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2nd

8-1-2 record · 11 played

2.27 points per game

+24 goal diff · 34–10

WWLWWlast 5

100% chance of top 4 · expected finish 2.0

-0.49 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sat Oct 24, 03:00 PM

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Kansas City Athletics
2nd · 2.27 PPG

Kansas Rush Gold
1st · 2.44 PPG

Compass Minerals National Performance Center, EAST ↗ far trip

30% 23% 47%

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●●●●○ Tough to win

Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.4 for, 1.8 against · 1.13 expected points)

Season so far	Kansas City Athletics	Kansas Rush Gold
Position	2nd	1st
Record (W-D-L)	8-1-2	7-1-1
Points per game	2.27	2.44
Goals for / game	3.1	3.3
Goals against / game	0.9	0.6
Clean sheets	5	2
Held scoreless	1	2
Form (recent first)	W W L W W	W W W L D
Biggest win	7–1 vs Gretna Elite Academy	8–1 vs Omaha United SC
Worst loss	1–4 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO	0–1 vs FC United Iowa
Model rating (net goals vs avg)	+1.52	+1.75
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)	-0.49	-0.36

Already played this season: Sat Sep 12 0–0 vs Kansas Rush Gold (D)

Common opponents: Sporting Blue Valley — we 5–0; they 3–1. Gretna Elite Academy — we 2–1, 7–1; they 4–1. Omaha United SC — we 4–0, 3–0; they 8–1. Toca Fusion Elite — we 1–2; they 2–0.

Game plan

Respect their attack
Kansas Rush Gold score 3.3/game — well above the league's 1.8.
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.
Hard to break down
Kansas Rush Gold concede only 0.6/game with 2 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.
Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–0 vs Kansas Rush Gold.
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.
Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 30%; a draw (23%) 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.
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.
Away game
Kickoff 03:00 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 · 2.17 PPG	2nd— holds	2nd— holds	2nd— holds
Win 2.33 PPG	1st▲ up 1	1st▲ up 1	1st▲ up 1
Draw 2.17 PPG	2nd— holds	2nd— holds	2nd— holds
Loss 2.08 PPG	2nd— holds	3rd▼ down 1	3rd▼ down 1

Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 1–1 draw we finish as high as 1st if every rival drops points, and as low as 2nd if every rival wins.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

18% finish 1st

100% top 4

0% below the top 4

2.0 average finish

1st 18%
2nd 69%
3rd 13%
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

What it takes to pass each team above us, from our 5 remaining known games (max 2.50 PPG if we win out).

#	Team	PPG	Proj.	To pass them
1	Kansas Rush Gold	2.44 (+0.17)	1st (2.41)	15 of 15 pts to pass their current pace, 14 for their projection

How the results connect

31 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.

13 favour us

5 even

13 favour them

-0.2 goals per chain on average. The results call it close.

won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from

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.

12 chains

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 +0.26 · 4th hardest of 6

Date	Opponent	Where	Difficulty	Win	Likely	Exp. pts	Run. PPG	Priority
Sat Oct 24 03:00 PM	Kansas Rush Gold 1st · 7-1-1 · GD +25	Away far trip Compass Minerals National Performance Center	●●●●○ Tough	30%	1–1	1.13	2.18	Upside
Sat Oct 31 09:00 AM	Toca Fusion Elite 3rd · 6-0-3 · GD +13	Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex	●●●○○ Toss-up	53%	1–1	1.83	2.15	Swing game
Sat Nov 21 09:00 AM	Sporting Iowa	Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex	●●○○○ Lean win	74%	2–1	2.38	2.17	Bank it
Sun Nov 22 09:00 AM	FC United Iowa	Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex	●●○○○ Lean win	74%	2–1	2.38	2.18	Bank it
Sat Dec 5 09:00 AM	Sporting Blue Valley 6th · 1-1-7 · GD -16	Home Paragon Star Soccer Complex	●○○○○ Favorable	90%	3–0	2.76	2.22	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

Pts

PPG

Form

SoS

Run-in

Top 4

Exp. finish

Kansas Rush Gold

+25

2.44

DLWWW

-0.36

-0.17

100%

1.2

W	Thu Oct 22	vs	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	3–1
W	Sun Oct 11	vs	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	4–1
W	Sat Oct 10	vs	Omaha United SC (4th)	8–1
L	Sun Oct 4	vs	FC United Iowa (—)	0–1
D	Sat Sep 12	at	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	0–0
W	Sat Aug 29	at	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	2–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Kansas City Athletics · Sun Oct 25 at Sporting Blue Valley · Sat Nov 7 vs St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	1–1	47%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	3–0	87%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL (—)	2–0	78%
·	Sun Nov 8	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO (—)	2–0	78%
·	Sat Nov 21	at	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	3–1	85%
·	Sun Nov 22	at	Omaha United SC (4th)	3–0	90%
·	Sat Dec 5	vs	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	1–1	57%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Kansas City Athletics

+24

2.27

WWLWW

-0.49

+0.26

100%

2.0

W	Sun Oct 18	vs	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	7–1
W	Sat Oct 17	vs	Omaha United SC (4th)	3–0
L	Tue Sep 29	at	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	1–2
W	Sun Sep 20	at	Omaha United SC (4th)	4–0
W	Sat Sep 19	at	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	2–1
D	Sat Sep 12	vs	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	0–0
W	Sun Aug 30	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL (—)	1–0
L	Sat Aug 29	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO (—)	1–4
W	Sun Aug 23	at	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	5–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Kansas Rush Gold · Sat Oct 31 vs Toca Fusion Elite · Sat Nov 21 vs Sporting Iowa See all 5 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	1–1	30%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	1–1	53%
·	Sat Nov 21	vs	Sporting Iowa (—)	2–1	74%
·	Sun Nov 22	vs	FC United Iowa (—)	2–1	74%
·	Sat Dec 5	vs	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	3–0	90%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Toca Fusion Elite

+13

2.00

WWLWW

-0.11

-0.03

100%

2.8

W	Sun Oct 11	vs	Omaha United SC (4th)	2–1
W	Sat Oct 10	vs	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	2–0
L	Sat Oct 3	vs	FC United Iowa (—)	0–1
W	Tue Sep 29	vs	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	2–1
W	Sat Sep 12	at	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	3–0
L	Sat Aug 29	vs	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	0–2

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 ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	2–0	79%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	1–1	23%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO (—)	2–1	60%
·	Sun Nov 8	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL (—)	2–1	60%
·	Sat Nov 21	at	Omaha United SC (4th)	2–0	76%
·	Sun Nov 22	at	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	2–1	68%
·	Sat Dec 5	at	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	1–1	20%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Omaha United SC

-25

1.08

LLLLW

+0.36

+0.55

99%

4.0

W	Sun Oct 18	at	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	1–0
L	Sat Oct 17	at	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	0–3
L	Sun Oct 11	at	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	1–2
L	Sat Oct 10	at	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	1–8
L	Sun Sep 20	vs	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	0–4
W	Sat Sep 19	vs	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	4–0
L	Sun Sep 6	at	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	0–6
L	Sun Aug 30	vs	AFA Fillies (—)	0–5
W	Sat Aug 29	vs	Missouri Rush (—)	2–1

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 ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	2–2	32%
·	Sat Nov 21	vs	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	0–2	10%
·	Sun Nov 22	vs	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	0–3	3%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Gretna Elite Academy

-14

0.54

DLLLL

+0.29

+0.37

5.1

L	Sun Oct 18	at	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	1–7
L	Sat Oct 17	at	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	0–3
L	Sun Oct 11	at	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	1–4
L	Sat Oct 10	at	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	0–2
D	Sun Sep 20	vs	Sporting Blue Valley (6th)	2–2
L	Sat Sep 19	vs	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	1–2
W	Sun Sep 6	vs	Omaha United SC (4th)	6–0
W	Sun Aug 30	vs	Missouri Rush (—)	5–0
L	Sat Aug 29	vs	AFA Fillies (—)	1–2
L	Sat Aug 22	vs	FC United Iowa (—)	2–4

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 ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Nov 7	at	Omaha United SC (4th)	2–2	49%
·	Sat Nov 21	vs	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	1–3	6%
·	Sun Nov 22	vs	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	1–2	15%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Sporting Blue Valley

-16

0.44

LDWLL

-0.11

+0.81

5.9

L	Thu Oct 22	at	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	1–3
L	Sun Oct 18	vs	Omaha United SC (4th)	0–1
W	Sat Oct 17	vs	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	3–0
D	Sun Sep 20	at	Gretna Elite Academy (5th)	2–2
L	Sat Sep 19	at	Omaha United SC (4th)	0–4
L	Sat Sep 12	vs	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	0–3
L	Sun Aug 30	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO (—)	1–2
L	Sat Aug 29	vs	St. Louis Scott Gallagher IL (—)	0–3
L	Sun Aug 23	vs	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	0–5

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 ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Toca Fusion Elite (3rd)	0–2	7%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Kansas Rush Gold (1st)	0–3	4%
·	Sat Nov 21	vs	FC United Iowa (—)	1–2	19%
·	Sun Nov 22	vs	Sporting Iowa (—)	1–2	19%
·	Sat Dec 5	at	Kansas City Athletics (2nd)	0–3	3%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

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 (1.80 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.