Preview · Sunday, Oct 25, 10:00 AM

Merced United vs Santa Cruz United FC

Forecast

Merced United
3rd · 2.67 PPG · home

Santa Cruz United FC
16th · 1.14 PPG · away

88% 4%

Merced United windrawSanta Cruz United FC win

Most likely score 3–0 (expected goals 4.0 home, 0.9 away)

Season so far	Merced United	Santa Cruz United FC
Position	3rd	16th
Record (W-D-L)	5-1-0	2-2-3
Points per game	2.67	1.14
Goals for / game	4.0	1.7
Goals against / game	0.7	2.3
Clean sheets	2	2
Held scoreless	0	3
Form (recent first)	W W W W W	D L D W L
Biggest win	6–0 vs South Valley Chivas	5–0 vs West Coast Soccer -RL
Worst loss	—	0–5 at Burlingame SC
Model rating (net goals vs avg)	+2.05	-0.43
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)	-0.22	+0.08

Common opponents: East County Revolution FC — Merced United 4–1; Santa Cruz United FC 0–0.

9 chains

8 favour Merced United, 1 favour Santa Cruz United FC; average margin +4.4 goals toward Merced United.

+3Merced United beat East County Revolution FC 4–1 → East County Revolution FC drew with Santa Cruz United FC 0–0
+1Merced United beat Belmont United Soccer Club 5–0 → Belmont United Soccer Club lost to East County Revolution FC 1–5 → East County Revolution FC drew with Santa Cruz United FC 0–0
-2Merced United beat Reno APEX Soccer Club ENCL RL 2–1 → Reno APEX Soccer Club ENCL RL lost to Los Gatos United Soccer Club 2–3 → Los Gatos United Soccer Club lost to Santa Cruz United FC 2–4
+3Merced United drew with Folsom Lake Surf 1–1 → Folsom Lake Surf beat West Coast Soccer -RL 8–0 → West Coast Soccer -RL lost to Santa Cruz United FC 0–5
+5Merced United beat Belmont United Soccer Club 5–0 → Belmont United Soccer Club drew with San Ramon FC 1–1 → San Ramon FC drew with Santa Cruz United FC 1–1
+6Merced United beat Diablo Valley Futbol Club 6–1 → Diablo Valley Futbol Club lost to Palo Alto SC 0–2 → Palo Alto SC beat Santa Cruz United FC 3–0