Gretna Elite Academy
ECNL Boys · Heartland BU15 · 6 teams · Gretna Elite Academy (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 01:00 PM
NOKC Soccer Fields, Field 5 ↗ far trip
●●○○○ Lean win to win
Most likely score 2–0 (expected goals 2.1 for, 0.6 against · 2.35 expected points)
| Season so far | Gretna Elite Academy | Arkansas Comets FC |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 1st | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-2-0 | 1-2-3 |
| Points per game | 2.43 | 0.83 |
| Goals for / game | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Goals against / game | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 1 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 3 |
| Form (recent first) | D W W D W | L L L D W |
| Biggest win | 4–0 at VSA Rush | 1–0 at Sporting Nebraska FC |
| Worst loss | — | 0–3 at Sporting Iowa Central |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +1.14 | -0.70 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.24 | +0.17 |
Already played this season: Sun Sep 20 2–2 vs Arkansas Comets FC (D)
Common opponents: VSA Rush — we 4–0, 2–0; they 0–3. Sporting Iowa Central — we 3–1, 4–0; they 0–3. OK Energy FC — we 2–1; they 1–1, 0–2. Sporting Nebraska FC — we 0–0; they 1–0.
Game plan
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They struggle to score
Arkansas Comets FC average 0.7 goals/game (league avg 1.5); blanked in 3 of 6.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): 0–0 vs Sporting Nebraska FC.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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Expected win — the trap is complacency
Model gives a 72% chance; likely score 2–0.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.
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Confidence is low on their side
Arkansas Comets FC have lost 3 straight (form: WDLLL).Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.
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Away game
Kickoff 01:00 PM at NOKC Soccer Fields.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.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Arkansas Comets FC game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Gretna Elite Academy – Arkansas Comets FC) 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Win · 2.50 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Win 2.50 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Draw 2.25 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Loss 2.13 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 2–0 win we stay 1st even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 93%
- 2nd 7%
- 3rd <1%
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
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
Top of the table. The job is to stay there: see the path below for where points are most at risk.
How the results connect
37 chains · 6 teams
Paths of results that link Gretna Elite Academy to Arkansas Comets FC 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 · 6th hardest of 6
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 01:00 PM |
Arkansas Comets FC 5th · 1-2-3 · GD -7 |
Away far trip
NOKC Soccer Fields |
●●○○○ Lean win | 72% |
2–0 | 2.35 | 2.42 | Bank it |
| Sun Oct 25 09:00 AM |
OK Energy FC 2nd · 3-2-1 · GD +4 |
Away far trip
North Oklahoma City FC |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 55% |
2–1 | 1.87 | 2.36 | Swing game |
| Sun Nov 8 09:00 AM |
Sporting Nebraska FC 6th · 1-1-5 · GD -4 |
Away far trip
CHI Nebraska MultiSport Complex |
●●○○○ Lean win | 65% |
1–0 | 2.17 | 2.34 | Swing game |
| Sat Dec 5 01:00 PM |
St. Louis Stars SC |
Home Pinnacle Bank Soccer Complex ( Gretna Soccer Compl |
●●○○○ Lean win | 68% |
2–0 | 2.23 | 2.33 | Swing game |
| Sun Dec 6 01:00 PM |
Missouri Rush |
Home Pinnacle Bank Soccer Complex ( Gretna Soccer Compl |
●●○○○ Lean win | 68% |
2–0 | 2.23 | 2.32 | Swing game |
"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 | Gretna Elite Academy | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 17 | 2.43 | WDWWD | -0.24 | -0.12 | 100% | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Arkansas Comets FC · Sun Oct 25 at OK Energy FC · Sun Nov 8 at Sporting Nebraska FC See all 5 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | OK Energy FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | 1.83 | LWWDW | -0.19 | +0.03 | 100% | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Sporting Nebraska FC · Sun Oct 25 vs Gretna Elite Academy · Sat Nov 7 vs Sporting Iowa Central See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | VSA Rush | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 10 | 1.43 | LWLDW | +0.09 | -0.12 | 97% | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Arkansas Comets FC · Sun Nov 8 at OK Energy FC · Sat Nov 14 vs Sporting Iowa Central See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Sporting Iowa Central | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 9 | 1.29 | WLLWL | +0.18 | -0.03 | 73% | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at OK Energy FC · Sun Nov 8 at Arkansas Comets FC · Sat Nov 14 at VSA Rush See all 7 future matchups ▸
Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side. |
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| 5 | Arkansas Comets FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 5 | 0.83 | WDLLL | +0.17 | +0.03 | 25% | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Gretna Elite Academy · Sun Oct 25 vs Sporting Nebraska FC · Sat Nov 7 vs VSA Rush See all 8 future matchups ▸
Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side. |
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| 6 | Sporting Nebraska FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 0.57 | LLLWD | +0.00 | +0.18 | 5% | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at OK Energy FC · Sun Oct 25 at Arkansas Comets FC · Sun Nov 8 vs Gretna Elite Academy See all 5 future matchups ▸
Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side. |
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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 (1.52 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.