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Merced United

ECNL Regional League Girls · NorCal GU13 · 29 teams · Merced United FC (all teams)

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3rd
5-1-0 record · 6 played
2.67 points per game
+20 goal diff · 24–4
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33% chance of top 4 · expected finish 5.0
-0.22 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sun Oct 25, 10:00 AM

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Merced United
3rd · 2.67 PPG
vs
Santa Cruz United FC
16th · 1.14 PPG

Merced College, Field 3 ↗

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●○○○○ Favorable to win

Most likely score 3–0 (expected goals 4.0 for, 0.9 against · 2.71 expected points)

Season so farMerced UnitedSanta Cruz United FC
Position3rd16th
Record (W-D-L)5-1-02-2-3
Points per game2.671.14
Goals for / game4.01.7
Goals against / game0.72.3
Clean sheets22
Held scoreless03
Form (recent first)W W W W WD L D W L
Biggest win6–0 vs South Valley Chivas5–0 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 — we 4–1; they 0–0.

Game plan

  • Expected win — the trap is complacency
    Model gives a 88% chance; likely score 3–0.

    Treat the first 15 minutes like a final: score early, then the game manages itself. This is the ideal game to give rotation players real minutes in the second half without risking points.

  • What a win does
    Burlingame SC sit 2nd on 2.67 PPG; we are on 2.67.

    A point moves us above Burlingame SC on PPG (if they don't play). GD is the next tiebreak, so every goal matters — keep attacking with a lead.

If Sunday goes…

Where we'd sit after the Santa Cruz United FC game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (Merced United – Santa Cruz United FC) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 11 other games that week (Mon Oct 19 – Sun Oct 25); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.

Our resultRivals don't playLikely resultsEvery rival wins
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Win · 2.71 PPG
1st▲ up 2 3rd— holds 2nd▲ up 1
Win
2.71 PPG
1st▲ up 2 3rd— holds 3rd— holds
Draw
2.43 PPG
5th▼ down 2 5th▼ down 2 6th▼ down 3
Loss
2.29 PPG
7th▼ down 4 6th▼ down 3 8th▼ down 5

Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 3–0 win 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

3% finish 1st
33% top 4
67% below the top 4
5.0 average finish
  1. 1st 3%
  2. 2nd 6%
  3. 3rd 9%
  4. 4th 14%
  5. 5th 22%
  6. 6th 30%
  7. 7th 11%
  8. 8th 3%
  9. 9th 1%
  10. 10th 1%
  11. 11th <1%
  12. 12th <1%
  13. 13th
  14. 14th
  15. 15th <1%
  16. 16th
  17. 17th
  18. 18th
  19. 19th
  20. 20th
  21. 21st
  22. 22nd
  23. 23rd
  24. 24th
  25. 25th
  26. 26th
  27. 27th
  28. 28th
  29. 29th

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 2.87 PPG if we win out).

#TeamPPGProj.To pass them
1 Elk Grove Soccer 2.67 (+0.00) 2nd (2.58) A point next game
2 Burlingame SC 2.67 (+0.00) 1st (2.67) A point next game

How the results connect

9 chains · 14 teams

Paths of results that link Merced United to Santa Cruz United FC 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.

8 favour us
1 favour them
+4.4 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.
won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from
4–1 0–0 5–0 1–5 2–1 2–3 2–4 1–1 8–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 6–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 6–0 0–3 5–0 1–1 5–2 Merced United 3rd East County Revolut… 10th Belmont United Socc… 23rd Reno APEX Soccer Cl… 15th Folsom Lake Surf 6th Diablo Valley Futbo… 20th South Valley Chivas 26th Los Gatos United So… 13th West Coast Soccer -… 29th San Ramon FC 18th Palo Alto SC 5th Burlingame SC 2nd Association FC 7th Santa Cruz United FC 16th

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.

9 chains

Position over the season

8 game days

1st 15th 29th Aug 15 Aug 23 Sep 20 Oct 11 Oct 18

The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.

The path

run-in difficulty +0.62 · 2nd hardest of 29

DateOpponentWhereDifficultyWinLikelyExp. ptsRun. PPGPriority
Sun Oct 25
10:00 AM
Santa Cruz United FC
16th · 2-2-3 · GD -4
Home
Merced College
●○○○○ Favorable
88%
3–0 2.71 2.67 Bank it
Sat Oct 31
09:00 AM
Valley Surf
28th · 0-1-3 · GD -11
Away
River Islands Sports Park
●○○○○ Favorable
91%
3–0 2.81 2.69 Bank it
Sun Nov 8
02:00 PM
Palo Alto SC
5th · 6-0-1 · GD +19
Away far trip
Cubberley Football Field · turf?
●●●●○ Tough
41%
1–1 1.44 2.55 Upside
Sat Nov 14
10:00 AM
Elk Grove Soccer
1st · 5-1-0 · GD +31
Away far trip
Hal Bartholomew Sports Park
●●●●○ Tough
27%
2–2 0.98 2.39 Upside
Sun Mar 14
TBD
Los Gatos United Soccer Club
13th · 3-0-4 · GD -1
Away
●○○○○ Favorable
82%
3–1 2.57 2.41 Bank it
Sat Apr 10
10:00 AM
OV Toros FC
11th · 3-1-2 · GD +4
Home
Merced Regional Sports Complex
●○○○○ Favorable
78%
3–1 2.45 2.41 Bank it
Sun Apr 18
03:00 PM
Santa Clara Sporting
14th · 2-1-3 · GD +0
Away far trip
Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park
●○○○○ Favorable
79%
3–1 2.47 2.42 Bank it
Sat Apr 24
TBD
Walnut Creek Surf
4th · 6-0-1 · GD +20
Away
●●●●○ Tough
28%
1–1 1.07 2.32 Upside
Sun May 2
12:00 PM
Livermore Fusion SC
8th · 5-1-1 · GD +9
Home
Merced Regional Sports Complex
●●○○○ Lean win
66%
2–1 2.16 2.31 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

#TeamGPWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGFormSoSRun-inTop 4Exp. finish
1 Elk Grove Soccer 6510 376+31 162.67 WWWDW +0.00 -0.16 84% 2.7
2 Burlingame SC 6510 254+21 162.67 WWDWW +0.06 -0.59 94% 2.1
3 Merced United 6510 244+20 162.67 WWWWW -0.22 +0.62 33% 5.0
4 Walnut Creek Surf 7601 222+20 182.57 WLWWW -0.10 -0.19 71% 3.5
5 Palo Alto SC 7601 245+19 182.57 WWWWL -0.55 -0.36 67% 3.8
6 Folsom Lake Surf 7520 222+20 172.43 WDWWW -0.27 +0.12 46% 4.5
7 Association FC 7520 177+10 172.43 DWWWW -0.77 +0.39 2% 7.8
8 Livermore Fusion SC 7511 156+9 162.29 WDWWW -0.85 +0.25 1% 8.4
9 San Francisco Elite Academy 5311 94+5 102.00 DLWWW -0.96 +0.04 0% 9.9
10 East County Revolution FC 7331 1410+4 121.71 DWLWD -0.32 -0.28 0% 9.9
11 OV Toros FC 6312 1410+4 101.67 LWWWL -0.07 +0.24 0% 11.4
12 Cal Magic 7313 1213-1 101.43 LWLDL +0.18 +0.26 0% 13.6
13 Los Gatos United Soccer Club 7304 1415-1 91.29 WLLLW -0.77 +0.55 0% 17.4
14 Santa Clara Sporting 6213 1414+0 71.17 LWLLW -0.52 +0.28 0% 15.2
15 Reno APEX Soccer Club ENCL RL 7223 1010+0 81.14 LDDLW +0.55 +0.28 0% 15.0
16 Santa Cruz United FC 7223 1216-4 81.14 LWDLD +0.08 +0.29 0% 17.7
17 North Coast FC BLUE 6132 68-2 61.00 LWDLD +0.33 -0.70 0% 14.0
18 San Ramon FC 6132 58-3 61.00 DWDDL -0.58 -0.06 0% 17.9
19 Eastshore Alliance FC 6132 49-5 61.00 DDLDW +0.03 +0.86 0% 21.5
20 Diablo Valley Futbol Club 6123 813-5 50.83 LDWLL +0.37 -0.27 0% 16.3
21 SF United FC 7124 415-11 50.71 WLDLL +0.92 -0.31 0% 21.3
22 Stanford Strikers 6114 717-10 40.67 LLDWL -0.20 +0.54 0% 24.7
23 Belmont United Soccer Club 6114 421-17 40.67 LLLDW +0.35 +0.03 0% 23.6
24 Napa United 8125 614-8 50.63 LDLWL -0.41 -0.10 0% 23.0
25 Solano Surf 7043 413-9 40.57 LLDDD +0.42 +0.07 0% 23.4
26 South Valley Chivas 7115 830-22 40.57 DLLLL +1.37 -0.66 0% 21.9
27 Alameda Soccer Club Islanders 7025 418-14 20.29 LLLLL +0.59 -0.52 0% 23.8
28 Valley Surf 4013 011-11 10.25 LLDL +0.43 +0.32 0% 26.9
29 West Coast Soccer -RL 7007 040-40 00.00 LLLLL +0.58 -0.32 0% 28.8

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 (1.77 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.