Kansas City Athletics
ECNL Regional League Girls · Heartland GU15 · 6 teams · KC Athletics (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 01:00 PM
Compass Minerals National Performance Center, WEST ↗ far trip
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.5 for, 1.5 against · 1.39 expected points)
| Season so far | Kansas City Athletics | Kansas Rush Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 1st | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 9-1-0 | 7-1-0 |
| Points per game | 2.80 | 2.75 |
| Goals for / game | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| Goals against / game | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 4 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | W W W W W | W W W D W |
| Biggest win | 8–0 vs Omaha United SC | 8–0 vs FC United Iowa |
| Worst loss | — | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +2.06 | +2.13 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -1.16 | -0.79 |
Common opponents: Sporting Blue Valley — we 3–0; they 2–2. Gretna Elite Academy — we 2–0, 4–0; they 3–0. Omaha United SC — we 3–1, 8–0; they 7–0. Toca Fusion Elite — we 3–1; they 4–0.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Kansas Rush Gold score 4.5/game — well above the league's 2.0.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
Kansas Rush Gold concede only 0.5/game with 4 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 1 time(s): 0–0 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL.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 38%; 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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They arrive in form
Kansas Rush Gold 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.
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Away game
Kickoff 01:00 PM at Compass Minerals National Performance Center.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.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Kansas Rush Gold 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 – Kansas Rush Gold) 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Draw · 2.64 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Win 2.82 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Draw 2.64 PPG |
1st— holds | 1st— holds | 1st— holds |
| Loss 2.55 PPG |
2nd▼ down 1 | 2nd▼ down 1 | 2nd▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–1 draw we stay 1st even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 50%
- 2nd 50%
- 3rd <1%
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
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
Top of the table. The job is to stay there: see the path below for where points are most at risk.
How the results connect
30 chains · 6 teams
Paths of results that link Kansas City Athletics to Kansas Rush Gold 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
12 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 +0.76 · 1st hardest of 6
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 01:00 PM |
Kansas Rush Gold 2nd · 7-1-0 · GD +32 |
Away far trip
Compass Minerals National Performance Center |
●●●●○ Tough | 38% |
1–1 | 1.39 | 2.67 | Upside |
| Sat Oct 31 11:00 AM |
Toca Fusion Elite 4th · 3-2-4 · GD -9 |
Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 92% |
3–0 | 2.81 | 2.68 | Bank it |
| Sun Nov 1 01:30 PM |
Kansas Rush Gold 2nd · 7-1-0 · GD +32 |
Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 47% |
1–1 | 1.64 | 2.60 | Swing game |
| Sat Nov 21 11:00 AM |
Sporting Iowa |
Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 83% |
3–0 | 2.59 | 2.60 | Bank it |
| Sun Nov 22 11:00 AM |
FC United Iowa |
Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex |
●○○○○ Favorable | 83% |
3–0 | 2.59 | 2.60 | Bank it |
| Sat Dec 5 11:00 AM |
Sporting Blue Valley 3rd · 6-4-1 · GD +21 |
Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex |
●●○○○ Lean win | 62% |
2–1 | 2.06 | 2.57 | 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 | Kansas City Athletics | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | +31 | 28 | 2.80 | WWWWW | -1.16 | +0.76 | 100% | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Kansas Rush Gold · Sat Oct 31 vs Toca Fusion Elite · Sun Nov 1 vs Kansas Rush Gold See all 6 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Kansas Rush Gold | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 22 | 2.75 | WDWWW | -0.79 | +0.13 | 100% | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Kansas City Athletics · Sun Oct 25 at Sporting Blue Valley · Sun Nov 1 at Kansas City Athletics See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Sporting Blue Valley | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 22 | 2.00 | DWDWW | -0.60 | +0.64 | 100% | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Toca Fusion Elite · Sun Oct 25 vs Kansas Rush Gold · Sat Nov 21 vs FC United Iowa See all 5 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Toca Fusion Elite | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 11 | 1.22 | LLWDD | +0.29 | +0.31 | 81% | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Sporting Blue Valley · Sat Oct 31 at Kansas City Athletics · Sat Nov 7 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Gretna Elite Academy | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 10 | 0.77 | LDLLL | +0.88 | -0.36 | 19% | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Omaha United SC · Sat Nov 21 vs Kansas Rush Gold · Sun Nov 22 vs Toca Fusion Elite See all 3 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Omaha United SC | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 48 | -42 | 6 | 0.46 | LLDLL | +1.00 | -0.02 | 0% | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs Gretna Elite Academy · Sat Nov 21 vs Toca Fusion Elite · Sun Nov 22 vs Kansas Rush Gold See all 3 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 (2.05 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.