Kansas City Athletics
ECNL Regional League Boys · Heartland BU14 · 10 teams · KC Athletics (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 31, 09:00 AM
Paragon Star Soccer Complex, Field 2 ↗
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 0–4 (expected goals 0.6 for, 4.2 against · 0.11 expected points)
| Season so far | Kansas City Athletics | Toca Fusion Elite |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 7th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-4 | 8-0-0 |
| Points per game | 1.25 | 3.00 |
| Goals for / game | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| Goals against / game | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 5 |
| Held scoreless | 3 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | L L W D W | W W W W W |
| Biggest win | 4–2 at Kansas Rush | 11–1 vs Missouri Rush |
| Worst loss | 0–6 vs Southwest MO Rush | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -1.01 | +3.53 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.33 | -0.23 |
Common opponents: Southwest MO Rush — we 0–6; they 4–0. FC Wichita — we 1–0; they 6–0. Kansas City Surf — we 0–4; they 3–0. Kansas Rush — we 4–2; they 10–0. Union KC Soccer Club Red — we 1–1; they 1–0. Union KC Soccer Club Navy — we 2–1; they 5–1. St. Louis Stars SC — we 0–3; they 4–1. Missouri Rush — we 1–2; they 11–1.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Toca Fusion Elite score 5.5/game — well above the league's 2.6.Deny the easy goals first: compact shape between the lines, no fouls in shooting range, and a plan for their best outlet. Score first and make them chase.
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Hard to break down
Toca Fusion Elite concede only 0.4/game with 5 clean sheet(s).Patience and width: move the ball quickly side to side to pull the block apart, and treat set pieces as your best chance — rehearse two corner routines and a near-post free-kick delivery.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 3 time(s): 0–6 vs Southwest MO Rush, 0–4 vs Kansas City Surf, 0–3 vs St. Louis Stars 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 2%; a draw (5%) 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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They arrive in form
Toca Fusion Elite have won 8 straight.Don't let them settle: deny the first 10 minutes of rhythm with pressure on their first pass out of the back.
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Early kickoff
Game time 09:00 AM.Light breakfast 2+ hours before, longer warm-up, and a loud start — early games are won by whoever is awake at the whistle.
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What a win does
St. Louis Stars SC sit 6th on 1.25 PPG; we are on 1.25.A point moves us above St. Louis Stars 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 Toca Fusion Elite game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Kansas City Athletics – Toca Fusion Elite) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 4 other games that week (Mon Oct 26 – Sun Nov 1); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.
| Our result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Loss · 1.11 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 8th▼ down 1 |
| Win 1.44 PPG |
5th▲ up 2 | 7th— holds | 7th— holds |
| Draw 1.22 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 8th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.11 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 8th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 0–4 loss we stay 7th even if every rival loses, and as low as 8th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th <1%
- 5th 1%
- 6th 5%
- 7th 37%
- 8th 34%
- 9th 23%
- 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 10 remaining known games (max 2.22 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Toca Fusion Elite | 3.00 (+1.75) | 1st (2.85) | 44 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 42 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | Southwest MO Rush | 2.17 (+0.92) | 4th (1.82) | 30 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 23 for their projection |
| 3 | Union KC Soccer Club Navy | 2.14 (+0.89) | 3rd (1.97) | 29 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 26 for their projection |
| 4 | Kansas City Surf | 2.14 (+0.89) | 2nd (2.16) | 29 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 29 for their projection |
| 5 | FC Wichita | 1.29 (+0.04) | 6th (1.42) | A point next game |
| 6 | St. Louis Stars SC | 1.25 (+0.00) | 5th (1.49) | A point next game |
How the results connect
50 chains · 10 teams
Paths of results that link Kansas City Athletics to Toca Fusion Elite 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 +0.47 · 2nd hardest of 10
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 31 09:00 AM |
Toca Fusion Elite 1st · 8-0-0 · GD +41 |
Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 2% |
0–4 | 0.11 | 1.12 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 21 TBD |
FC Wichita 5th · 3-0-4 · GD +5 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
1–3 | 0.57 | 1.07 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 27 TBD |
Kansas Rush 10th · 0-0-8 · GD -49 |
Home |
●○○○○ Favorable | 82% |
3–1 | 2.56 | 1.20 | Bank it |
| Sat Apr 17 TBD |
Missouri Rush 9th · 2-0-6 · GD -18 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 31% |
2–2 | 1.11 | 1.20 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 18 TBD |
St. Louis Stars SC 6th · 3-1-4 · GD +2 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 16% |
1–2 | 0.66 | 1.15 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 24 10:00 AM |
Union KC Soccer Club Navy 3rd · 5-0-2 · GD +17 |
Away Paragon Star |
●●●●● Very tough | 7% |
1–3 | 0.32 | 1.09 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 02:00 PM |
Union KC Soccer Club Red 8th · 2-1-4 · GD -11 |
Away Paragon Star |
●●●●○ Tough | 33% |
1–1 | 1.22 | 1.10 | Upside |
| Sat May 1 02:00 PM |
Southwest MO Rush 2nd · 4-1-1 · GD +7 |
Away far trip
Lake Country Soccer Complex North 3 |
●●●●● Very tough | 12% |
0–2 | 0.55 | 1.07 | Upside |
| Sat May 22 TBD |
Kansas City Surf 4th · 5-0-2 · GD +16 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 6% |
0–3 | 0.27 | 1.02 | Upside |
| Sun May 23 TBD |
Toca Fusion Elite 1st · 8-0-0 · GD +41 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 1% |
0–4 | 0.06 | 0.97 | 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 | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Toca Fusion Elite | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | +41 | 24 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.23 | -0.44 | 100% | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at Kansas City Athletics · Sat Dec 5 vs Union KC Soccer Club Red · Sun Dec 6 vs Union KC Soccer Club Navy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Southwest MO Rush | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | 2.17 | WWLDW | -0.30 | +0.13 | 78% | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Union KC Soccer Club Red · Sat Oct 31 vs Union KC Soccer Club Navy · Sat Nov 14 vs Kansas City Surf See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Union KC Soccer Club Navy | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 15 | 2.14 | WWLWL | -0.27 | -0.02 | 94% | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at FC Wichita · Sat Oct 31 at Southwest MO Rush · Sat Dec 5 at Kansas City Surf See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Kansas City Surf | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 15 | 2.14 | WWLWL | +0.43 | -0.48 | 99% | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at Kansas Rush · Sat Nov 14 at Southwest MO Rush · Sat Dec 5 vs Union KC Soccer Club Navy See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | FC Wichita | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 9 | 1.29 | LLWWL | +0.09 | +0.01 | 11% | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Union KC Soccer Club Navy · Sat Oct 31 vs Union KC Soccer Club Red · Sat Feb 27 at Southwest MO Rush See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | St. Louis Stars SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | 1.25 | LDLWW | -0.03 | -0.15 | 18% | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 vs Missouri Rush · Sat Mar 6 at Missouri Rush · Sat Mar 13 vs Union KC Soccer Club Red See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Kansas City Athletics | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 | 1.25 | WDWLL | -0.33 | +0.47 | 0% | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 vs Toca Fusion Elite · Sun Mar 21 at FC Wichita · Sat Mar 27 vs Kansas Rush See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Union KC Soccer Club Red | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 7 | 1.00 | WDWLL | +0.05 | +0.21 | 0% | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Southwest MO Rush · Sat Oct 31 at FC Wichita · Sat Dec 5 at Toca Fusion Elite See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Missouri Rush | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 6 | 0.75 | LLLWW | -0.03 | +0.18 | 0% | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at St. Louis Stars SC · Sat Mar 6 vs St. Louis Stars SC · Sat Mar 13 vs Union KC Soccer Club Navy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Kansas Rush | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 53 | -49 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.32 | +0.62 | 0% | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 vs Kansas City Surf · Sat Mar 20 at FC Wichita · Sat Mar 27 at Kansas City Athletics 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 (2.56 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.