Columbus Force
ECNL Regional League Boys · GLA BU13 · 10 teams · Columbus Force SC (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 01:00 PM
Columbus School for Girls (Kirk Campus), Turf ↗ · turf
●○○○○ Favorable to win
Most likely score 5–1 (expected goals 6.0 for, 1.0 against · 2.91 expected points)
| Season so far | Columbus Force | Cincinnati Elite FC |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 7th | 10th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 0-1-6 |
| Points per game | 1.17 | 0.14 |
| Goals for / game | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Goals against / game | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 0 | 5 |
| Form (recent first) | W L L D L | L L L D L |
| Biggest win | 6–0 at FC Pride Elite | — |
| Worst loss | 3–4 at Ohio Galaxies FC | 0–9 vs Ohio Galaxies FC |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.70 | -3.56 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.45 | +0.24 |
Common opponents: FC Pride Elite — we 6–0; they 3–3. Ohio Galaxies FC — we 3–4; they 0–9. Elite FC — we 1–1; they 0–5. Blast FC Academy — we 3–4; they 0–7. Louisville City Academy — we 2–3; they 0–6. Lexington Sporting Club — we 3–1; they 0–7.
Game plan
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They struggle to score
Cincinnati Elite FC average 0.6 goals/game (league avg 2.5); blanked in 5 of 7.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
Cincinnati Elite FC concede 5.9/game; worst result 0–9 vs Ohio Galaxies FC.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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Expected win — the trap is complacency
Model gives a 96% chance; likely score 5–1.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
Cincinnati Elite FC have lost 3 straight (form: LDLLL).Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.
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What a win does
Ohio Elite SA sit 6th on 1.29 PPG; we are on 1.17.A point moves us above Ohio Elite SA 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 Cincinnati Elite 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 (Columbus Force – Cincinnati Elite FC) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Win · 1.43 PPG |
5th▲ up 2 | 5th▲ up 2 | 7th— holds |
| Win 1.43 PPG |
5th▲ up 2 | 5th▲ up 2 | 7th— holds |
| Draw 1.14 PPG |
7th— holds | 6th▲ up 1 | 8th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.00 PPG |
7th— holds | 8th▼ down 1 | 8th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 5–1 win we finish as high as 4th if every rival drops points, and as low as 7th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd <1%
- 3rd 6%
- 4th 16%
- 5th 56%
- 6th 16%
- 7th 4%
- 8th 1%
- 9th
- 10th
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 12 remaining known games (max 2.39 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Ohio Galaxies FC | 3.00 (+1.83) | 1st (2.46) | 47 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 38 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | Blast FC Academy | 3.00 (+1.83) | 2nd (2.45) | 47 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 38 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 3 | Louisville City Academy | 2.00 (+0.83) | 3rd (1.94) | 29 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection |
| 4 | Ohio Premier | 1.50 (+0.33) | 4th (1.90) | 20 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection |
| 5 | Elite FC | 1.33 (+0.16) | 6th (1.26) | A point next game |
| 6 | Ohio Elite SA | 1.29 (+0.12) | 8th (1.06) | A point next game |
How the results connect
24 chains · 9 teams
Paths of results that link Columbus Force to Cincinnati Elite 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
9 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 -0.30 · 9th hardest of 10
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 01:00 PM |
Cincinnati Elite FC 10th · 0-1-6 · GD -37 |
Home Columbus School for Girls (Kirk Campus) · turf |
●○○○○ Favorable | 96% |
5–1 | 2.91 | 1.42 | Bank it |
| Sun Oct 25 01:00 PM |
Ohio Elite SA 6th · 3-0-4 · GD -9 |
Home Columbus School for Girls (Kirk Campus) · turf |
●●○○○ Lean win | 74% |
3–1 | 2.34 | 1.53 | Bank it |
| Sun Nov 1 01:00 PM |
Ohio Premier 4th · 3-0-3 · GD +11 |
Home Columbus School for Girls (Kirk Campus) · turf |
●●●●○ Tough | 34% |
2–2 | 1.20 | 1.49 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 6 04:00 PM |
Ohio Premier 4th · 3-0-3 · GD +11 |
Away far trip
OP Training Facility |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
1–3 | 0.90 | 1.44 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 20 TBD |
FC Pride Elite 9th · 0-1-4 · GD -22 |
Home |
●○○○○ Favorable | 92% |
5–1 | 2.81 | 1.56 | Bank it |
| Sun Mar 21 TBD |
Ohio Galaxies FC 1st · 5-0-0 · GD +23 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 22% |
2–3 | 0.80 | 1.50 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 10 TBD |
Louisville City Academy 3rd · 4-2-1 · GD +13 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 37% |
2–2 | 1.29 | 1.48 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 11 TBD |
Lexington Sporting Club 8th · 2-1-4 · GD -1 |
Home |
●●○○○ Lean win | 60% |
2–1 | 1.96 | 1.51 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 17 01:00 PM |
Elite FC 5th · 2-2-2 · GD -1 |
Away far trip
Shelly Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 49% |
2–1 | 1.67 | 1.53 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 18 TBD |
Blast FC Academy 2nd · 6-0-0 · GD +18 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 18% |
1–3 | 0.69 | 1.47 | Upside |
| Sat May 8 TBD |
Cincinnati Elite FC 10th · 0-1-6 · GD -37 |
Away |
●○○○○ Favorable | 93% |
5–1 | 2.83 | 1.55 | Bank it |
| Sun May 9 10:00 AM |
Ohio Elite SA 6th · 3-0-4 · GD -9 |
Away far trip
Ohio Elite Training Center |
●●○○○ Lean win | 64% |
3–1 | 2.07 | 1.58 | Swing game |
"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 | Ohio Galaxies FC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 15 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -1.08 | +0.03 | 100% | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Louisville City Academy · Sun Oct 25 vs Lexington Sporting Club · Sat Mar 6 vs Blast FC Academy See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Blast FC Academy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 18 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.27 | -0.17 | 100% | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Thu Oct 29 at Elite FC · Sat Mar 6 at Ohio Galaxies FC · Sun Mar 7 at FC Pride Elite See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Louisville City Academy | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 14 | 2.00 | WLDWW | -0.06 | -0.11 | 90% | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Ohio Galaxies FC · Sun Oct 25 at FC Pride Elite · Sat Mar 13 at Cincinnati Elite FC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Ohio Premier | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 9 | 1.50 | WLWWL | +0.44 | -0.41 | 85% | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Ohio Elite SA · Sun Oct 25 vs Cincinnati Elite FC · Sun Nov 1 at Columbus Force See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Elite FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 | 1.33 | LWDLW | -0.27 | +0.17 | 2% | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Thu Oct 29 vs Blast FC Academy · Sat Mar 6 at FC Pride Elite · Sun Mar 7 at Ohio Galaxies FC See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Ohio Elite SA | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 9 | 1.29 | WLWWL | -0.14 | +0.29 | 0% | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Ohio Premier · Sun Oct 25 at Columbus Force · Sat Mar 13 vs Lexington Sporting Club See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Columbus Force | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 7 | 1.17 | LDLLW | +0.45 | -0.30 | 22% | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Cincinnati Elite FC · Sun Oct 25 vs Ohio Elite SA · Sun Nov 1 vs Ohio Premier See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Lexington Sporting Club | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 7 | 1.00 | WLLLL | +0.12 | +0.02 | 1% | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at FC Pride Elite · Sun Oct 25 at Ohio Galaxies FC · Sat Mar 13 at Ohio Elite SA See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | FC Pride Elite | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 1 | 0.20 | LLLDL | +0.04 | +0.43 | 0% | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Lexington Sporting Club · Sun Oct 25 vs Louisville City Academy · Sat Mar 6 vs Elite FC See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Cincinnati Elite FC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 41 | -37 | 1 | 0.14 | LDLLL | +0.24 | +0.53 | 0% | 9.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Columbus Force · Sun Oct 25 at Ohio Premier · Sat Mar 13 vs Louisville City Academy 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 (2.52 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.