Rockford Raptors FC
ECNL Boys · Midwest BU13 · 8 teams · Rockford Raptors FC (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 10:00 AM
Mercyhealth Sportscore Two, Field - TBA (11v11) ↗
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 1–2 (expected goals 1.1 for, 2.6 against · 0.58 expected points)
| Season so far | Rockford Raptors FC | St Croix |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 4th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-0-3 | 4-0-0 |
| Points per game | 1.71 | 3.00 |
| Goals for / game | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Goals against / game | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 4 |
| Held scoreless | 3 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | L L L W W | W W W W |
| Biggest win | 5–0 at Indiana Elite FC | 5–0 at Chicago Inter |
| Worst loss | 0–5 at Chicago Magic Soccer Club | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -0.14 | +1.63 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.45 | -2.75 |
Common opponents: Indiana Elite FC — we 5–0; they 4–0, 5–0. Chicago Inter — we 4–2; they 2–0, 5–0.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
St Croix score 4.0/game — well above the league's 2.2.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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Hard to break down
St Croix concede only 0.0/game with 4 clean sheet(s).Patience and width: move the ball quickly side to side to pull the block apart, and treat set pieces as your best chance — rehearse two corner routines and a near-post free-kick delivery.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 3 time(s): 0–3 vs Chicago Magic Soccer Club, 0–5 at Chicago Magic Soccer Club, 0–3 vs Eclipse Select Soccer Club.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 14%; a draw (16%) 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
St Croix 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.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the St Croix game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Rockford Raptors FC – St Croix) 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Loss · 1.50 PPG |
5th▼ down 1 | 5th▼ down 1 | 6th▼ down 2 |
| Win 1.88 PPG |
4th— holds | 4th— holds | 4th— holds |
| Draw 1.63 PPG |
5th▼ down 1 | 4th— holds | 6th▼ down 2 |
| Loss 1.50 PPG |
5th▼ down 1 | 5th▼ down 1 | 6th▼ down 2 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–2 loss we stay 4th even if every rival loses, and as low as 6th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd <1%
- 3rd 5%
- 4th 21%
- 5th 34%
- 6th 39%
- 7th
- 8th
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 14 remaining known games (max 2.57 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Chicago Magic Soccer Club | 3.00 (+1.29) | 1st (2.68) | 51 of 42 pts to pass their current pace, 45 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | St Croix | 3.00 (+1.29) | 2nd (2.16) | 51 of 42 pts to pass their current pace, 34 for their projection |
| 3 | MN Thunder Academy | 2.50 (+0.79) | 4th (1.53) | 41 of 42 pts to pass their current pace, 21 for their projection |
How the results connect
24 chains · 7 teams
Paths of results that link Rockford Raptors FC to St Croix 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 +0.11 · 5th hardest of 8
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 24 10:00 AM |
St Croix 2nd · 4-0-0 · GD +16 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
1–2 | 0.58 | 1.57 | Upside |
| Sun Oct 25 10:00 AM |
MN Thunder Academy 3rd · 3-1-0 · GD +10 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
2–2 | 1.14 | 1.52 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 14 TBD |
Eclipse Select Soccer Club 6th · 3-1-3 · GD +13 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
1–3 | 0.57 | 1.43 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 3 TBD |
Indiana Elite FC 8th · 0-0-8 · GD -41 |
Away |
●○○○○ Favorable | 86% |
3–1 | 2.67 | 1.54 | Bank it |
| Sun Apr 4 TBD |
Chicago Inter 7th · 0-1-7 · GD -27 |
Away |
●●○○○ Lean win | 70% |
3–1 | 2.24 | 1.60 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 17 10:00 AM |
St Croix 2nd · 4-0-0 · GD +16 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
1–2 | 0.58 | 1.52 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 18 10:00 AM |
MN Thunder Academy 3rd · 3-1-0 · GD +10 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
2–2 | 1.14 | 1.49 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 24 08:00 AM |
MN Thunder Academy 3rd · 3-1-0 · GD +10 |
Away far trip
Academy of Holy Angels · turf |
●●●●● Very tough | 23% |
1–2 | 0.84 | 1.45 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 TBD |
St Croix 2nd · 4-0-0 · GD +16 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 9% |
0–2 | 0.41 | 1.39 | Upside |
| Sat May 1 10:00 AM |
Chicago Inter 7th · 0-1-7 · GD -27 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●○○○○ Favorable | 79% |
3–1 | 2.47 | 1.45 | Bank it |
| Sun May 2 10:00 AM |
Indiana Elite FC 8th · 0-0-8 · GD -41 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●○○○○ Favorable | 91% |
4–0 | 2.80 | 1.52 | Bank it |
| Sat May 8 TBD |
FC Wisconsin 5th · 3-1-2 · GD +3 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 29% |
1–2 | 1.08 | 1.50 | Upside |
| Sun May 9 TBD |
Chicago Magic Soccer Club 1st · 6-0-0 · GD +28 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 3% |
0–3 | 0.14 | 1.43 | Upside |
| Sat May 22 10:00 AM |
Eclipse Select Soccer Club 6th · 3-1-3 · GD +13 |
Home Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●● Very tough | 21% |
1–2 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 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 | Chicago Magic Soccer Club | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 18 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.62 | -0.16 | 100% | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at FC Wisconsin · Sat Nov 14 at MN Thunder Academy · Sun Nov 15 at St Croix See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | St Croix | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 12 | 3.00 | WWWW | -2.75 | +0.53 | 100% | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Rockford Raptors FC · Sun Oct 25 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sat Nov 14 vs FC Wisconsin See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | MN Thunder Academy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | 2.50 | WWWD | -2.75 | +0.70 | 56% | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sun Oct 25 at Rockford Raptors FC · Sat Nov 14 vs Chicago Magic Soccer Club See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Rockford Raptors FC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 12 | 1.71 | WWLLL | +0.45 | +0.11 | 27% | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs St Croix · Sun Oct 25 vs MN Thunder Academy · Sun Mar 14 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | FC Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | 1.67 | DLWWW | -0.62 | +0.37 | 26% | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Chicago Magic Soccer Club · Sat Nov 14 at St Croix · Sun Nov 15 at MN Thunder Academy See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Eclipse Select Soccer Club | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 10 | 1.43 | LDLLW | +0.18 | -0.10 | 92% | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs MN Thunder Academy · Sun Oct 25 vs St Croix · Sun Mar 14 vs Rockford Raptors FC See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Chicago Inter | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | -27 | 1 | 0.13 | LLDLL | +1.13 | +0.04 | 0% | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Indiana Elite FC · Sat Feb 20 at St Croix · Sat Feb 20 at MN Thunder Academy See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Indiana Elite FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 44 | -41 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +1.13 | +0.33 | 0% | 7.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Chicago Inter · Sun Feb 21 at MN Thunder Academy · Sun Feb 21 at St Croix 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 (2.18 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.