AC Connecticut
ECNL Boys · New England BU14 · 12 teams · AC Connecticut (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 09:00 AM
CFC Park, Field 2 ↗ far trip
●○○○○ Favorable to win
Most likely score 3–1 (expected goals 3.3 for, 1.3 against · 2.42 expected points)
| Season so far | AC Connecticut | Connecticut FC United |
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| Position | 4th | 12th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-1 | 0-0-5 |
| Points per game | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Goals for / game | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Goals against / game | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 2 |
| Form (recent first) | D W D W L | L L L L L |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs Manhattan SC | — |
| Worst loss | 0–4 vs East Coast Surf SC | 0–8 at SUSA FC ACADEMY |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.07 | -2.63 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.27 | +0.01 |
Common opponents: East Meadow Soccer Club — we 1–1; they 1–5. SUSA FC — we 2–1; they 3–4. Select — we 1–1; they 0–6.
Game plan
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They struggle to score
Connecticut FC United average 1.0 goals/game (league avg 2.1); blanked in 2 of 5.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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They leak goals — be greedy
Connecticut FC United concede 5.6/game; worst result 0–8 at SUSA FC ACADEMY.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.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–4 vs East Coast Surf SC.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 76% chance; likely score 3–1.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
Connecticut FC United have lost 5 straight (form: LLLLL).Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.
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Away game
Kickoff 09:00 AM at CFC 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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Early kickoff
Game time 09:00 AM.Light breakfast 2+ hours before, longer warm-up, and a loud start — early games are won by whoever is awake at the whistle.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Connecticut FC United game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (AC Connecticut – Connecticut FC United) 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 result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
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| – Win · 1.83 PPG |
4th— holds | 4th— holds | 6th▼ down 2 |
| Win 1.83 PPG |
4th— holds | 4th— holds | 6th▼ down 2 |
| Draw 1.50 PPG |
5th▼ down 1 | 4th— holds | 7th▼ down 3 |
| Loss 1.33 PPG |
6th▼ down 2 | 5th▼ down 1 | 9th▼ down 5 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 3–1 win we finish as high as 3rd if every rival drops points, and as low as 6th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd 4%
- 4th 22%
- 5th 26%
- 6th 21%
- 7th 15%
- 8th 8%
- 9th 4%
- 10th 1%
- 11th <1%
- 12th
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 17 remaining known games (max 2.68 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | SUSA FC ACADEMY | 3.00 (+1.40) | 2nd (2.53) | 58 of 51 pts to pass their current pace, 48 for their projection |
| 2 | FSA FC | 3.00 (+1.40) | 1st (2.62) | 58 of 51 pts to pass their current pace, 50 for their projection |
| 3 | East Coast Surf SC | 2.00 (+0.40) | 3rd (1.94) | 36 of 51 pts to pass their current pace, 35 for their projection |
How the results connect
9 chains · 8 teams
Paths of results that link AC Connecticut to Connecticut FC United 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
8 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 +0.05 · 3rd hardest of 12
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 09:00 AM |
Connecticut FC United 12th · 0-0-5 · GD -23 |
Away far trip
CFC Park |
●○○○○ Favorable | 76% |
3–1 | 2.42 | 1.74 | Bank it |
| Sun Oct 25 11:30 AM |
FSA FC 2nd · 4-0-0 · GD +20 |
Away far trip
FSA-Farmington Sports Arena |
●●●●● Very tough | 6% |
0–3 | 0.28 | 1.53 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 1 09:00 AM |
Oakwood Soccer Club 11th · 0-0-4 · GD -7 |
Home Mill Ridge Primary School |
●●○○○ Lean win | 64% |
2–1 | 2.11 | 1.60 | Swing game |
| Sat Nov 7 03:00 PM |
SUSA FC ACADEMY 1st · 6-0-0 · GD +22 |
Home Mill Ridge Primary School |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
1–2 | 0.57 | 1.49 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 14 10:45 AM |
Scorpions SC 5th · 1-0-1 · GD +2 |
Away far trip
Walpole Soccer Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
1–2 | 1.15 | 1.45 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 15 11:30 AM |
FC Stars 10th · 0-0-1 · GD -3 |
Away far trip
FC Stars Soccer Complex |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 43% |
1–1 | 1.52 | 1.46 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 6 TBD |
East Meadow Soccer Club 6th · 2-1-2 · GD -8 |
Home |
●●○○○ Lean win | 63% |
2–1 | 2.06 | 1.51 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 13 11:00 AM |
Oakwood Soccer Club 11th · 0-0-4 · GD -7 |
Away far trip
Oakwood Soccer Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 55% |
1–1 | 1.87 | 1.54 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 3 TBD |
East Coast Surf SC 3rd · 3-1-1 · GD +6 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 21% |
0–1 | 0.85 | 1.49 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 4 TBD |
Manhattan SC 7th · 1-2-1 · GD -1 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 35% |
1–1 | 1.33 | 1.48 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 17 TBD |
FSA FC 2nd · 4-0-0 · GD +20 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 10% |
0–2 | 0.42 | 1.41 | Upside |
| Sat May 1 TBD |
Select 9th · 1-2-3 · GD -2 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 37% |
1–1 | 1.36 | 1.41 | Upside |
| Sun May 2 TBD |
SUSA FC ACADEMY 1st · 6-0-0 · GD +22 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 9% |
0–2 | 0.40 | 1.35 | Upside |
| Sat May 8 TBD |
SUSA FC 8th · 2-0-3 · GD -7 |
Home |
●●○○○ Lean win | 60% |
2–1 | 2.00 | 1.39 | Swing game |
| Sat May 15 TBD |
FC Stars 10th · 0-0-1 · GD -3 |
Home |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 52% |
1–1 | 1.78 | 1.41 | Swing game |
| Sun May 16 TBD |
Scorpions SC 5th · 1-0-1 · GD +2 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 42% |
2–2 | 1.45 | 1.41 | Upside |
| Sat May 22 TBD |
Connecticut FC United 12th · 0-0-5 · GD -23 |
Home |
●○○○○ Favorable | 84% |
3–1 | 2.61 | 1.46 | Bank it |
"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 | SUSA FC ACADEMY | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 18 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.55 | -0.07 | 100% | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 at Manhattan SC · Sun Nov 1 at FC Stars · Sat Nov 7 at AC Connecticut See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | FSA FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 12 | 3.00 | WWWW | -0.63 | -0.18 | 100% | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Oakwood Soccer Club · Sun Oct 25 vs AC Connecticut · Sat Oct 31 vs East Coast Surf SC See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | East Coast Surf SC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | 2.00 | WLWWD | +0.18 | -0.17 | 95% | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs FC Stars · Sun Oct 25 vs Scorpions SC · Sat Oct 31 at FSA FC See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | AC Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1.60 | LWDWD | -0.27 | +0.05 | 25% | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Connecticut FC United · Sun Oct 25 at FSA FC · Sun Nov 1 vs Oakwood Soccer Club See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Scorpions SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | 1.50 | WL | -0.05 | -0.02 | 50% | 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 26 vs Select · Sat Oct 24 at Manhattan SC · Sun Oct 25 at East Coast Surf SC See all 20 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | East Meadow Soccer Club | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 7 | 1.40 | DWLWL | +0.25 | +0.03 | 1% | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 at SUSA FC · Sat Nov 7 vs East Coast Surf SC · Sat Nov 14 at Manhattan SC See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Manhattan SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 | 1.25 | LDDW | -0.11 | +0.01 | 13% | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 vs SUSA FC ACADEMY · Sat Oct 24 vs Scorpions SC · Sun Oct 25 vs FC Stars See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | SUSA FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 | 1.20 | WLLLW | +0.23 | +0.01 | 1% | 8.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Select · Sun Nov 1 vs East Meadow Soccer Club · Sat Nov 14 at East Coast Surf SC See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Select | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 | 0.83 | WDLDL | +0.55 | -0.19 | 8% | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 26 at Scorpions SC · Sat Oct 24 vs SUSA FC · Thu Oct 29 at FC Stars See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | FC Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 | L | +2.71 | -0.10 | 6% | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at East Coast Surf SC · Sun Oct 25 at Manhattan SC · Thu Oct 29 vs Select See all 21 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Oakwood Soccer Club | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLL | -0.29 | +0.17 | 0% | 10.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at FSA FC · Sun Oct 25 at Connecticut FC United · Sun Nov 1 at AC Connecticut See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Connecticut FC United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.01 | +0.27 | 0% | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs AC Connecticut · Sun Oct 25 vs Oakwood Soccer Club · Sat Oct 31 vs Manhattan SC See all 17 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 (2.09 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.