Sporting Iowa
ECNL Regional League Girls · Heartland GU14 · 6 teams · Sporting Iowa Central (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 31, 09:00 AM
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 0–1 (expected goals 0.8 for, 1.8 against · 0.72 expected points)
| Season so far | Sporting Iowa | AFA Fillies |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 6th | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-0-7 | 1-2-4 |
| Points per game | 0.00 | 0.71 |
| Goals for / game | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Goals against / game | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 5 | 3 |
| Form (recent first) | L L L L L | D D L L L |
| Biggest win | — | — |
| Worst loss | 0–6 at St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO | 0–5 vs Toca Fusion Elite |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -1.82 | -0.56 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.77 | +0.22 |
Common opponents: Kansas Rush Gold — we 1–3; they 0–2. St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL — we 0–4; they 1–1.
Game plan
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They struggle to score
AFA Fillies average 0.7 goals/game (league avg 1.4); 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.
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They leak goals — be greedy
AFA Fillies concede 2.6/game; worst result 0–5 vs Toca Fusion Elite.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.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 5 time(s): 0–2 vs Omaha United SC, 0–4 vs Gretna Elite Academy, 0–1 vs FC United Iowa, 0–4 at St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL, 0–6 at St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO.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 17%; a draw (22%) 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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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.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the AFA Fillies game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Sporting Iowa – AFA Fillies) 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 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 · 0.00 PPG |
6th— holds | 6th— holds | 6th— holds |
| Win 0.38 PPG |
6th— holds | 6th— holds | 6th— holds |
| Draw 0.13 PPG |
6th— holds | 6th— holds | 6th— holds |
| Loss 0.00 PPG |
6th— holds | 6th— holds | 6th— holds |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 0–1 loss we stay 6th even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd <1%
- 4th <1%
- 5th 2%
- 6th 98%
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 9 remaining known games (max 1.69 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO | 3.00 (+3.00) | 1st (2.73) | 48 of 27 pts to pass their current pace, 44 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | FC United Iowa | 2.14 (+2.14) | 2nd (1.93) | 35 of 27 pts to pass their current pace, 31 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 3 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL | 1.29 (+1.29) | 3rd (1.46) | 21 of 27 pts to pass their current pace, 24 for their projection |
| 4 | Missouri Rush | 0.71 (+0.71) | 4th (0.96) | 12 of 27 pts to pass their current pace, 16 for their projection |
| 5 | AFA Fillies | 0.71 (+0.71) | 5th (0.96) | 12 of 27 pts to pass their current pace, 16 for their projection |
How the results connect
2 chains · 4 teams
Paths of results that link Sporting Iowa to AFA Fillies 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
5 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 -0.02 · 2nd hardest of 6
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 31 09:00 AM |
AFA Fillies 5th · 1-2-4 · GD -13 |
Home Hy-Vee Multiplex |
●●●●● Very tough | 17% |
0–1 | 0.72 | 0.09 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 1 08:00 AM |
Missouri Rush 4th · 1-2-4 · GD -11 |
Home Hy-Vee Multiplex |
●●●●● Very tough | 18% |
0–1 | 0.77 | 0.17 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 3 TBD |
AFA Fillies 5th · 1-2-4 · GD -13 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 12% |
0–2 | 0.55 | 0.20 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 4 TBD |
Missouri Rush 4th · 1-2-4 · GD -11 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 13% |
0–1 | 0.60 | 0.24 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 17 02:00 PM |
Kansas City Athletics |
Home Hy-Vee Multiplex |
●●●●● Very tough | 9% |
0–2 | 0.45 | 0.26 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 18 10:00 AM |
Sporting Blue Valley |
Home Hy-Vee Multiplex |
●●●●● Very tough | 9% |
0–2 | 0.45 | 0.27 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 24 TBD |
FC United Iowa 2nd · 5-0-2 · GD +4 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 5% |
0–2 | 0.25 | 0.27 | Upside |
| Sat May 15 12:00 PM |
St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO 1st · 7-0-0 · GD +21 |
Home Hy-Vee Multiplex |
●●●●● Very tough | 1% |
0–3 | 0.07 | 0.26 | Upside |
| Sun May 16 10:00 AM |
St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL 3rd · 2-3-2 · GD +3 |
Home Hy-Vee Multiplex |
●●●●● Very tough | 7% |
0–2 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 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 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 21 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.74 | -0.26 | 100% | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 21 at AFA Fillies · Sat Dec 12 at St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL · Sat Mar 6 vs AFA Fillies See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | FC United Iowa | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | 2.14 | LWLW | +0.19 | -0.25 | 100% | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 vs Missouri Rush · Sun Nov 1 vs AFA Fillies · Sat Apr 3 at Missouri Rush See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | 1.29 | LDWLD | -0.71 | +0.01 | 97% | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Missouri Rush · Sat Dec 12 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO · Sat Mar 6 vs Missouri Rush See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Missouri Rush | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 5 | 0.71 | LLLLW | +1.73 | -0.19 | 54% | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL · Sat Oct 31 at FC United Iowa · Sun Nov 1 at Sporting Iowa See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | AFA Fillies | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 5 | 0.71 | LLLDD | +0.22 | -0.07 | 49% | 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at Sporting Iowa · Sun Nov 1 at FC United Iowa · Sat Nov 7 vs Missouri Rush See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Sporting Iowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 23 | -22 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.77 | -0.02 | 0% | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 vs AFA Fillies · Sun Nov 1 vs Missouri Rush · Sat Apr 3 at AFA Fillies 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 (1.43 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.