Sporting Iowa Central
ECNL Boys · Heartland BU17 · 6 teams · Sporting Iowa Central (all teams)
Next game — Sat Nov 7, 11:00 AM
Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex, B&L Field 1 ↗ far trip
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.3 for, 1.4 against · 1.33 expected points)
| Season so far | Sporting Iowa Central | OK Energy FC |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 5th | 6th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-1-5 | 0-2-4 |
| Points per game | 0.57 | 0.33 |
| Goals for / game | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Goals against / game | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 1 |
| Held scoreless | 3 | 3 |
| Form (recent first) | D W L L L | D L D L L |
| Biggest win | 3–2 vs Arkansas Comets FC | — |
| Worst loss | 2–5 vs Gretna Elite Academy | 0–3 at VSA Rush |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -0.63 | -0.80 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.14 | -0.04 |
Already played this season: Sun Oct 11 0–0 vs OK Energy FC (D)
Common opponents: Sporting Nebraska FC — we 1–3, 0–1; they 1–2. Gretna Elite Academy — we 2–5, 1–2; they 0–2. VSA Rush — we 0–1; they 0–3. Arkansas Comets FC — we 3–2; they 3–5, 2–2.
Game plan
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 3 time(s): 0–1 vs VSA Rush, 0–1 at Sporting Nebraska FC, 0–0 vs OK Energy 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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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 36%; a draw (26%) 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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Away game
Kickoff 11:00 AM at Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex.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
Arkansas Comets FC sit 4th on 0.67 PPG; we are on 0.57.A point moves us above Arkansas Comets FC 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 OK Energy 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 (Sporting Iowa Central – OK Energy FC) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 3 other games that week (Mon Nov 2 – Sun Nov 8); 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 · 0.63 PPG |
5th— holds | 4th▲ up 1 | 6th▼ down 1 |
| Win 0.88 PPG |
4th▲ up 1 | 4th▲ up 1 | 5th— holds |
| Draw 0.63 PPG |
5th— holds | 4th▲ up 1 | 6th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 0.50 PPG |
6th▼ down 1 | 6th▼ down 1 | 6th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 1–1 draw we finish as high as 4th if every rival drops points, and as low as 6th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th 43%
- 5th 29%
- 6th 28%
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 7 remaining known games (max 1.79 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | VSA Rush | 3.00 (+2.43) | 1st (2.79) | 38 of 21 pts to pass their current pace, 36 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | Gretna Elite Academy | 1.86 (+1.29) | 2nd (1.93) | 23 of 21 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 3 | Sporting Nebraska FC | 1.86 (+1.29) | 3rd (1.70) | 23 of 21 pts to pass their current pace, 20 for their projection |
| 4 | Arkansas Comets FC | 0.67 (+0.10) | 4th (0.81) | A point next game |
How the results connect
37 chains · 6 teams
Paths of results that link Sporting Iowa Central to OK Energy 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 -0.02 · 3rd hardest of 6
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Nov 7 11:00 AM |
OK Energy FC 6th · 0-2-4 · GD -8 |
Away far trip
Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 36% |
1–1 | 1.33 | 0.67 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 8 11:00 AM |
Arkansas Comets FC 4th · 1-1-4 · GD -11 |
Away far trip
Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 37% |
2–2 | 1.30 | 0.74 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 14 09:00 AM |
VSA Rush 1st · 7-0-0 · GD +19 |
Away far trip
VSA Timberline Soccer Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 4% |
0–2 | 0.23 | 0.69 | Upside |
| Sat Dec 12 TBD |
Union KC Soccer Club |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 29% |
1–1 | 1.10 | 0.72 | Upside |
| Sun Dec 13 TBD |
Kansas City Athletics |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 29% |
1–1 | 1.10 | 0.76 | Upside |
| Sat Jan 16 TBD |
Kansas Rush |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 29% |
1–1 | 1.10 | 0.78 | Upside |
| Sun Jan 17 TBD |
FC Wichita |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 29% |
1–1 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 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 | VSA Rush | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 21 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.21 | -0.37 | 100% | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 2 | Gretna Elite Academy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 13 | 1.86 | WWWLD | +0.04 | -0.40 | 100% | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 3 | Sporting Nebraska FC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 | 1.86 | WWLWD | +0.17 | -0.24 | 100% | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ▸
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| 4 | Arkansas Comets FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 4 | 0.67 | LLDLL | +0.07 | +0.23 | 41% | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ▸
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| 5 | Sporting Iowa Central | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | 0.57 | LLLWD | +0.14 | -0.02 | 43% | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ▸
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| 6 | OK Energy FC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 2 | 0.33 | LLDLD | -0.04 | +0.23 | 17% | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ▸
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 (1.80 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.