Virginia United
ECNL Regional League Boys · Virginia BU16 · 9 teams · VA United (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 03:00 PM
Glover Park, Field 5 ↗ far trip
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.4 for, 1.6 against · 1.21 expected points)
| Season so far | Virginia United | Richmond United Orange |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 3rd | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-1 | 2-2-2 |
| Points per game | 2.00 | 1.33 |
| Goals for / game | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Goals against / game | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | L W W W D | W D D L L |
| Biggest win | 2–0 vs LMVSC | 6–1 vs SOCA Elite |
| Worst loss | 0–1 at Prince William Courage | 2–3 at LMVSC |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.32 | +0.55 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.14 | +0.17 |
Common opponents: VSA — we 1–1; they 2–2. Vienna Youth Soccer — we 2–1; they 2–1. LMVSC — we 2–0; they 2–3. Prince William Courage — we 0–1; they 1–2.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Richmond United Orange score 2.3/game — well above the league's 1.6.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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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–1 at Prince William Courage.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 32%; a draw (24%) 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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Away game
Kickoff 03:00 PM at Glover 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.
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What a win does
LMVSC sit 2nd on 2.00 PPG; we are on 2.00.A point moves us above LMVSC 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 Richmond United Orange game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Virginia United – Richmond United Orange) 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 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 · 1.83 PPG |
3rd— holds | 3rd— holds | 3rd— holds |
| Win 2.17 PPG |
2nd▲ up 1 | 2nd▲ up 1 | 2nd▲ up 1 |
| Draw 1.83 PPG |
3rd— holds | 3rd— holds | 3rd— holds |
| Loss 1.67 PPG |
3rd— holds | 4th▼ down 1 | 4th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 1–1 draw we finish as high as 2nd if every rival drops points, and as low as 3rd if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 7%
- 2nd 19%
- 3rd 27%
- 4th 23%
- 5th 16%
- 6th 7%
- 7th 1%
- 8th <1%
- 9th
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 3 remaining known games (max 2.38 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Prince William Courage | 2.40 (+0.40) | 1st (2.32) | 10 of 9 pts to pass their current pace, 9 for their projection |
| 2 | LMVSC | 2.00 (+0.00) | 2nd (1.99) | A point next game |
How the results connect
23 chains · 8 teams
Paths of results that link Virginia United to Richmond United Orange 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
7 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 +0.19 · 4th hardest of 9
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 03:00 PM |
Richmond United Orange 5th · 2-2-2 · GD +4 |
Away far trip
Glover Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
1–1 | 1.21 | 1.87 | Upside |
| Sun Oct 25 12:00 PM |
Richmond United Red 4th · 2-3-1 · GD +5 |
Away far trip
Ukrop Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 27% |
0–1 | 1.11 | 1.76 | Upside |
| Sat Oct 31 11:00 AM |
SOCA Elite 8th · 1-1-2 · GD -3 |
Home Kroger Soccer Park (Highland Farm Rd) |
●●○○○ Lean win | 61% |
2–1 | 2.02 | 1.79 | 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 | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Prince William Courage | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | 2.40 | LWWWW | +0.39 | -0.87 | 100% | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at SOCA Elite · Sun Oct 25 vs Vienna Youth Soccer · Sun Nov 1 at Villarreal Virginia Academy See all 3 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | LMVSC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 | 2.00 | WDDLW | -0.12 | -0.10 | 100% | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 1 vs Vienna Youth Soccer See all 1 future matchup ▸
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| 3 | Virginia United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 2.00 | DWWWL | -0.14 | +0.19 | 76% | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Richmond United Orange · Sun Oct 25 at Richmond United Red · Sat Oct 31 vs SOCA Elite See all 3 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Richmond United Red | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | 1.50 | DDLDW | -0.01 | -0.09 | 59% | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Virginia United · Sun Nov 1 at SOCA Elite See all 2 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Richmond United Orange | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 8 | 1.33 | LLDDW | +0.17 | -0.85 | 60% | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Virginia United · Sun Oct 25 vs Villarreal Virginia Academy See all 2 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Vienna Youth Soccer | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 7 | 1.17 | DWLWL | -0.20 | +0.53 | 2% | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Prince William Courage · Sun Nov 1 at LMVSC See all 2 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | VSA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | 1.14 | LWDWL | +0.05 | -0.50 | 1% | 6.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at SOCA Elite See all 1 future matchup ▸
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| 8 | SOCA Elite | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 | 1.00 | WLDL | -0.19 | +0.39 | 3% | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Prince William Courage · Sun Oct 25 vs VSA · Sat Oct 31 at Virginia United See all 4 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Villarreal Virginia Academy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.15 | +0.58 | 0% | 9.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Richmond United Orange · Sun Nov 1 vs Prince William Courage See all 2 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 (1.65 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.