Colorado Storm
ECNL Boys · Texas BU15 · 20 teams · Colorado Storm (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 12:00 PM
Toyota Soccer Center, Field 14 ↗ far trip
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.7 for, 1.7 against · 1.38 expected points)
| Season so far | Colorado Storm | FC Dallas Youth Red |
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| Position | 10th | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-1-3 | 4-2-1 |
| Points per game | 1.63 | 2.00 |
| Goals for / game | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Goals against / game | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 2 |
| Held scoreless | 2 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | W W L D L | W W D W L |
| Biggest win | 6–0 at Albion Hurricanes FC | 3–0 at DKSC |
| Worst loss | 0–2 at Solar SC Academy | 0–5 at OK Energy FC Academy |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.61 | +0.43 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.20 | +0.21 |
Common opponents: Lonestar ATX Red — we 2–3; they 1–1. Lonestar ATX Royal — we 2–1; they 2–1. OK Energy FC Academy — we 1–0; they 0–5.
Game plan
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 2 time(s): 0–1 at RISE SC, 0–2 at Solar SC Academy.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 38%; a draw (23%) 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 12:00 PM at Toyota Soccer Center.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
SOLAR SC sit 9th on 1.67 PPG; we are on 1.63.A point moves us above SOLAR SC 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 FC Dallas Youth Red game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Colorado Storm – FC Dallas Youth Red) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 11 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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| – Draw · 1.56 PPG |
10th— holds | 9th▲ up 1 | 11th▼ down 1 |
| Win 1.78 PPG |
7th▲ up 3 | 7th▲ up 3 | 10th— holds |
| Draw 1.56 PPG |
10th— holds | 9th▲ up 1 | 11th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.44 PPG |
10th— holds | 10th— holds | 12th▼ down 2 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 1–1 draw we finish as high as 7th if every rival drops points, and as low as 11th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st <1%
- 2nd 2%
- 3rd 4%
- 4th 9%
- 5th 11%
- 6th 15%
- 7th 15%
- 8th 14%
- 9th 12%
- 10th 9%
- 11th 6%
- 12th 3%
- 13th 1%
- 14th <1%
- 15th <1%
- 16th <1%
- 17th
- 18th
- 19th
- 20th
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 11 remaining known games (max 2.42 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Solar SC Academy | 2.44 (+0.81) | 1st (2.29) | 34 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 31 for their projection |
| 2 | HTX | 2.33 (+0.70) | 3rd (2.08) | 32 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 27 for their projection |
| 3 | OK Energy FC Academy | 2.17 (+0.54) | 2nd (2.16) | 29 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 29 for their projection |
| 4 | Lonestar ATX Red | 2.00 (+0.37) | 4th (1.90) | 25 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection |
| 5 | FC Dallas Youth Red | 2.00 (+0.37) | 5th (1.87) | 25 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 23 for their projection |
| 6 | Dallas Texans Academy | 1.86 (+0.23) | 6th (1.82) | 23 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 22 for their projection |
| 7 | FC Westlake | 1.86 (+0.23) | 10th (1.51) | 23 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 16 for their projection |
| 8 | Real Colorado Academy | 1.75 (+0.12) | 8th (1.72) | A point next game |
| 9 | SOLAR SC | 1.67 (+0.04) | 9th (1.72) | A point next game |
How the results connect
26 chains · 11 teams
Paths of results that link Colorado Storm to FC Dallas Youth Red 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
14 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 -0.24 · 19th hardest of 20
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 12:00 PM |
FC Dallas Youth Red 5th · 4-2-1 · GD +3 |
Away far trip
Toyota Soccer Center |
●●●●○ Tough | 38% |
1–1 | 1.38 | 1.60 | Upside |
| Sun Oct 25 01:00 PM |
FC Dallas Youth White 19th · 0-1-3 · GD -16 |
Away far trip
Toyota Soccer Center |
●○○○○ Favorable | 86% |
3–0 | 2.67 | 1.71 | Bank it |
| Sat Oct 31 01:30 PM |
DKSC 17th · 1-1-6 · GD -10 |
Home Stargate Charter School |
●●○○○ Lean win | 75% |
2–1 | 2.38 | 1.77 | Bank it |
| Sun Nov 1 01:30 PM |
Sting 11th · 3-1-3 · GD -1 |
Home Stargate Charter School |
●●○○○ Lean win | 59% |
1–0 | 1.98 | 1.79 | Swing game |
| Sat Nov 14 01:30 PM |
Dallas Texans 12th · 3-1-3 · GD -2 |
Home Regis University · turf |
●●○○○ Lean win | 65% |
2–1 | 2.12 | 1.81 | Swing game |
| Sun Nov 15 01:30 PM |
Dallas Texans Academy 6th · 4-1-2 · GD +11 |
Home Regis University · turf |
●●●●○ Tough | 41% |
1–1 | 1.44 | 1.78 | Upside |
| Sat Dec 12 TBD |
SAFC 13th · 3-1-4 · GD +1 |
Away |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 43% |
1–1 | 1.53 | 1.77 | Swing game |
| Fri Jan 15 09:00 AM |
Real Colorado Academy 8th · 4-2-2 · GD +3 |
Away far trip
Real Colorado Soccer Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 35% |
1–1 | 1.33 | 1.74 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 11 TBD |
FC Westlake 7th · 4-1-2 · GD -1 |
Away |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 51% |
2–1 | 1.74 | 1.74 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 24 09:00 AM |
HTX 2nd · 4-2-0 · GD +8 |
Away far trip
Bear Branch Sportsfields |
●●●●○ Tough | 29% |
1–1 | 1.09 | 1.70 | Upside |
| Sun May 2 01:00 PM |
San Antonio City SC 20th · 0-2-6 · GD -20 |
Away far trip
Specht Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 81% |
2–0 | 2.56 | 1.75 | 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
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Solar SC Academy | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 22 | 2.44 | WWWDL | +0.04 | -0.17 | 96% | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Lonestar ATX Red · Sun Oct 25 vs Lonestar ATX Royal · Sat Oct 31 vs SOLAR SC See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | HTX | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | 2.33 | WDWDW | +0.12 | -0.12 | 72% | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 11 at DKSC · Sun Oct 25 vs Albion Hurricanes FC · Sun Nov 1 vs FC Westlake See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | OK Energy FC Academy | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 26 | 2.17 | WWWLD | -0.07 | -0.10 | 91% | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Dallas Texans · Sun Oct 25 vs Dallas Texans Academy · Sun Nov 1 at FC Dallas Youth White See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Lonestar ATX Red | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16 | 2.00 | WWLDW | +0.04 | -0.14 | 39% | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Solar SC Academy · Sun Oct 25 at SOLAR SC · Sat Oct 31 at Dallas Texans See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | FC Dallas Youth Red | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 14 | 2.00 | LWDWW | +0.21 | -0.20 | 30% | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Colorado Storm · Sun Oct 25 vs Real Colorado Academy · Sat Oct 31 vs FC Dallas Youth White See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Dallas Texans Academy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 13 | 1.86 | LWLWW | -0.39 | +0.11 | 27% | 6.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Tulsa SC · Sun Oct 25 at OK Energy FC Academy · Sat Oct 31 vs Lonestar ATX Royal See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | FC Westlake | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 13 | 1.86 | WLWDL | -0.04 | +0.02 | 3% | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 at HTX · Sat Nov 7 at Dallas Texans Academy · Sun Nov 8 at Dallas Texans See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Real Colorado Academy | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 14 | 1.75 | WLWWD | +0.20 | -0.21 | 12% | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at FC Dallas Youth White · Sun Oct 25 at FC Dallas Youth Red · Sat Oct 31 vs Sting See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | SOLAR SC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | 1.67 | DLWDW | -0.09 | +0.00 | 13% | 7.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Lonestar ATX Royal · Sun Oct 25 vs Lonestar ATX Red · Sat Oct 31 at Solar SC Academy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Colorado Storm | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 13 | 1.63 | LDLWW | +0.20 | -0.24 | 15% | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at FC Dallas Youth Red · Sun Oct 25 at FC Dallas Youth White · Sat Oct 31 vs DKSC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Sting | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 1.43 | WLLLD | -0.22 | +0.08 | 0% | 12.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Sep 20 at DKSC · Sat Oct 31 at Real Colorado Academy · Sun Nov 1 at Colorado Storm See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Dallas Texans | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 1.43 | WLWDL | -0.17 | +0.10 | 0% | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at OK Energy FC Academy · Sun Oct 25 at Tulsa SC · Sat Oct 31 vs Lonestar ATX Red See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | SAFC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 | 1.25 | WWDLW | +0.00 | -0.09 | 1% | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs FC Dallas Youth White · Sun Nov 8 vs FC Dallas Youth Red · Sat Nov 14 vs Lonestar ATX Royal See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | Lonestar ATX Royal | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 | 1.13 | WLWLL | +0.15 | -0.14 | 0% | 12.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at SOLAR SC · Sun Oct 25 at Solar SC Academy · Sat Oct 31 at Dallas Texans Academy See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 15 | RISE SC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 7 | 0.88 | WLDDL | +0.14 | -0.10 | 0% | 15.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 4 vs DKSC · Sat Nov 7 vs OK Energy FC Academy · Sun Nov 8 vs Tulsa SC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 16 | Albion Hurricanes FC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 6 | 0.75 | LWLLW | +0.36 | -0.27 | 0% | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 vs DKSC · Sun Oct 25 at HTX · Sun Nov 1 at San Antonio City SC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 17 | DKSC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 4 | 0.50 | LLLWL | -0.05 | +0.06 | 0% | 16.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Sep 20 vs Sting · Sat Oct 3 at Albion Hurricanes FC · Sun Oct 4 at RISE SC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 18 | Tulsa SC | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -19 | 3 | 0.27 | LDDLL | +0.10 | -0.04 | 0% | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Dallas Texans Academy · Sun Oct 25 vs Dallas Texans · Sat Nov 7 at Albion Hurricanes FC See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 19 | FC Dallas Youth White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 1 | 0.25 | LLLD | -0.16 | +0.14 | 0% | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Real Colorado Academy · Sun Oct 25 vs Colorado Storm · Sat Oct 31 at FC Dallas Youth Red See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 20 | San Antonio City SC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 2 | 0.25 | LDLDL | +0.26 | -0.09 | 0% | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 vs Albion Hurricanes FC · Sat Nov 7 vs FC Dallas Youth Red · Sun Nov 8 vs FC Dallas Youth White See all 11 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 (1.63 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.