Stockton TLJ FC
ECNL Regional League Boys · NorCal BU18/19 · 23 teams · Stockton TLJ FC (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 10:00 AM
Stockton Soccer Complex, Field 5 ↗
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 2–2 (expected goals 2.1 for, 2.4 against · 1.26 expected points)
| Season so far | Stockton TLJ FC | Walnut Creek Surf |
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| Position | 3rd | 4th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-0-1 | 4-2-0 |
| Points per game | 2.50 | 2.33 |
| Goals for / game | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Goals against / game | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 3 |
| Held scoreless | 0 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | W W W W L | D W W W D |
| Biggest win | 5–2 at Livermore Fusion SC | 4–0 vs SF United FC |
| Worst loss | 3–5 at ALBION SC Central Valley | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +1.09 | +1.29 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.29 | +0.16 |
Common opponents: Central Valley Premier FC -RL — we 3–2; they 2–1. Livermore Fusion SC — we 5–2; they 3–0. SF United FC — we 4–1; they 4–0.
Game plan
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Hard to break down
Walnut Creek Surf concede only 0.8/game with 3 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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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 36%; a draw (19%) 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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What a win does
Clovis Crossfire sit 2nd on 2.57 PPG; we are on 2.50.A point moves us above Clovis Crossfire 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 Walnut Creek Surf game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Stockton TLJ FC – Walnut Creek Surf) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 10 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 |
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| – Draw · 2.29 PPG |
4th▼ down 1 | 3rd— holds | 4th▼ down 1 |
| Win 2.57 PPG |
3rd— holds | 3rd— holds | 3rd— holds |
| Draw 2.29 PPG |
4th▼ down 1 | 3rd— holds | 4th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 2.14 PPG |
6th▼ down 3 | 5th▼ down 2 | 7th▼ down 4 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 2–2 draw we finish as high as 2nd if every rival drops points, and as low as 4th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 4%
- 2nd 7%
- 3rd 13%
- 4th 12%
- 5th 12%
- 6th 13%
- 7th 11%
- 8th 9%
- 9th 7%
- 10th 5%
- 11th 4%
- 12th 2%
- 13th 1%
- 14th
- 15th
- 16th
- 17th
- 18th
- 19th
- 20th
- 21st
- 22nd
- 23rd
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 2.81 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | ALBION SC Central Valley | 2.67 (+0.17) | 2nd (2.34) | 28 of 30 pts to pass their current pace, 23 for their projection |
| 2 | Clovis Crossfire | 2.57 (+0.07) | 1st (2.48) | A point next game |
How the results connect
12 chains · 11 teams
Paths of results that link Stockton TLJ FC to Walnut Creek Surf 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 -0.10 · 12th hardest of 23
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Aug 22 02:00 PM no score posted |
South Valley Chivas 15th · 1-0-2 · GD -10 |
Home Stockton Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 86% |
5–2 | 2.66 | 2.52 | Bank it |
| Sat Oct 24 10:00 AM |
Walnut Creek Surf 4th · 4-2-0 · GD +11 |
Home Stockton Soccer Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 36% |
2–2 | 1.26 | 2.37 | Upside |
| Sat Oct 31 01:00 PM |
Diablo Valley Futbol Club 22nd · 0-0-5 · GD -18 |
Home Stockton Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 93% |
5–1 | 2.83 | 2.42 | Bank it |
| Sat Nov 7 02:00 PM |
Clovis Crossfire 2nd · 6-0-1 · GD +32 |
Away far trip
Fresno Christian Schools |
●●●●● Very tough | 15% |
2–4 | 0.55 | 2.23 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 13 TBD |
Elk Grove United 6th · 5-0-2 · GD +11 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 33% |
2–2 | 1.16 | 2.13 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 3 02:15 PM |
Union FC 12th · 3-2-2 · GD +4 |
Away far trip
Larchmont Community Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 37% |
1–2 | 1.32 | 2.07 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 10 02:00 PM |
Solano Surf 8th · 4-2-1 · GD +8 |
Home Stockton Soccer Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 42% |
1–1 | 1.47 | 2.02 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 17 04:00 PM |
East County Revolution FC /09 17th · 1-0-4 · GD -7 |
Away far trip
Sunset Sports Complex (SSC) |
●●○○○ Lean win | 67% |
3–1 | 2.17 | 2.03 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 25 02:00 PM |
Fresno Heat 11th · 4-0-3 · GD +3 |
Home Stockton Soccer Complex |
●●○○○ Lean win | 63% |
3–2 | 2.04 | 2.03 | Swing game |
| Sat May 1 01:00 PM |
Stanford Strikers 23rd · 0-0-6 · GD -31 |
Home Stockton Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 98% |
6–0 | 2.94 | 2.09 | Bank it |
"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 | ALBION SC Central Valley | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 16 | 2.67 | WWWWD | -0.25 | +0.62 | 82% | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 17 at Turlock Academica Jrs · Sat Oct 24 vs East County Revolution FC /09 · Sat Oct 31 at Clovis Crossfire See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Clovis Crossfire | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 18 | 2.57 | WWWWW | -1.07 | -0.13 | 95% | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Livermore Fusion SC · Sat Oct 31 vs ALBION SC Central Valley · Sat Nov 7 vs Stockton TLJ FC See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Stockton TLJ FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | 2.50 | LWWWW | +0.29 | -0.10 | 36% | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Aug 22 vs South Valley Chivas · Sat Oct 24 vs Walnut Creek Surf · Sat Oct 31 vs Diablo Valley Futbol Club See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Walnut Creek Surf | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 14 | 2.33 | DWWWD | +0.16 | -0.52 | 63% | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Stockton TLJ FC · Sat Oct 31 at Turlock Academica Jrs · Sat Nov 7 vs San Ramon FC -RL See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Club | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 16 | 2.29 | WWWWW | -0.64 | +0.65 | 22% | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Santa Cruz Mid County YSC · Sat Oct 31 vs Elk Grove United · Sat Nov 7 vs Sheriffs FC See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Elk Grove United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 15 | 2.14 | LWWWW | -0.77 | -0.26 | 30% | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at ALBION SC Central Valley · Sat Mar 13 vs Stockton TLJ FC See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Santa Cruz Mid County YSC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 12 | 2.00 | LWWWL | -0.10 | +0.14 | 10% | 8.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Club · Sat Oct 31 vs Stanford Strikers · Sat Nov 7 at Union FC See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Solano Surf | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | 2.00 | WWLDW | -0.11 | -0.38 | 17% | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Legends FC SJ · Sat Oct 31 at East County Revolution FC /09 · Sat Nov 7 vs South Valley United Soccer Club See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Central Valley Premier FC -RL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 13 | 1.86 | WLDWW | -0.41 | +0.08 | 10% | 8.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Diablo Valley Futbol Club · Sat Oct 31 at South Valley United Soccer Club · Sat Nov 7 at South Valley Chivas See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | San Ramon FC -RL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 13 | 1.86 | LWWWW | -0.66 | -0.84 | 29% | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Sanger Futbol Club · Sat Oct 31 at Sheriffs FC · Sat Nov 7 at Walnut Creek Surf See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Fresno Heat | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 12 | 1.71 | WLLWL | -0.06 | -0.01 | 0% | 11.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Stanford Strikers · Sat Oct 31 at South Valley Chivas · Sat Nov 7 vs Diablo Valley Futbol Club See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Union FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | 1.57 | WWLLD | +0.80 | -0.90 | 6% | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Sheriffs FC · Sat Oct 31 at SF United FC · Sat Nov 7 vs Santa Cruz Mid County YSC See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | South Valley United Soccer Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 9 | 1.50 | LWLLW | +0.33 | -0.03 | 2% | 11.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at South Valley Chivas · Sat Oct 31 vs Central Valley Premier FC -RL · Sat Nov 7 at Solano Surf See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | Turlock Academica Jrs | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 | 1.00 | DLWDL | +0.64 | -0.20 | 0% | 14.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 17 vs ALBION SC Central Valley · Sat Oct 24 at SF United FC · Sat Oct 31 vs Walnut Creek Surf See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 15 | South Valley Chivas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 3 | 1.00 | WLL | +1.06 | +0.34 | 0% | 17.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Aug 16 vs East County Revolution FC /09 · Sat Aug 22 at Stockton TLJ FC · Sat Oct 10 at Sanger Futbol Club See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 16 | Sheriffs FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 | 1.00 | WWLLL | -1.18 | +0.46 | 0% | 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Union FC · Sat Oct 31 vs San Ramon FC -RL · Sat Nov 7 at Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Club See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 17 | East County Revolution FC /09 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 3 | 0.60 | WLLLL | +0.71 | +0.19 | 0% | 17.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Aug 16 at South Valley Chivas · Sat Oct 24 at ALBION SC Central Valley · Sat Oct 31 vs Solano Surf See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 18 | Livermore Fusion SC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 4 | 0.57 | DLLLL | +0.18 | -0.65 | 0% | 15.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Clovis Crossfire · Sat Nov 7 at East County Revolution FC /09 · Sat Mar 13 vs Fresno Heat See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 19 | Legends FC SJ | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 42 | -34 | 3 | 0.50 | LLLWL | +0.77 | -0.51 | 0% | 19.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 10 vs Diablo Valley Futbol Club · Sat Oct 24 vs Solano Surf · Sat Oct 31 vs Sanger Futbol Club See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 20 | Sanger Futbol Club | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 1 | 0.20 | LDLLL | +1.19 | -0.03 | 0% | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 10 vs South Valley Chivas · Sat Oct 24 at San Ramon FC -RL · Sat Oct 31 at Legends FC SJ See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 21 | SF United FC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 1 | 0.14 | DLLLL | +0.86 | -0.47 | 0% | 19.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Turlock Academica Jrs · Sat Oct 31 vs Union FC · Sat Nov 7 vs Stanford Strikers See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 22 | Diablo Valley Futbol Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.60 | -0.14 | 0% | 21.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 10 at Legends FC SJ · Sat Oct 24 vs Central Valley Premier FC -RL · Sat Oct 31 at Stockton TLJ FC See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 23 | Stanford Strikers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | -31 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.78 | +0.17 | 0% | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Fresno Heat · Sat Oct 31 at Santa Cruz Mid County YSC · Sat Nov 7 at SF United FC See all 9 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 (2.29 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.