Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club
Elite Academy League 2 · South U12 · 14 teams · Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club (all teams)
Next game — Sun Oct 25, 12:30 PM
Eastvale Community Park, Short Sided Field 14 ↗
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 2–5 (expected goals 2.3 for, 5.4 against · 0.37 expected points)
| Season so far | Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club | EMPIRE SC |
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| Position | 10th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-0-3 | 4-0-0 |
| Points per game | 1.20 | 3.00 |
| Goals for / game | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Goals against / game | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | L L W L W | W W W W |
| Biggest win | 8–0 vs Fram Soccer Club 2 | 6–3 vs ALBION SC Riverside 2 |
| Worst loss | 1–11 vs Laguna United 2 | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -1.19 | +1.15 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.36 | +0.06 |
Common opponents: Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 — we 0–3; they 3–1. ALBION SC Riverside 2 — we 1–7; they 6–3.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
EMPIRE SC score 4.2/game — well above the league's 3.0.Deny the easy goals first: compact shape between the lines, no fouls in shooting range, and a plan for their best outlet. Score first and make them chase.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–3 at Total Futbol Academy - OC 2.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 10%; a draw (8%) 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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They arrive in form
EMPIRE SC have won 4 straight.Don't let them settle: deny the first 10 minutes of rhythm with pressure on their first pass out of the back.
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Away game
Kickoff 12:30 PM at Eastvale Community Park.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
Rangers FC 2 sit 9th on 1.40 PPG; we are on 1.20.A point moves us above Rangers FC 2 on PPG (if they don't play). GD is the next tiebreak, so every goal matters — keep attacking with a lead.
If Sunday goes…
Where we'd sit after the EMPIRE SC game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club – EMPIRE SC) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 5 other games that week (Mon Oct 19 – Sun Oct 25); 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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| – Loss · 1.00 PPG |
10th— holds | 11th▼ down 1 | 12th▼ down 2 |
| Win 1.50 PPG |
8th▲ up 2 | 8th▲ up 2 | 9th▲ up 1 |
| Draw 1.17 PPG |
10th— holds | 11th▼ down 1 | 11th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.00 PPG |
10th— holds | 11th▼ down 1 | 12th▼ down 2 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 2–5 loss we stay 10th even if every rival loses, and as low as 12th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th <1%
- 5th <1%
- 6th 1%
- 7th 2%
- 8th 5%
- 9th 12%
- 10th 27%
- 11th 39%
- 12th 12%
- 13th 3%
- 14th <1%
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 21 remaining known games (max 2.65 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMPIRE SC | 3.00 (+1.80) | 2nd (2.10) | 72 of 63 pts to pass their current pace, 49 for their projection |
| 2 | Laguna United 2 | 2.60 (+1.40) | 1st (2.64) | 62 of 63 pts to pass their current pace, 63 for their projection |
| 3 | Reds FC 2 | 2.25 (+1.05) | 3rd (2.07) | 53 of 63 pts to pass their current pace, 48 for their projection |
| 4 | Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 | 1.75 (+0.55) | 6th (1.64) | 40 of 63 pts to pass their current pace, 37 for their projection |
| 5 | Rayados Academy San Diego | 1.75 (+0.55) | 9th (1.36) | 40 of 63 pts to pass their current pace, 30 for their projection |
| 6 | FC Premier | 1.50 (+0.30) | 5th (1.70) | Win next game |
| 7 | Los Angeles SC 2 | 1.50 (+0.30) | 7th (1.49) | Win next game |
| 8 | ALBION SC Riverside 2 | 1.40 (+0.20) | 4th (1.75) | A point next game |
| 9 | Rangers FC 2 | 1.40 (+0.20) | 8th (1.48) | A point next game |
How the results connect
9 chains · 9 teams
Paths of results that link Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club to EMPIRE SC 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
6 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 +0.04 · 4th hardest of 14
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sun Oct 25 12:30 PM |
EMPIRE SC 1st · 4-0-0 · GD +8 |
Away Eastvale Community Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 10% |
2–5 | 0.37 | 1.06 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 8 03:15 PM |
Rangers FC 2 9th · 2-1-2 · GD -1 |
Home Pacific Community Center |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
2–3 | 1.11 | 1.07 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 15 01:30 PM |
FLYTE SC- Inland Empire (2) 13th · 0-0-3 · GD -11 |
Home Pacific Community Center |
●●○○○ Lean win | 60% |
3–2 | 1.97 | 1.18 | Swing game |
| Sat Nov 21 02:25 PM |
Rayados Academy San Diego 5th · 2-1-1 · GD +0 |
Away LAUDERBACH PARK |
●●●●● Very tough | 25% |
2–3 | 0.90 | 1.15 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 22 01:30 PM |
AC Brea (2) 14th · 0-0-4 · GD -13 |
Away Brea Sports Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 49% |
3–2 | 1.64 | 1.20 | Swing game |
| Sun Dec 13 12:00 AM |
Los Angeles SC 2 7th · 2-0-2 · GD -1 |
Home TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
3–4 | 1.10 | 1.19 | Upside |
| Sun Jan 10 12:00 AM |
Reds FC 2 3rd · 3-0-1 · GD +10 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 8% |
2–5 | 0.32 | 1.12 | Upside |
| Sun Jan 24 12:00 AM |
City SC Los Angeles 2 12th · 1-0-3 · GD -4 |
Home TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 42% |
3–3 | 1.41 | 1.14 | Upside |
| Sun Jan 31 12:00 AM |
Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 4th · 2-1-1 · GD +2 |
Home TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 27% |
2–3 | 0.95 | 1.13 | Upside |
| Sun Feb 7 10:30 AM |
Fram Soccer Club 2 11th · 1-1-3 · GD -24 |
Away Ridgecrest Intermediate · turf |
●●○○○ Lean win | 68% |
4–2 | 2.17 | 1.20 | Swing game |
| Sun Feb 14 09:00 AM |
FC Premier 6th · 2-0-2 · GD +5 |
Away Dunrobin field (Behind - St John Bosco HS - Dunrobin (behind turf) · turf |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
2–5 | 0.51 | 1.15 | Upside |
| Sun Feb 21 12:00 AM |
Laguna United 2 2nd · 4-1-0 · GD +32 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 1% |
1–7 | 0.06 | 1.09 | Upside |
| Sun Feb 28 12:00 AM |
ALBION SC Riverside 2 8th · 2-1-2 · GD +7 |
Home TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 20% |
2–4 | 0.71 | 1.07 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 7 12:00 AM |
EMPIRE SC 1st · 4-0-0 · GD +8 |
Home TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 17% |
2–4 | 0.61 | 1.04 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 14 12:00 AM |
Rangers FC 2 9th · 2-1-2 · GD -1 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 21% |
2–3 | 0.78 | 1.03 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 20 12:00 AM |
FLYTE SC- Inland Empire (2) 13th · 0-0-3 · GD -11 |
Away TBD |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 49% |
3–2 | 1.63 | 1.06 | Swing game |
| Sun Mar 21 12:00 AM |
Rayados Academy San Diego 5th · 2-1-1 · GD +0 |
Home TBD |
●●●●○ Tough | 35% |
2–2 | 1.22 | 1.07 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 4 12:00 AM |
AC Brea (2) 14th · 0-0-4 · GD -13 |
Home TBD |
●●○○○ Lean win | 62% |
3–2 | 1.99 | 1.11 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 18 12:00 AM |
Los Angeles SC 2 7th · 2-0-2 · GD -1 |
Away TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 21% |
3–4 | 0.74 | 1.09 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 12:00 AM |
Reds FC 2 3rd · 3-0-1 · GD +10 |
Home TBD |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
2–4 | 0.53 | 1.07 | Upside |
| Sun May 23 05:30 PM |
FC Premier 6th · 2-0-2 · GD +5 |
Home Pacific Community Center |
●●●●● Very tough | 22% |
2–4 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 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
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| 1 | EMPIRE SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | 3.00 | WWWW | +0.06 | -0.13 | 93% | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club · Sun Nov 8 at Los Angeles SC 2 · Sat Nov 14 vs Rangers FC 2 See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Laguna United 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 13 | 2.60 | DWWWW | -1.47 | -0.01 | 100% | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Reds FC 2 · Sun Nov 8 vs FC Premier · Sun Nov 15 vs Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 See all 21 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Reds FC 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 9 | 2.25 | WWWL | -0.18 | -0.10 | 91% | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 17 vs Rayados Academy San Diego · Sun Oct 25 at Laguna United 2 · Sun Nov 8 vs AC Brea (2) See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | 1.75 | DWWL | +0.23 | -0.08 | 21% | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at FC Premier · Sun Nov 8 at FLYTE SC- Inland Empire (2) · Sun Nov 15 at Laguna United 2 See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Rayados Academy San Diego | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 7 | 1.75 | LWWD | -0.98 | +0.16 | 2% | 8.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 17 at Reds FC 2 · Sun Nov 15 vs AC Brea (2) · Sat Nov 21 vs Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | FC Premier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | 1.50 | LLWW | -0.30 | -0.03 | 34% | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 · Sun Nov 8 at Laguna United 2 · Sun Nov 15 vs Los Angeles SC 2 See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Los Angeles SC 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 6 | 1.50 | WLLW | +0.37 | -0.08 | 7% | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at FLYTE SC- Inland Empire (2) · Sun Nov 8 vs EMPIRE SC · Sun Nov 15 at FC Premier See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | ALBION SC Riverside 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 7 | 1.40 | DLLWW | -0.15 | -0.08 | 45% | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Fram Soccer Club 2 · Sat Nov 21 at Los Angeles SC 2 · Sun Nov 22 at Laguna United 2 See all 21 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Rangers FC 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 7 | 1.40 | DWLWL | +0.42 | -0.14 | 7% | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Fram Soccer Club 2 · Sun Nov 8 at Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club · Sat Nov 14 at EMPIRE SC See all 21 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 6 | 1.20 | WLWLL | +0.36 | +0.04 | 0% | 10.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at EMPIRE SC · Sun Nov 8 vs Rangers FC 2 · Sun Nov 15 vs FLYTE SC- Inland Empire (2) See all 21 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Fram Soccer Club 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | -24 | 4 | 0.80 | WLLDL | +0.25 | +0.20 | 0% | 13.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Rangers FC 2 · Sat Nov 7 at City SC Los Angeles 2 · Sun Nov 8 at ALBION SC Riverside 2 See all 21 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | City SC Los Angeles 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 3 | 0.75 | LLWL | +0.13 | +0.03 | 0% | 10.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at AC Brea (2) · Sat Nov 7 vs Fram Soccer Club 2 · Sun Nov 15 at Reds FC 2 See all 22 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | FLYTE SC- Inland Empire (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0.00 | LLL | +1.69 | -0.09 | 0% | 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Los Angeles SC 2 · Sun Nov 8 vs Total Futbol Academy - OC 2 · Sun Nov 15 at Sporting So-Cal Soccer Club See all 23 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | AC Brea (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLL | +0.51 | +0.05 | 0% | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs City SC Los Angeles 2 · Sun Nov 8 at Reds FC 2 · Sun Nov 15 at Rayados Academy San Diego See all 22 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 (2.96 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.