MN Thunder Academy
ECNL Regional League Boys · Midwest BU14 · 8 teams · Minnesota Thunder Academy (all teams)
Next game — Sat Mar 13, 02:15 PM
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 0–2 (expected goals 0.7 for, 2.7 against · 0.33 expected points)
| Season so far | MN Thunder Academy | Eclipse Select Soccer Club |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 8th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-0-4 | 3-0-1 |
| Points per game | 0.00 | 2.25 |
| Goals for / game | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Goals against / game | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 1 |
| Held scoreless | 3 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | L L L L | W W W L |
| Biggest win | — | 2–0 vs Indiana Elite FC |
| Worst loss | 0–5 vs FC Wisconsin | 0–1 at Chicago Magic Soccer Club |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -2.17 | +0.50 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.36 | +0.30 |
Common opponents: Indiana Elite FC — we 0–3; they 2–0. Chicago Inter — we 0–3; they 2–1. FC Wisconsin — we 0–5; they 2–1. Chicago Magic Soccer Club — we 1–6; they 0–1.
Game plan
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Hard to break down
Eclipse Select Soccer Club concede only 0.8/game with 1 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): 0–3 at Indiana Elite FC, 0–3 at Chicago Inter, 0–5 vs FC Wisconsin.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 7%; a draw (13%) 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
Eclipse Select Soccer Club have won 3 straight.Don't let them settle: deny the first 10 minutes of rhythm with pressure on their first pass out of the back.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Eclipse Select 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 (MN Thunder Academy – Eclipse Select 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 0 other games that week (Mon Mar 8 – Sun Mar 14); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.
| Our result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Loss · 0.00 PPG |
8th— holds | 8th— holds | 8th— holds |
| Win 0.60 PPG |
8th— holds | 8th— holds | 8th— holds |
| Draw 0.20 PPG |
8th— holds | 8th— holds | 8th— holds |
| Loss 0.00 PPG |
8th— holds | 8th— holds | 8th— holds |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 0–2 loss we stay 8th even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th <1%
- 7th <1%
- 8th 100%
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 2.14 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Magic Soccer Club | 3.00 (+3.00) | 1st (2.74) | 42 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 39 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | Eclipse Select Soccer Club | 2.25 (+2.25) | 2nd (1.94) | 32 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection |
| 3 | Rockford Raptors FC | 1.75 (+1.75) | 3rd (1.66) | 25 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection |
| 4 | Chicago Inter | 1.29 (+1.29) | 4th (1.30) | 19 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 19 for their projection |
| 5 | Indiana Elite FC | 1.29 (+1.29) | 6th (1.23) | 19 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 18 for their projection |
| 6 | St Croix | 1.00 (+1.00) | 5th (1.28) | 14 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 18 for their projection |
| 7 | FC Wisconsin | 0.71 (+0.71) | 7th (1.06) | 10 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 15 for their projection |
How the results connect
16 chains · 6 teams
Paths of results that link MN Thunder Academy to Eclipse Select 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.
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 +0.24 · 1st hardest of 8
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Mar 13 02:15 PM |
Eclipse Select Soccer Club 2nd · 3-0-1 · GD +3 |
Home Winter Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 7% |
0–2 | 0.33 | 0.07 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 14 09:45 AM |
Rockford Raptors FC 3rd · 2-1-1 · GD +1 |
Home Winter Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 8% |
0–2 | 0.38 | 0.12 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 20 12:00 PM |
Rockford Raptors FC 3rd · 2-1-1 · GD +1 |
Away far trip
Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●● Very tough | 5% |
0–3 | 0.25 | 0.14 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 21 TBD |
Eclipse Select Soccer Club 2nd · 3-0-1 · GD +3 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 4% |
0–3 | 0.22 | 0.15 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 3 09:45 AM |
Chicago Inter 4th · 3-0-4 · GD -1 |
Home Academy of Holy Angels · turf |
●●●●● Very tough | 11% |
1–2 | 0.47 | 0.19 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 4 09:45 AM |
Indiana Elite FC 5th · 3-0-4 · GD -2 |
Home Academy of Holy Angels · turf |
●●●●● Very tough | 14% |
0–2 | 0.62 | 0.23 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 10 02:15 PM |
St Croix 6th · 1-1-2 · GD -2 |
Home Winter Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 11% |
1–3 | 0.44 | 0.25 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 24 TBD |
FC Wisconsin 7th · 1-2-4 · GD -2 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 6% |
1–4 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 25 TBD |
Chicago Magic Soccer Club 1st · 7-0-0 · GD +19 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 1% |
0–4 | 0.04 | 0.23 | Upside |
| Sat May 1 TBD |
St Croix 6th · 1-1-2 · GD -2 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 6% |
1–3 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 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 | Chicago Magic Soccer Club | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 21 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.33 | -0.30 | 100% | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Apr 3 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sun Apr 4 at Rockford Raptors FC · Sat Apr 24 vs St Croix See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Eclipse Select Soccer Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | 2.25 | LWWW | +0.30 | -0.29 | 97% | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Rockford Raptors FC · Sun Nov 8 at St Croix · Sat Mar 13 at MN Thunder Academy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Rockford Raptors FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 1.75 | DLWW | +0.30 | -0.24 | 86% | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at St Croix · Sun Mar 14 at MN Thunder Academy See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Chicago Inter | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 9 | 1.29 | WWLLL | -0.00 | -0.03 | 40% | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Apr 3 at MN Thunder Academy · Sun Apr 4 at St Croix · Sat Apr 24 vs Eclipse Select Soccer Club See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Indiana Elite FC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 | 1.29 | WLWLL | +0.01 | -0.01 | 27% | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Apr 3 at St Croix · Sun Apr 4 at MN Thunder Academy · Sat Apr 24 vs Rockford Raptors FC See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | St Croix | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 4 | 1.00 | WLLD | +0.36 | -0.16 | 36% | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs Rockford Raptors FC · Sun Nov 8 vs Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sat Mar 20 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | FC Wisconsin | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 5 | 0.71 | LLLWD | -0.08 | -0.02 | 14% | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Apr 3 at Rockford Raptors FC · Sun Apr 4 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sat Apr 24 vs MN Thunder Academy See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | MN Thunder Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | -16 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLL | +0.36 | +0.24 | 0% | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Mar 13 vs Eclipse Select Soccer Club · Sun Mar 14 vs Rockford Raptors FC · Sat Mar 20 at Rockford Raptors FC 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 (1.85 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.