El Camino FC Salinas

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1st

6-0-1 record · 7 played

2.57 points per game

+19 goal diff · 25–6

WLWWWlast 5

100% chance of top 4 · expected finish 1.5

-0.36 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sat Oct 24, 02:00 PM

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El Camino FC Salinas
1st · 2.57 PPG

1974 Newark FC
7th · 0.14 PPG

Newark Sportsfield Park, SFT #2 11v11 ↗ far trip

92%

windrawloss

●○○○○ Favorable to win

Most likely score 4–0 (expected goals 4.3 for, 0.8 against · 2.81 expected points)

Season so far	El Camino FC Salinas	1974 Newark FC
Position	1st	7th
Record (W-D-L)	6-0-1	0-1-6
Points per game	2.57	0.14
Goals for / game	3.6	0.7
Goals against / game	0.9	3.3
Clean sheets	4	0
Held scoreless	0	3
Form (recent first)	W W W L W	L L D L L
Biggest win	6–0 vs 1974 Newark FC	—
Worst loss	1–2 vs COSC	0–6 at El Camino FC Salinas
Model rating (net goals vs avg)	+1.74	-1.71
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)	-0.36	+0.17

Already played this season: Sat Sep 12 6–0 vs 1974 Newark FC (W)

Common opponents: MVLA — we 3–0, 4–0; they 0–1, 1–2. Marin FC — we 4–3; they 1–6. COSC — we 1–2; they 0–4. San Francisco Elite Academy — we 4–1; they 1–2. Los Gatos United Soccer Club — we 3–0; they 2–2.

Game plan

They struggle to score
1974 Newark FC average 0.7 goals/game (league avg 1.9); blanked in 3 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.
They leak goals — be greedy
1974 Newark FC concede 3.3/game; worst result 0–6 at El Camino FC Salinas.
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.
Expected win — the trap is complacency
Model gives a 92% chance; likely score 4–0.
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.
Away game
Kickoff 02:00 PM at Newark Sportsfield 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.

If Saturday goes…

Where we'd sit after the 1974 Newark 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 (El Camino FC Salinas – 1974 Newark FC) 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
– Win · 2.63 PPG	1st— holds	1st— holds	1st— holds
Win 2.63 PPG	1st— holds	1st— holds	1st— holds
Draw 2.38 PPG	3rd▼ down 2	3rd▼ down 2	3rd▼ down 2
Loss 2.25 PPG	3rd▼ down 2	3rd▼ down 2	3rd▼ down 2

Can we move up this round? No. With a 4–0 win we stay 1st even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

58% finish 1st

100% top 4

0% below the top 4

1.5 average finish

1st 58%
2nd 31%
3rd 12%
4th
5th
6th
7th

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

Top of the table. The job is to stay there: see the path below for where points are most at risk.

How the results connect

33 chains · 7 teams

Paths of results that link El Camino FC Salinas to 1974 Newark 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.

33 favour us

0 favour them

+4.3 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.

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

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.

12 chains

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 -0.08 · 5th hardest of 7

Date	Opponent	Where	Difficulty	Win	Likely	Exp. pts	Run. PPG	Priority
Sat Oct 24 02:00 PM	1974 Newark FC 7th · 0-1-6 · GD -18	Away far trip Newark Sportsfield Park	●○○○○ Favorable	92%	4–0	2.81	2.60	Bank it
Sat Oct 31 02:00 PM	Los Gatos United Soccer Club 4th · 1-2-2 · GD -3	Home Salinas Regional Soccer Complex	●○○○○ Favorable	82%	3–1	2.58	2.60	Bank it
Sat Nov 7 10:00 AM	COSC 3rd · 4-0-1 · GD +6	Away far trip Clovis Community College Soccer Field	●●●○○ Toss-up	47%	1–1	1.64	2.50	Swing game
Sat Nov 14 10:00 AM	San Francisco Elite Academy 5th · 2-1-4 · GD -8	Home Ann Sobrato High School	●○○○○ Favorable	88%	3–0	2.71	2.52	Bank it
Sat Mar 20 03:00 PM	Davis Legacy	Home Ann Sobrato High School	●○○○○ Favorable	77%	3–1	2.44	2.52	Bank it
Sat Apr 3 02:00 PM	Association FC	Home Ann Sobrato High School	●○○○○ Favorable	77%	3–1	2.44	2.51	Bank it
Sat Apr 24 03:00 PM	Placer United	Home Ann Sobrato High School	●○○○○ Favorable	77%	3–1	2.44	2.50	Bank it
Sat May 1 02:00 PM	Mustang Soccer -RL	Home Ann Sobrato High School	●○○○○ Favorable	77%	3–1	2.44	2.50	Bank it
Sat May 15 TBD	Marin FC 2nd · 5-0-1 · GD +14	Away	●●●○○ Toss-up	47%	2–2	1.58	2.44	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

Pts

PPG

Form

SoS

Run-in

Top 4

Exp. finish

El Camino FC Salinas

+19

2.57

WLWWW

-0.36

-0.08

100%

1.5

W	Sat Oct 17	at	MVLA (6th)	4–0
W	Sat Oct 10	at	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	3–0
W	Sat Oct 3	at	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	4–1
L	Sat Sep 26	vs	COSC (3rd)	1–2
W	Sat Sep 19	vs	Marin FC (2nd)	4–3
W	Sat Sep 12	vs	1974 Newark FC (7th)	6–0
W	Sat Aug 22	vs	MVLA (6th)	3–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at 1974 Newark FC · Sat Oct 31 vs Los Gatos United Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at COSC See all 9 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	1974 Newark FC (7th)	4–0	92%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	3–1	82%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	COSC (3rd)	1–1	47%
·	Sat Nov 14	vs	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	3–0	88%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Davis Legacy (—)	3–1	77%
·	Sat Apr 3	vs	Association FC (—)	3–1	77%
·	Sat Apr 24	vs	Placer United (—)	3–1	77%
·	Sat May 1	vs	Mustang Soccer -RL (—)	3–1	77%
·	Sat May 15	at	Marin FC (2nd)	2–2	47%

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

Marin FC

+14

2.50

WLWWW

-0.30

-0.15

100%

1.9

W	Sat Oct 17	vs	1974 Newark FC (7th)	6–1
W	Sat Oct 10	at	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	5–1
W	Sat Oct 3	vs	MVLA (6th)	3–1
L	Sat Sep 19	at	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	3–4
W	Sat Sep 12	vs	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	3–1
W	Sat Aug 29	vs	COSC (3rd)	3–1

Next: Sun Oct 25 at Los Gatos United Soccer Club · Sat Oct 31 vs San Francisco Elite Academy · Sat Nov 14 at MVLA See all 9 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sun Oct 25	at	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	3–1	69%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	4–1	85%
·	Sat Nov 14	at	MVLA (6th)	3–0	79%
·	Sat Mar 27	vs	Folsom Lake Surf (—)	3–1	71%
·	Sat Apr 3	vs	Davis Legacy (—)	3–1	71%
·	Sat Apr 10	at	1974 Newark FC (7th)	4–1	90%
·	Sun Apr 25	at	COSC (3rd)	1–1	39%
·	Sun May 2	vs	San Juan SC (—)	3–1	71%
·	Sat May 15	vs	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	2–2	35%

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

COSC

2.40

LWWWW

-0.09

100%

2.5

W	Sat Oct 17	at	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	2–0
W	Sat Sep 26	at	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	2–1
W	Sat Sep 19	vs	1974 Newark FC (7th)	4–0
W	Sat Sep 12	at	MVLA (6th)	1–0
L	Sat Aug 29	at	Marin FC (2nd)	1–3

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs MVLA · Sat Oct 31 at 1974 Newark FC · Sat Nov 7 vs El Camino FC Salinas See all 11 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	MVLA (6th)	2–0	73%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	1974 Newark FC (7th)	2–0	79%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	1–1	30%
·	Sat Nov 14	at	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	1–1	57%
·	Sun Nov 15	vs	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	2–0	66%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Club America Nido Aguila \| Valley (—)	2–1	60%
·	Sat Apr 10	vs	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	2–0	73%
·	Sat Apr 24	vs	Mustang Soccer -RL (—)	2–1	60%
·	Sun Apr 25	vs	Marin FC (2nd)	1–1	40%
·	Sat May 1	vs	Folsom Lake Surf (—)	2–1	60%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Davis Legacy (—)	2–1	60%

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

Los Gatos United Soccer Club

-3

1.00

DLWDL

+0.01

+0.10

63%

4.5

L	Sat Oct 10	vs	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	0–3
D	Sat Sep 26	at	1974 Newark FC (7th)	2–2
W	Sat Sep 19	vs	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	3–1
L	Sat Sep 12	at	Marin FC (2nd)	1–3
D	Sat Aug 29	at	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	2–2

Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Marin FC · Sat Oct 31 at El Camino FC Salinas · Sat Nov 7 vs 1974 Newark FC See all 11 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Marin FC (2nd)	1–3	16%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	1–3	7%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	1974 Newark FC (7th)	2–1	70%
·	Sat Nov 14	vs	COSC (3rd)	1–1	21%
·	Sun Nov 15	at	COSC (3rd)	0–2	15%
·	Sat Mar 27	vs	Davis Legacy (—)	1–1	36%
·	Sat Apr 10	vs	MVLA (6th)	1–0	56%
·	Sat Apr 24	vs	San Juan SC (—)	1–1	36%
·	Sat May 1	vs	Placer United (—)	1–1	36%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Mustang Soccer -RL (—)	1–1	36%
·	Sat May 15	at	MVLA (6th)	1–1	48%

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

San Francisco Elite Academy

-8

1.00

LWLLL

+0.18

+0.14

24%

5.0

L	Sat Oct 17	vs	COSC (3rd)	0–2
L	Sat Oct 10	vs	Marin FC (2nd)	1–5
L	Sat Oct 3	vs	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	1–4
W	Sat Sep 26	at	MVLA (6th)	2–0
L	Sat Sep 19	at	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	1–3
D	Sat Aug 29	vs	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	2–2
W	Sat Aug 22	at	1974 Newark FC (7th)	2–1

Next: Sat Oct 31 at Marin FC · Sat Nov 7 vs MVLA · Sat Nov 14 at El Camino FC Salinas See all 9 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 31	at	Marin FC (2nd)	1–4	7%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	MVLA (6th)	1–1	49%
·	Sat Nov 14	at	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	0–3	4%
·	Sat Apr 3	vs	Mustang Soccer -RL (—)	1–2	28%
·	Sat Apr 10	at	COSC (3rd)	0–2	11%
·	Sat Apr 17	vs	Folsom Lake Surf (—)	1–2	28%
·	Sat Apr 24	vs	Davis Legacy (—)	1–2	28%
·	Sat May 1	vs	Club America Nido Aguila \| Valley (—)	1–2	28%
·	Sat May 15	vs	1974 Newark FC (7th)	2–1	62%

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

MVLA

-10

0.86

LLLWL

+0.21

+0.07

13%

5.5

L	Sat Oct 17	vs	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	0–4
W	Sat Oct 10	at	1974 Newark FC (7th)	2–1
L	Sat Oct 3	at	Marin FC (2nd)	1–3
L	Sat Sep 26	vs	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	0–2
L	Sat Sep 12	vs	COSC (3rd)	0–1
W	Sat Aug 29	vs	1974 Newark FC (7th)	1–0
L	Sat Aug 22	at	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	0–3

Next: Sat Oct 24 at COSC · Sat Nov 7 at San Francisco Elite Academy · Sat Nov 14 vs Marin FC See all 9 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	COSC (3rd)	0–2	9%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	1–1	27%
·	Sat Nov 14	vs	Marin FC (2nd)	0–3	9%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Placer United (—)	1–1	22%
·	Sat Apr 3	vs	Folsom Lake Surf (—)	1–1	22%
·	Sat Apr 10	at	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	0–1	21%
·	Sat Apr 24	vs	Club America Nido Aguila \| Valley (—)	1–1	22%
·	Sat May 1	vs	Association FC (—)	1–1	22%
·	Sat May 15	vs	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	1–1	27%

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

1974 Newark FC

-18

0.14

LLDLL

+0.17

+0.28

7.0

L	Sat Oct 17	at	Marin FC (2nd)	1–6
L	Sat Oct 10	vs	MVLA (6th)	1–2
D	Sat Sep 26	vs	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	2–2
L	Sat Sep 19	at	COSC (3rd)	0–4
L	Sat Sep 12	at	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	0–6
L	Sat Aug 29	at	MVLA (6th)	0–1
L	Sat Aug 22	vs	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	1–2

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs El Camino FC Salinas · Sat Oct 31 vs COSC · Sat Nov 7 at Los Gatos United Soccer Club See all 10 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	El Camino FC Salinas (1st)	0–4	3%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	COSC (3rd)	0–2	8%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	Los Gatos United Soccer Club (4th)	1–2	14%
·	Sat Mar 20	vs	Association FC (—)	1–2	15%
·	Sat Mar 27	vs	San Juan SC (—)	1–2	15%
·	Sat Apr 3	vs	Placer United (—)	1–2	15%
·	Sat Apr 10	vs	Marin FC (2nd)	1–4	4%
·	Sat May 1	vs	Davis Legacy (—)	1–2	15%
·	Sat May 8	vs	Club America Nido Aguila \| Valley (—)	1–2	15%
·	Sat May 15	at	San Francisco Elite Academy (5th)	1–2	19%

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 (1.86 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.