.

  • Expected win — the trap is complacency
    Model gives a 88% chance; likely score 3–0.

    Treat the first 15 minutes like a final: score early, then the game manages itself. This is the ideal game to give rotation players real minutes in the second half without risking points.

  • Confidence is low on their side
    Strikers FC North have lost 3 straight (form: LLL).

    Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.

  • What a win does
    FLYTE SC- Inland Empire sit 3rd on 2.25 PPG; we are on 2.00.

    A win moves us above FLYTE SC- Inland Empire 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 Strikers FC North game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (CITY SC San Marcos – Strikers FC North) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 7 other games that week (Mon Oct 19 – Sun Oct 25); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.

Our resultRivals don't playLikely resultsEvery rival wins
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Win · 2.25 PPG
4th— holds 3rd▲ up 1 4th— holds
Win
2.25 PPG
4th— holds 3rd▲ up 1 4th— holds
Draw
1.75 PPG
7th▼ down 3 3rd▲ up 1 7th▼ down 3
Loss
1.50 PPG
7th▼ down 3 8th▼ down 4 10th▼ down 6

Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 3–0 win we finish as high as 2nd if every rival drops points, and as low as 4th if every rival wins.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

1% finish 1st
32% top 4
68% below the top 4
6.1 average finish
  1. 1st 1%
  2. 2nd 9%
  3. 3rd 10%
  4. 4th 12%
  5. 5th 13%
  6. 6th 13%
  7. 7th 11%
  8. 8th 10%
  9. 9th 7%
  10. 10th 6%
  11. 11th 4%
  12. 12th 3%
  13. 13th 1%
  14. 14th <1%
  15. 15th
  16. 16th

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 12 remaining known games (max 2.80 PPG if we win out).

#TeamPPGProj.To pass them
1 ALBION SC Santa Ana 3.00 (+1.00) 1st (2.43) 39 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 31 for their projection
2 ALBION SC Riverside 2.33 (+0.33) 4th (1.72) 29 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 20 for their projection
3 FLYTE SC- Inland Empire 2.25 (+0.25) 2nd (1.96) Win next game

How the results connect

1 chain · 3 teams

Paths of results that link CITY SC San Marcos to Strikers FC North 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.

1 favour us
0 favour them
+7.0 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.
won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from
6–2 3–0 CITY SC San Marcos 4th City SC Southwest 12th Strikers FC North 16th

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.

1 chains

Position over the season

7 game days

1st 8th 16th Sep 12 Sep 20 Oct 11 Oct 18

The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.

The path

run-in difficulty -0.00 · 7th hardest of 16

DateOpponentWhereDifficultyWinLikelyExp. ptsRun. PPGPriority
Sat Oct 24
04:35 PM
Strikers FC North
16th · 0-0-3 · GD -14
Home
Palomar College Minkoff Field
●○○○○ Favorable
88%
3–0 2.72 2.18 Bank it
Sun Oct 25
09:00 AM
City SC - San Diego
6th · 2-0-1 · GD +0
Away
Aviara Community Park
●●●●○ Tough
40%
1–1 1.40 2.03 Upside
Sun Nov 1
10:25 AM
California Football Academy
10th · 1-0-2 · GD +3
Away
Aliso Niguel High School · turf?
●●●●○ Tough
32%
1–2 1.16 1.88 Upside
Sat Nov 7
09:00 AM
FLYTE SC- Inland Empire
3rd · 3-0-1 · GD +6
Home
Palomar College Minkoff Field
●●●●○ Tough
37%
1–2 1.32 1.80 Upside
Sat Mar 6
12:00 AM
Reds FC
9th · 1-1-1 · GD -1
Away
TBD
●●●○○ Toss-up
46%
2–1 1.58 1.77 Swing game
Sat Mar 13
12:00 AM
Laguna United
13th · 0-1-2 · GD -4
Away
TBD
●●●○○ Toss-up
57%
2–1 1.88 1.78 Swing game
Sun Mar 14
12:00 AM
ALBION SC Santa Ana
1st · 4-0-0 · GD +12
Home
TBD
●●●●○ Tough
26%
1–2 0.95 1.70 Upside
Sat Mar 20
12:00 AM
ALBION SC San Diego
15th · 0-0-2 · GD -4
Home
TBD
●●○○○ Lean win
66%
2–1 2.15 1.74 Swing game
Sat Apr 10
12:00 AM
Elite FC
5th · 2-0-1 · GD +2
Away
TBD
●●●●○ Tough
39%
2–2 1.38 1.71 Upside
Sun Apr 11
12:00 AM
Inland Surf
14th · 0-1-2 · GD -6
Home
TBD
●●○○○ Lean win
71%
2–1 2.27 1.75 Bank it
Sat Apr 24
12:00 AM
ALBION SC Riverside
2nd · 2-1-0 · GD +2
Away
TBD
●●●●○ Tough
36%
1–1 1.30 1.72 Upside
Sat May 8
12:00 AM
FLYTE SC Blue- Inland Empire
7th · 2-1-1 · GD +7
Away
TBD
●●●●○ Tough
29%
2–2 1.05 1.68 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

#TeamGPWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGFormSoSRun-inTop 4Exp. finish
1 ALBION SC Santa Ana 4400 175+12 123.00 WWWW +0.03 -0.19 99% 1.3
2 ALBION SC Riverside 3210 53+2 72.33 DWW -0.30 +0.02 35% 5.9
3 FLYTE SC- Inland Empire 4301 115+6 92.25 WWWL +0.08 -0.12 71% 3.7
4 CITY SC San Marcos 3201 85+3 62.00 LWW -0.25 -0.00 32% 6.1
5 Elite FC 3201 75+2 62.00 WLW -0.48 +0.07 19% 7.4
6 City SC - San Diego 3201 55+0 62.00 WLW +0.76 -0.23 30% 6.3
7 FLYTE SC Blue- Inland Empire 4211 147+7 71.75 DWLW -0.45 +0.08 54% 4.7
8 BOCA OC 3111 89-1 41.33 WDL +0.54 -0.15 14% 8.2
9 Reds FC 3111 45-1 41.33 DWL +0.18 -0.05 5% 9.7
10 California Football Academy 3102 74+3 31.00 LWL +0.36 -0.15 33% 6.1
11 Total Futbol Academy - OC 3102 55+0 31.00 WLL +0.04 -0.03 7% 9.1
12 City SC Southwest 3102 510-5 31.00 LLW -0.17 +0.04 0% 12.3
13 Laguna United 3012 59-4 10.33 LDL +0.10 +0.00 0% 13.0
14 Inland Surf 3012 39-6 10.33 DLL +0.52 -0.09 0% 13.5
15 ALBION SC San Diego 2002 15-4 00.00 LL +0.32 -0.03 0% 12.9
16 Strikers FC North 3003 014-14 00.00 LLL +0.06 +0.12 0% 15.8

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 (2.03 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.