El Paso Locomotive FC G12/13
ECNL Regional League Girls · Mountain GU14 · 19 teams · El Paso Locomotive FC (all teams)
Next game — Sat Nov 21, 09:00 AM
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 1–3 (expected goals 1.1 for, 3.3 against · 0.38 expected points)
| Season so far | El Paso Locomotive FC G12/13 | Arsenal Colorado |
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| Position | 17th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-0-0 | 9-0-0 |
| Points per game | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Goals for / game | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Goals against / game | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 5 |
| Held scoreless | 0 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | — | W W W W W |
| Biggest win | — | 7–1 vs Colorado Storm South |
| Worst loss | — | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.00 | +2.46 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.00 | -0.43 |
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Arsenal Colorado score 4.2/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.
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Hard to break down
Arsenal Colorado concede only 0.7/game with 5 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 9%; a draw (12%) 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
Arsenal Colorado have won 9 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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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.
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What a win does
Colorado Storm North sit 16th on 0.20 PPG; we are on 0.00.A point moves us above Colorado Storm North 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 Arsenal Colorado game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (El Paso Locomotive FC G12/13 – Arsenal Colorado) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 9 other games that week (Mon Nov 16 – Sun Nov 22); 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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| – Loss · 0.00 PPG |
18th▼ down 1 | 17th— holds | 18th▼ down 1 |
| Win 3.00 PPG |
2nd▲ up 15 | 1st▲ up 16 | 3rd▲ up 14 |
| Draw 1.00 PPG |
13th▲ up 4 | 13th▲ up 4 | 14th▲ up 3 |
| Loss 0.00 PPG |
18th▼ down 1 | 17th— holds | 18th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–3 loss we stay 17th even if every rival loses, and as low as 18th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd 2%
- 3rd 3%
- 4th 4%
- 5th 6%
- 6th 8%
- 7th 7%
- 8th 8%
- 9th 9%
- 10th 8%
- 11th 8%
- 12th 7%
- 13th 8%
- 14th 6%
- 15th 7%
- 16th 5%
- 17th 5%
- 18th
- 19th
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 13 remaining known games (max 3.00 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Arsenal Colorado | 3.00 (+3.00) | 1st (2.69) | Win next game |
| 2 | Avalanche | 3.00 (+3.00) | 4th (1.92) | Win next game |
| 3 | Colorado EDGE | 2.17 (+2.17) | 2nd (2.03) | A point next game |
| 4 | La Roca FC North | 2.00 (+2.00) | 3rd (1.92) | A point next game |
| 5 | Pride SC | 1.80 (+1.80) | 7th (1.52) | A point next game |
| 6 | Utah Surf | 1.67 (+1.67) | 6th (1.66) | A point next game |
| 7 | Colorado Storm Central | 1.67 (+1.67) | 8th (1.46) | A point next game |
| 8 | Real Colorado Olympico | 1.60 (+1.60) | 12th (1.37) | A point next game |
| 9 | Idaho Rush | 1.50 (+1.50) | 5th (1.79) | A point next game |
| 10 | NUU Avalanche | 1.33 (+1.33) | 11th (1.37) | A point next game |
| 11 | Colorado Rush | 1.20 (+1.20) | 15th (1.09) | A point next game |
| 12 | Colorado Storm South | 1.09 (+1.09) | 13th (1.18) | A point next game |
| 13 | Arizona Soccer Club | 1.00 (+1.00) | 14th (1.13) | A point next game |
| 14 | La Roca FC South | 0.50 (+0.50) | 16th (1.08) | Already ahead |
| 15 | CCV STARS | 0.25 (+0.25) | 17th (0.87) | Already ahead |
| 16 | Colorado Storm North | 0.20 (+0.20) | 19th (0.26) | Already ahead |
Position over the season
15 game days
Not enough game days yet to draw a line.
The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.
The path
run-in difficulty -0.00 · 11th hardest of 19
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Nov 21 09:00 AM |
Arsenal Colorado 1st · 9-0-0 · GD +32 |
Home Chapin High School |
●●●●● Very tough | 9% |
1–3 | 0.38 | 0.38 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 22 11:00 AM |
Colorado EDGE 3rd · 4-1-1 · GD +12 |
Home University Field |
●●●●● Very tough | 23% |
1–2 | 0.88 | 0.63 | Upside |
| Sat Dec 12 01:00 PM |
Colorado Storm North 16th · 0-2-8 · GD -34 |
Away far trip
Stargate Charter School |
●○○○○ Favorable | 81% |
2–0 | 2.55 | 1.27 | Bank it |
| Sun Dec 13 11:15 AM |
Colorado Storm Central 7th · 5-0-4 · GD -1 |
Away far trip
Centennial Stadium Field Complex · turf? |
●●●●○ Tough | 36% |
1–1 | 1.29 | 1.27 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 6 09:00 AM |
NM Rapids SC 18th · 0-0-0 · GD +0 |
Home Chapin High School |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 44% |
1–1 | 1.53 | 1.32 | Swing game |
| Sun Mar 14 09:00 AM |
La Roca FC South 14th · 0-1-1 · GD -2 |
Home Sunland Park Sports Complex Turf Field · turf |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 51% |
1–1 | 1.74 | 1.39 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 27 11:00 AM |
NM Rapids SC 18th · 0-0-0 · GD +0 |
Away far trip
Mesa Del Sol Regional Sports Complex |
●●●●○ Tough | 34% |
1–1 | 1.25 | 1.37 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 3 11:15 AM |
Arizona Soccer Club 13th · 1-1-2 · GD -4 |
Home University Field |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 57% |
2–1 | 1.88 | 1.44 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 4 09:00 AM |
CCV STARS 15th · 0-1-3 · GD -4 |
Home Chapin High School |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 56% |
2–1 | 1.88 | 1.49 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 10 01:00 PM |
La Roca FC North 4th · 2-2-0 · GD +7 |
Away far trip
La Roca FC Utah County Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 17% |
1–2 | 0.72 | 1.41 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 11 TBD |
Utah Surf 6th · 1-2-0 · GD +2 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 25% |
1–1 | 0.99 | 1.37 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 24 01:00 PM |
Arizona Soccer Club 13th · 1-1-2 · GD -4 |
Away far trip
TBD |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 46% |
2–1 | 1.58 | 1.39 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 25 11:00 AM |
CCV STARS 15th · 0-1-3 · GD -4 |
Away far trip
West Valley Events Complex |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 46% |
1–1 | 1.62 | 1.41 | 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
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| 1 | Arsenal Colorado | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | +32 | 27 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -0.43 | +0.04 | 100% | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Colorado Rush · Sun Nov 1 at Pride SC · Sat Nov 7 at Avalanche See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Avalanche | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | 3.00 | WW | -0.95 | -0.02 | 59% | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 19 vs Colorado Rush · Sat Oct 10 vs La Roca FC North · Sat Oct 24 at Utah Surf See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Colorado EDGE | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 13 | 2.17 | WWDLW | +0.07 | -0.05 | 81% | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at Real Colorado Olympico · Sat Nov 7 at NUU Avalanche · Sun Nov 8 at Avalanche See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | La Roca FC North | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 | 2.00 | WWDD | -0.25 | +0.01 | 60% | 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 10 at Avalanche · Sat Nov 21 at Real Colorado Olympico · Sat Jan 23 vs Pride SC See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Pride SC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | 1.80 | LWWWL | +0.10 | +0.09 | 7% | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at Colorado Storm North · Sat Oct 31 vs Colorado Storm Central · Sun Nov 1 vs Arsenal Colorado See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Utah Surf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 1.67 | DDW | +0.47 | -0.14 | 23% | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 19 vs NUU Avalanche · Sat Oct 24 vs Avalanche · Sat Nov 7 at La Roca FC South See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Colorado Storm Central | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | 1.67 | LWWWL | +0.18 | +0.08 | 4% | 9.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 31 at Pride SC · Sun Nov 8 at Real Colorado Olympico · Sat Nov 21 vs NUU Avalanche See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Real Colorado Olympico | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 16 | 1.60 | WWWWD | -0.46 | +0.67 | 1% | 10.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Colorado Storm South · Sat Oct 31 vs Colorado EDGE · Sun Nov 8 vs Colorado Storm Central See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Idaho Rush | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 1.50 | LLWW | -0.22 | -0.01 | 41% | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 11 at NUU Avalanche · Sat Jan 23 at Arsenal Colorado · Sun Jan 24 at Colorado EDGE See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | NUU Avalanche | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | 1.33 | DWL | -0.75 | +0.19 | 4% | 10.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 19 at Utah Surf · Sun Oct 11 vs Idaho Rush · Sat Nov 7 vs Colorado EDGE See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Colorado Rush | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 12 | 1.20 | LDLWD | +0.01 | +0.36 | 0% | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 19 at Avalanche · Sun Oct 25 vs Arsenal Colorado · Sat Oct 31 at Colorado Storm South See all 12 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Colorado Storm South | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 12 | 1.09 | DLLLW | +0.01 | +0.25 | 0% | 12.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Real Colorado Olympico · Sat Oct 31 vs Colorado Rush · Sat Jan 23 at Utah Surf See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | Arizona Soccer Club | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 1.00 | WLLD | -0.03 | -0.20 | 1% | 13.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs CCV STARS · Sun Nov 8 at CCV STARS · Sat Mar 13 at Idaho Rush See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | La Roca FC South | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0.50 | DL | +0.35 | -0.05 | 0% | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 vs Utah Surf · Sun Dec 6 vs Avalanche · Sat Jan 23 vs Colorado Rush See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 15 | CCV STARS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 0.25 | LLLD | -0.03 | -0.20 | 0% | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Nov 7 at Arizona Soccer Club · Sun Nov 8 vs Arizona Soccer Club · Sat Mar 13 at Boise Thorns See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 16 | Colorado Storm North | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 37 | -34 | 2 | 0.20 | LLLLL | +0.62 | +0.03 | 0% | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Pride SC · Sat Nov 7 at Colorado Rush · Sat Nov 21 vs Avalanche See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 17 | El Paso Locomotive FC G12/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | -0.00 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No games played yet. Next: Sat Nov 21 vs Arsenal Colorado · Sun Nov 22 vs Colorado EDGE · Sat Dec 12 at Colorado Storm North See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 18 | NM Rapids SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | -0.00 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No games played yet. Next: Sat Nov 21 vs Colorado EDGE · Sun Nov 22 vs Arsenal Colorado · Sat Dec 12 at Colorado Storm Central See all 13 future matchups ▸
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| 19 | Boise Thorns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | -21 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLL | +0.68 | +0.22 | 0% | 18.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Jan 23 at Colorado EDGE · Sun Jan 24 at Arsenal Colorado · Sat Feb 20 vs Colorado Storm Central See all 14 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 (1.78 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.