HTX
ECNL Boys · Texas BU16 · 20 teams · HTX (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 02:00 PM
Bear Branch Sportsfields, Field 7 ↗
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.1 for, 1.2 against · 1.30 expected points)
| Season so far | HTX | Albion Hurricanes FC |
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| Position | 14th | 15th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-2-3 | 3-0-5 |
| Points per game | 1.38 | 1.13 |
| Goals for / game | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Goals against / game | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 2 |
| Held scoreless | 3 | 4 |
| Form (recent first) | W L L W W | W L L L W |
| Biggest win | 2–0 at Sting | 3–0 vs Colorado Storm |
| Worst loss | 0–4 at OK Energy FC Academy | 0–2 at Solar SC Academy |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -0.30 | +0.00 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.19 | +0.38 |
Common opponents: SAFC — we 4–4; they 0–1. SOLAR SC — we 0–3; they 0–1. Solar SC Academy — we 1–0; they 0–2.
Game plan
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 3 time(s): 0–0 vs San Antonio City SC, 0–4 at OK Energy FC Academy, 0–3 vs SOLAR 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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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 34%; a draw (28%) 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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What a win does
FC Westlake sit 13th on 1.38 PPG; we are on 1.38.A point moves us above FC Westlake 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 Albion Hurricanes 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 (HTX – Albion Hurricanes FC) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 12 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 · 1.33 PPG |
14th— holds | 12th▲ up 2 | 14th— holds |
| Win 1.56 PPG |
10th▲ up 4 | 10th▲ up 4 | 13th▲ up 1 |
| Draw 1.33 PPG |
14th— holds | 12th▲ up 2 | 14th— holds |
| Loss 1.22 PPG |
15th▼ down 1 | 14th— holds | 15th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 1–1 draw we finish as high as 10th if every rival drops points, and as low as 14th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd <1%
- 3rd <1%
- 4th 1%
- 5th 1%
- 6th 2%
- 7th 2%
- 8th 3%
- 9th 5%
- 10th 6%
- 11th 8%
- 12th 10%
- 13th 15%
- 14th 17%
- 15th 21%
- 16th 7%
- 17th 2%
- 18th 1%
- 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 2.32 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | SOLAR SC | 2.56 (+1.18) | 1st (2.39) | 38 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 35 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | OK Energy FC Academy | 2.17 (+0.79) | 3rd (1.90) | 31 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 26 for their projection |
| 3 | RISE SC | 2.00 (+0.62) | 4th (1.88) | 27 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 25 for their projection |
| 4 | Sting | 1.90 (+0.52) | 7th (1.69) | 26 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 22 for their projection |
| 5 | Solar SC Academy | 1.89 (+0.51) | 2nd (1.95) | 25 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 27 for their projection |
| 6 | Real Colorado Academy | 1.88 (+0.50) | 5th (1.83) | 25 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection |
| 7 | FC Dallas Youth White | 1.86 (+0.48) | 6th (1.72) | 25 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 22 for their projection |
| 8 | SAFC | 1.63 (+0.25) | 8th (1.60) | 20 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 20 for their projection |
| 9 | Dallas Texans Academy | 1.57 (+0.19) | 9th (1.58) | 19 of 33 pts to pass their current pace, 20 for their projection |
| 10 | Colorado Storm | 1.50 (+0.12) | 10th (1.57) | A point next game |
| 11 | Lonestar ATX Red | 1.44 (+0.06) | 12th (1.40) | A point next game |
| 12 | FC Dallas Youth Red | 1.38 (+0.00) | 11th (1.43) | A point next game |
| 13 | FC Westlake | 1.38 (+0.00) | 15th (1.30) | A point next game |
How the results connect
27 chains · 11 teams
Paths of results that link HTX to Albion Hurricanes 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
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 -0.08 · 11th hardest of 20
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 02:00 PM |
Albion Hurricanes FC 15th · 3-0-5 · GD -1 |
Home Bear Branch Sportsfields |
●●●●○ Tough | 34% |
1–1 | 1.30 | 1.37 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 1 10:00 AM |
FC Westlake 13th · 3-2-3 · GD -3 |
Home Bear Branch Sportsfields |
●●●●○ Tough | 42% |
1–1 | 1.51 | 1.38 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 7 10:00 AM |
Dallas Texans 18th · 1-0-6 · GD -11 |
Away far trip
Independence High School |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 51% |
1–1 | 1.76 | 1.42 | Swing game |
| Sun Nov 8 09:00 AM |
Dallas Texans Academy 9th · 3-2-2 · GD +2 |
Away far trip
Memorial High School |
●●●●● Very tough | 22% |
0–1 | 0.90 | 1.37 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 14 11:00 AM |
RISE SC 3rd · 5-1-2 · GD +5 |
Home Bear Branch Sportsfields |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
1–1 | 0.94 | 1.34 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 17 01:00 PM |
Lonestar ATX Red 11th · 3-4-2 · GD +2 |
Away far trip
Round Rock MultiPurpose Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 26% |
1–1 | 1.02 | 1.32 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 18 TBD |
Lonestar ATX Royal 20th · 0-0-9 · GD -24 |
Home |
●○○○○ Favorable | 81% |
2–0 | 2.56 | 1.40 | Bank it |
| Sat Apr 24 09:00 AM |
Colorado Storm 10th · 3-3-2 · GD +3 |
Home Bear Branch Sportsfields |
●●●●○ Tough | 30% |
1–2 | 1.11 | 1.38 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 12:00 PM |
Real Colorado Academy 6th · 5-0-3 · GD +5 |
Home Bear Branch Sportsfields |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
1–1 | 0.94 | 1.36 | Upside |
| Sat May 8 03:00 PM |
FC Dallas Youth White 7th · 4-1-2 · GD +5 |
Away far trip
Toyota Soccer Center |
●●●●● Very tough | 19% |
1–2 | 0.78 | 1.32 | Upside |
| Sun May 9 11:00 AM |
FC Dallas Youth Red 12th · 3-2-3 · GD +2 |
Away far trip
Toyota Soccer Center |
●●●●● Very tough | 25% |
1–1 | 0.96 | 1.30 | 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
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| 1 | SOLAR SC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 23 | 2.56 | DWWWW | -0.17 | -0.02 | 100% | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 2 | OK Energy FC Academy | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 26 | 2.17 | WWWLL | -0.27 | +0.39 | 54% | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 3 | RISE SC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 16 | 2.00 | WWWWD | +0.09 | -0.15 | 53% | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 4 | Sting | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 | 1.90 | WLLWW | -0.32 | +0.31 | 19% | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 4 at Albion Hurricanes FC · Sat Oct 31 at Real Colorado Academy · Sun Nov 1 at Colorado Storm See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Solar SC Academy | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 17 | 1.89 | WWDWL | -0.03 | -0.08 | 68% | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 6 | Real Colorado Academy | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | 1.88 | LLLWW | +0.14 | -0.14 | 45% | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 7 | FC Dallas Youth White | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | 1.86 | LDWWL | -0.33 | +0.15 | 26% | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Real Colorado Academy · Sun Oct 25 vs Colorado Storm · Sun Nov 1 vs OK Energy FC Academy See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | SAFC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | 1.63 | DWDLW | -0.02 | -0.05 | 12% | 8.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 9 | Dallas Texans Academy | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 1.57 | LWWWD | +0.08 | -0.08 | 9% | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 10 | Colorado Storm | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 12 | 1.50 | LDDWW | +0.14 | -0.12 | 8% | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Lonestar ATX Red | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 13 | 1.44 | WDDLW | -0.10 | +0.05 | 1% | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Solar SC Academy · Sun Oct 25 at SOLAR SC · Sat Oct 31 at Dallas Texans See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | FC Dallas Youth Red | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | 1.38 | LWWLD | -0.19 | +0.11 | 2% | 11.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Colorado Storm · Sun Oct 25 vs Real Colorado Academy · Sat Nov 7 at San Antonio City SC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | FC Westlake | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 11 | 1.38 | DWWLL | +0.19 | -0.08 | 0% | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 at HTX · Sat Nov 7 at Dallas Texans Academy · Sun Nov 8 at Dallas Texans See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | HTX | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | 1.38 | WWLLW | +0.19 | -0.08 | 1% | 12.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Albion Hurricanes FC · Sun Nov 1 vs FC Westlake · Sat Nov 7 at Dallas Texans See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 15 | Albion Hurricanes FC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | 1.13 | WLLLW | +0.38 | -0.32 | 1% | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 vs DKSC · Sun Oct 4 vs Sting · Sat Oct 24 at HTX See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 16 | Tulsa SC | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 | 0.82 | WDWLL | -0.20 | +0.36 | 0% | 17.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 17 | DKSC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 | 0.80 | LLWLD | -0.11 | +0.18 | 0% | 16.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 3 at Albion Hurricanes FC · Sun Oct 4 at RISE SC · Sat Oct 31 at Colorado Storm See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 18 | Dallas Texans | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 3 | 0.43 | LLLLL | +0.48 | -0.21 | 0% | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 19 | San Antonio City SC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 20 | -19 | 1 | 0.13 | LLLLL | +0.30 | -0.10 | 0% | 19.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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| 20 | Lonestar ATX Royal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | -24 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.14 | +0.05 | 0% | 19.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at SOLAR SC · Sun Oct 25 at Solar SC Academy · Sat Oct 31 at Dallas Texans Academy See all 10 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 (1.35 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.