GTFC Impact

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6th

1-0-3 record · 4 played

0.75 points per game

-5 goal diff · 2–7

LWLLlast 4

5% chance of top 4 · expected finish 6.5

+0.80 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

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GTFC Impact
6th · 0.75 PPG

Pacesetter Soccer Club
9th · 0.00 PPG

Pacesetter Park , Field 10 ↗ far trip

50% 19% 31%

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●●●○○ Toss-up to win

Most likely score 2–2 (expected goals 2.6 for, 2.0 against · 1.69 expected points)

Season so far	GTFC Impact	Pacesetter Soccer Club
Position	6th	9th
Record (W-D-L)	1-0-3	0-0-3
Points per game	0.75	0.00
Goals for / game	0.5	2.0
Goals against / game	1.8	6.7
Clean sheets	0	0
Held scoreless	3	1
Form (recent first)	L L W L	L L L
Biggest win	2–1 at T3FC West	—
Worst loss	0–3 at Nationals SC	1–8 vs Manta
Model rating (net goals vs avg)	-0.55	-2.16
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)	+0.80	+0.60

Common opponents: Manta — we 0–1; they 1–8. T3FC West — we 2–1; they 0–6.

Game plan

They leak goals — be greedy
Pacesetter Soccer Club concede 6.7/game; worst result 1–8 vs Manta.
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.
Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 3 time(s): 0–1 vs Manta, 0–2 at Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central, 0–3 at Nationals 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.
Swing game — small margins
Win 50% / draw 19% / loss 31%.
Games like this are decided by one set piece or one transition. Prioritise the strongest XI for the full game, be disciplined with fouls near the box, and have a clear late-game plan for both "protect the lead" and "chase".
Confidence is low on their side
Pacesetter Soccer Club have lost 3 straight (form: LLL).
Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.
Away game
Kickoff 12:00 PM at Pacesetter 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.
What a win does
Nationals SC Capital Area Grey sit 5th on 0.75 PPG; we are on 0.75.
A point moves us above Nationals SC Capital Area Grey 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 Pacesetter Soccer Club game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (GTFC Impact – Pacesetter Soccer Club) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 2 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
– Draw · 0.80 PPG	5th▲ up 1	6th— holds	7th▼ down 1
Win 1.20 PPG	5th▲ up 1	6th— holds	6th— holds
Draw 0.80 PPG	5th▲ up 1	6th— holds	7th▼ down 1
Loss 0.60 PPG	8th▼ down 2	6th— holds	8th▼ down 2

Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 2–2 draw we finish as high as 5th if every rival drops points, and as low as 7th if every rival wins.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

0% finish 1st

5% top 4

95% below the top 4

6.5 average finish

1st
2nd <1%
3rd 1%
4th 4%
5th 10%
6th 38%
7th 26%
8th 17%
9th 3%

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 2.44 PPG if we win out).

#	Team	PPG	Proj.	To pass them
1	Manta	3.00 (+2.25)	1st (2.61)	45 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 39 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule
2	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central	2.25 (+1.50)	4th (1.65)	33 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection
3	T3FC West	2.17 (+1.42)	2nd (1.98)	32 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 29 for their projection
4	Nationals SC	1.80 (+1.05)	3rd (1.66)	26 of 36 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection
5	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey	0.75 (+0.00)	5th (1.56)	Already ahead

How the results connect

8 chains · 7 teams

Paths of results that link GTFC Impact to Pacesetter Soccer Club 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.

6 favour us

2 favour them

+2.5 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.

won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from

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8 chains

Position over the season

11 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 -0.27 · 8th hardest of 9

Date	Opponent	Where	Difficulty	Win	Likely	Exp. pts	Run. PPG	Priority
Sat Oct 24 12:00 PM	Pacesetter Soccer Club 9th · 0-0-3 · GD -14	Away far trip Pacesetter Park	●●●○○ Toss-up	50%	2–2	1.69	0.94	Swing game
Sun Oct 25 02:00 PM	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy 7th · 1-1-4 · GD -10	Home Springfield High School	●●●○○ Toss-up	47%	2–1	1.59	1.05	Swing game
Sat Oct 31 06:30 PM	T3FC West 3rd · 4-1-1 · GD +12	Home Rossford Soccer Center Dome	●●●●● Very tough	17%	0–2	0.71	1.00	Upside
Sun Nov 1 04:00 PM	Canton Force 8th · 0-2-2 · GD -4	Home Rossford Soccer Center Dome	●●●●○ Tough	40%	1–1	1.41	1.05	Upside
Sat Nov 7 04:30 PM	Nationals SC 4th · 3-0-2 · GD +1	Home Rossford Soccer Center Dome	●●●●○ Tough	27%	0–1	1.08	1.05	Upside
Sun Nov 8 01:00 PM	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey 5th · 1-0-3 · GD +2	Home Springfield High School	●●●●○ Tough	25%	1–2	0.96	1.04	Upside
Sun Dec 13 TBD	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy 7th · 1-1-4 · GD -10	Away	●●●●○ Tough	36%	2–2	1.29	1.07	Upside
Sat Mar 13 TBD	Pacesetter Soccer Club 9th · 0-0-3 · GD -14	Home	●●○○○ Lean win	61%	2–1	1.99	1.14	Swing game
Sat Mar 20 TBD	Canton Force 8th · 0-2-2 · GD -4	Away	●●●●○ Tough	31%	1–2	1.13	1.14	Upside
Sun Mar 21 TBD	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central 2nd · 3-0-1 · GD +1	Home	●●●●○ Tough	29%	1–2	1.09	1.14	Upside
Sat Apr 17 10:00 AM	Manta 1st · 6-0-0 · GD +17	Away far trip SMS	●●●●● Very tough	6%	0–2	0.32	1.08	Upside
Sun May 2 02:00 PM	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey 5th · 1-0-3 · GD +2	Away far trip Capital Sportsplex Lansing	●●●●● Very tough	18%	1–2	0.73	1.06	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

Pts

PPG

Form

SoS

Run-in

Top 4

Exp. finish

Manta

+17

3.00

WWWWW

-0.47

-0.21

100%

1.0

W	Sat Oct 17	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	8–1
W	Sun Sep 27	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	1–0
W	Sat Sep 26	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–0
W	Thu Sep 24	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	3–0
W	Sun Sep 20	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–0
W	Sat Sep 19	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	4–1

Next: Sat Nov 7 vs T3FC West · Sun Nov 8 vs Canton Force · Sun Dec 13 vs Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central See all 10 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	1–1	58%
·	Sun Nov 8	vs	Canton Force (8th)	3–0	86%
·	Sun Dec 13	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	3–1	77%
·	Fri Mar 12	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	4–1	91%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	5–0	96%
·	Sat Apr 10	at	Canton Force (8th)	3–1	80%
·	Sun Apr 11	at	T3FC West (3rd)	1–1	49%
·	Sat Apr 17	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–0	80%
·	Sat May 8	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–1	69%
·	Sun May 9	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–0	59%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central

2.25

WLWW

+0.10

-0.10

70%

3.8

W	Sat Oct 17	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–0
W	Sun Sep 27	at	Canton Force (8th)	5–2
L	Sat Sep 26	at	T3FC West (3rd)	0–5
W	Sat Sep 12	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	3–2

Next: Sat Oct 31 vs Pacesetter Soccer Club · Sun Nov 8 vs Nationals SC · Sat Dec 12 at Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy See all 14 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	5–2	82%
·	Sun Nov 8	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	1–1	41%
·	Sat Dec 12	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	3–2	57%
·	Sun Dec 13	at	Manta (1st)	1–3	10%
·	Sat Mar 6	at	T3FC West (3rd)	1–2	19%
·	Sun Mar 7	at	Canton Force (8th)	2–2	49%
·	Sat Mar 13	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	1–2	27%
·	Sun Mar 14	vs	Canton Force (8th)	3–2	61%
·	Sat Mar 20	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–1	32%
·	Sun Mar 21	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–1	49%
·	Sun Apr 11	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	4–2	73%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Manta (1st)	1–2	15%
·	Sun May 9	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	4–2	69%
·	Sat May 15	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–2	30%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

T3FC West

+12

2.17

WLWWD

-0.66

+0.08

96%

2.5

D	Sat Oct 17	at	Canton Force (8th)	2–2
W	Sat Oct 10	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	3–2
W	Sun Oct 4	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	6–0
L	Sat Oct 3	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	1–2
W	Sun Sep 27	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	1–0
W	Sat Sep 26	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	5–0

Next: Sat Oct 31 at GTFC Impact · Sun Nov 1 at Pacesetter Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at Manta See all 11 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 31	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–0	63%
·	Sun Nov 1	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	4–1	86%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	Manta (1st)	1–1	20%
·	Sat Mar 6	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–1	64%
·	Sat Mar 13	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–1	53%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–1	58%
·	Sat Apr 10	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	4–1	83%
·	Sun Apr 11	vs	Manta (1st)	1–1	27%
·	Sat Apr 17	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–1	47%
·	Sun Apr 18	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–1	46%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Canton Force (8th)	3–1	76%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Nationals SC

1.80

LWWLW

+0.13

-0.20

69%

3.8

W	Sun Oct 18	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	3–0
L	Sun Sep 27	at	T3FC West (3rd)	0–1
W	Sat Sep 26	at	Canton Force (8th)	1–0
W	Sun Sep 20	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	1–0
L	Sat Sep 19	at	Manta (1st)	1–4

Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Pacesetter Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at GTFC Impact · Sun Nov 8 at Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central See all 11 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	3–1	77%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	1–0	46%
·	Sun Nov 8	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	1–1	36%
·	Sat Mar 13	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–1	40%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	1–1	45%
·	Sat Apr 10	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	3–1	68%
·	Sat Apr 17	vs	Canton Force (8th)	2–1	57%
·	Sun Apr 18	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	1–1	29%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	2–1	65%
·	Sun May 9	vs	Manta (1st)	0–1	17%
·	Sun May 16	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–1	31%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Nationals SC Capital Area Grey

0.75

LWLL

+0.71

-0.40

56%

4.2

L	Sat Sep 26	vs	Manta (1st)	0–2
L	Sun Sep 20	at	Manta (1st)	0–1
W	Sat Sep 19	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	8–2
L	Sat Sep 12	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–3

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy · Sun Nov 8 at GTFC Impact · Sat Mar 13 at Nationals SC See all 12 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	4–2	74%
·	Sun Nov 8	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–1	54%
·	Sat Mar 13	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–1	37%
·	Sun Mar 14	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	4–2	77%
·	Sat Mar 20	at	T3FC West (3rd)	1–2	24%
·	Sun Mar 21	at	Canton Force (8th)	2–2	55%
·	Sat Apr 17	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	1–2	32%
·	Sun Apr 18	vs	Canton Force (8th)	3–1	66%
·	Sun May 2	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–1	63%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	5–1	86%
·	Sat May 15	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–2	52%
·	Sun May 16	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	1–1	46%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

GTFC Impact

-5

0.75

LWLL

+0.80

-0.27

6.5

L	Sun Oct 18	at	Nationals SC (4th)	0–3
L	Sat Oct 17	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	0–2
W	Sat Oct 3	at	T3FC West (3rd)	2–1
L	Sun Sep 27	vs	Manta (1st)	0–1

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Pacesetter Soccer Club · Sun Oct 25 vs Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy · Sat Oct 31 vs T3FC West See all 12 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	2–2	50%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	2–1	47%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	0–2	17%
·	Sun Nov 1	vs	Canton Force (8th)	1–1	40%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	0–1	27%
·	Sun Nov 8	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–2	25%
·	Sun Dec 13	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	2–2	36%
·	Sat Mar 13	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	2–1	61%
·	Sat Mar 20	at	Canton Force (8th)	1–2	31%
·	Sun Mar 21	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	1–2	29%
·	Sat Apr 17	at	Manta (1st)	0–2	6%
·	Sun May 2	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–2	18%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy

-10

0.67

LLLLW

+0.12

+0.02

7.5

W	Sun Oct 18	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	6–5
L	Sat Oct 10	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	2–3
L	Thu Sep 24	vs	Manta (1st)	0–3
L	Sun Sep 20	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	0–1
L	Sat Sep 19	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–8
D	Sat Sep 12	vs	Canton Force (8th)	5–5

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Nationals SC Capital Area Grey · Sun Oct 25 at GTFC Impact · Sat Dec 12 vs Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central See all 10 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–4	14%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	1–2	34%
·	Sat Dec 12	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–3	28%
·	Sun Dec 13	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–2	44%
·	Fri Mar 12	at	Manta (1st)	1–4	3%
·	Sun Mar 21	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	5–3	67%
·	Sat Apr 10	at	T3FC West (3rd)	1–4	8%
·	Sun Apr 11	at	Canton Force (8th)	2–3	29%
·	Sat May 8	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–2	19%
·	Sun May 9	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–4	18%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Canton Force

-4

0.50

DLLD

+0.17

-0.01

6.8

D	Sat Oct 17	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	2–2
L	Sun Sep 27	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–5
L	Sat Sep 26	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	0–1
D	Sat Sep 12	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	5–5

Next: Mon Jan 1 vs Pacesetter Soccer Club · Sun Nov 1 at GTFC Impact · Sun Nov 8 at Manta See all 13 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Mon Jan 1 (no score yet)	vs	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	4–2	72%
·	Sun Nov 1	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	1–1	39%
·	Sun Nov 8	at	Manta (1st)	0–3	5%
·	Sun Mar 7	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–2	34%
·	Sat Mar 13	at	Pacesetter Soccer Club (9th)	4–2	60%
·	Sun Mar 14	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–3	24%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–1	48%
·	Sun Mar 21	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–2	28%
·	Sat Apr 10	vs	Manta (1st)	1–3	9%
·	Sun Apr 11	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	3–2	56%
·	Sat Apr 17	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–2	23%
·	Sun Apr 18	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–3	19%
·	Sat May 8	at	T3FC West (3rd)	1–3	12%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Pacesetter Soccer Club

-14

0.00

LLL

+0.60

+0.12

8.7

L	Sun Oct 18	vs	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	5–6
L	Sat Oct 17	vs	Manta (1st)	1–8
L	Sun Oct 4	at	T3FC West (3rd)	0–6

Next: Mon Jan 1 at Canton Force · Sat Oct 24 vs GTFC Impact · Sun Oct 25 at Nationals SC See all 13 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Mon Jan 1 (no score yet)	at	Canton Force (8th)	2–4	17%
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	GTFC Impact (6th)	2–2	31%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	Nationals SC (4th)	1–3	11%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–5	9%
·	Sun Nov 1	vs	T3FC West (3rd)	1–4	7%
·	Sat Mar 13	vs	Canton Force (8th)	2–4	26%
·	Sat Mar 13	at	GTFC Impact (6th)	1–2	22%
·	Sun Mar 14	vs	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	2–4	12%
·	Sat Mar 20	at	Manta (1st)	0–5	1%
·	Sun Mar 21	at	Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy (7th)	3–5	21%
·	Sat Apr 10	vs	Nationals SC (4th)	1–3	17%
·	Sun Apr 11	vs	Liverpool FC-IA Michigan Central (2nd)	2–4	16%
·	Sat May 8	at	Nationals SC Capital Area Grey (5th)	1–5	7%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

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 (2.31 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.