FC Dallas Youth Red NTX
ECNL Regional League Girls · North Texas GU15 · 22 teams · FC Dallas Youth (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 09:50 AM
Dallas Soccer Park, Field 15 ↗
●●○○○ Lean win to win
Most likely score 2–1 (expected goals 2.4 for, 1.0 against · 2.19 expected points)
| Season so far | FC Dallas Youth Red NTX | Sting Royal NTX |
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| Position | 7th | 11th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-2-1 | 4-1-3 |
| Points per game | 2.00 | 1.63 |
| Goals for / game | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Goals against / game | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 4 |
| Held scoreless | 2 | 1 |
| Form (recent first) | W W W W D | W L L W L |
| Biggest win | 12–0 vs Kernow Storm FC NTX | 7–0 at Kernow Storm FC NTX |
| Worst loss | 0–1 vs SOLAR WHITE NTX | 2–6 vs FRISCO FUSION NTX |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +2.18 | +0.53 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -1.13 | -0.06 |
Common opponents: SOLAR WHITE NTX — we 0–1; they 1–0. NTX Celtic FC NTX — we 0–0; they 1–1. Fever United FC NTX — we 5–0; they 2–0. DKSC NTX — we 6–0; they 2–0. Kernow Storm FC NTX — we 12–0; they 7–0.
Game plan
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 2 time(s): 0–1 vs SOLAR WHITE NTX, 0–0 vs NTX Celtic FC NTX.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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Swing game — small margins
Win 67% / draw 18% / loss 15%.Games like this are decided by one set piece or one transition. Prioritise the strongest XI for the full game, be disciplined with fouls near the box, and have a clear late-game plan for both "protect the lead" and "chase".
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Away game
Kickoff 09:50 AM at Dallas Soccer Park.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.
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Early kickoff
Game time 09:50 AM.Light breakfast 2+ hours before, longer warm-up, and a loud start — early games are won by whoever is awake at the whistle.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Sting Royal NTX game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (FC Dallas Youth Red NTX – Sting Royal NTX) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 8 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 |
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| – Win · 2.13 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 7th— holds |
| Win 2.13 PPG |
7th— holds | 7th— holds | 7th— holds |
| Draw 1.88 PPG |
8th▼ down 1 | 8th▼ down 1 | 9th▼ down 2 |
| Loss 1.75 PPG |
11th▼ down 4 | 10th▼ down 3 | 12th▼ down 5 |
Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 2–1 win we finish as high as 6th if every rival drops points, and as low as 7th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 1%
- 2nd 22%
- 3rd 23%
- 4th 19%
- 5th 13%
- 6th 11%
- 7th 7%
- 8th 2%
- 9th 1%
- 10th 1%
- 11th <1%
- 12th <1%
- 13th
- 14th
- 15th
- 16th
- 17th
- 18th
- 19th
- 20th
- 21st
- 22nd
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 8 remaining known games (max 2.53 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | FC Dallas Youth Blue NTX | 3.00 (+1.00) | 1st (2.79) | 31 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 2 | FRISCO FUSION NTX | 2.57 (+0.57) | 2nd (2.28) | 25 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 21 for their projection |
| 3 | Sting Brave NTX | 2.57 (+0.57) | 6th (2.17) | 25 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 19 for their projection |
| 4 | Nido Dallas NTX | 2.50 (+0.50) | 3rd (2.25) | 24 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 20 for their projection |
| 5 | Sting Black NTX | 2.43 (+0.43) | 7th (2.00) | 23 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 17 for their projection |
| 6 | Sting WTX NTX | 2.25 (+0.25) | 5th (2.18) | 20 of 24 pts to pass their current pace, 19 for their projection |
How the results connect
22 chains · 10 teams
Paths of results that link FC Dallas Youth Red NTX to Sting Royal NTX 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
16 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 -0.27 · 12th hardest of 22
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 09:50 AM |
Sting Royal NTX 11th · 4-1-3 · GD +6 |
Away Dallas Soccer Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 67% |
2–1 | 2.19 | 2.02 | Swing game |
| Sun Oct 25 07:00 PM |
FRISCO FUSION NTX 2nd · 6-0-1 · GD +12 |
Away Dallas Soccer Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 54% |
1–1 | 1.85 | 2.00 | Swing game |
| Sun Nov 1 09:50 AM |
Nido Dallas NTX 4th · 5-0-1 · GD +12 |
Home Railroad Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 61% |
2–1 | 2.02 | 2.01 | Swing game |
| Sat Nov 7 08:00 AM |
FC Dallas Youth NTX 19th · 1-0-6 · GD -18 |
Home Dallas Soccer Park |
●○○○○ Favorable | 97% |
5–0 | 2.92 | 2.09 | Bank it |
| Sun Nov 8 08:00 AM |
FC Dallas Youth White NTX 14th · 2-1-5 · GD -6 |
Home Railroad Park |
●○○○○ Favorable | 84% |
2–0 | 2.63 | 2.13 | Bank it |
| Sat Apr 10 08:00 AM |
DKSC WHITE NTX 22nd · 0-0-6 · GD -35 |
Away Dallas Soccer Park |
●○○○○ Favorable | 99% |
6–0 | 2.98 | 2.20 | Bank it |
| Sat Apr 17 03:20 PM |
SOLAR BLUE NTX 12th · 3-1-3 · GD +11 |
Home Dallas Soccer Park |
●●○○○ Lean win | 69% |
2–1 | 2.24 | 2.20 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 25 03:20 PM |
Dallas Texans NTX 15th · 2-0-5 · GD -9 |
Away Dallas Soccer Park |
●○○○○ Favorable | 85% |
3–0 | 2.66 | 2.23 | 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
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| 1 | FC Dallas Youth Blue NTX | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | +46 | 24 | 3.00 | WWWWW | -1.03 | +0.43 | 100% | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Sting WTX NTX · Sun Oct 25 vs Sting Brave NTX · Sat Nov 7 vs SOLAR RED NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | FRISCO FUSION NTX | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 | 2.57 | WWWWW | -0.20 | -0.51 | 63% | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs Sting Brave NTX · Sat Oct 24 at FC Dallas Youth NTX · Sun Oct 25 vs FC Dallas Youth Red NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Sting Brave NTX | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 18 | 2.57 | WLWWW | +0.33 | +0.36 | 41% | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Dallas Texans Red NTX · Mon Jan 1 at FRISCO FUSION NTX · Sat Oct 24 vs Fever United FC NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Nido Dallas NTX | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 15 | 2.50 | WWWWW | -0.08 | -0.56 | 59% | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs Sting Royal NTX · Mon Jan 1 at Dallas Texans Red NTX · Sat Oct 31 vs DKSC WHITE NTX See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Sting Black NTX | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 17 | 2.43 | WWDWW | -1.21 | +0.68 | 17% | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Dallas Cosmos SC NTX · Sat Oct 31 vs NTX Celtic FC NTX · Thu Nov 5 at Sting Brave NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Sting WTX NTX | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 18 | 2.25 | LWWLW | -0.35 | +0.85 | 50% | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs FC Dallas Youth Blue NTX · Sat Nov 7 vs DKSC NTX · Sat Apr 3 vs SOLAR WHITE NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | FC Dallas Youth Red NTX | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 14 | 2.00 | DWWWW | -1.13 | -0.27 | 65% | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Sting Royal NTX · Sun Oct 25 at FRISCO FUSION NTX · Sun Nov 1 vs Nido Dallas NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | NTX Celtic FC NTX | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | 2.00 | DWWWL | +0.07 | +0.32 | 2% | 9.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Fever United FC NTX · Sat Oct 31 at Sting Black NTX · Thu Nov 5 vs SOLAR WHITE NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Dallas Cosmos SC NTX | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 1.88 | WLLLW | +0.31 | +0.38 | 0% | 10.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs Sting Black NTX · Sat Oct 31 vs DKSC NTX · Sat Nov 7 at SOLAR WHITE NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | SOLAR WHITE NTX | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | 1.80 | WWWLL | -0.42 | +0.05 | 1% | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs SOLAR RED NTX · Mon Jan 1 vs NTX Celtic FC Green NTX · Sun Oct 25 at Dallas Texans Red NTX See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Sting Royal NTX | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | 1.63 | LWLLW | -0.06 | -0.67 | 1% | 9.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Nido Dallas NTX · Sat Oct 24 vs FC Dallas Youth Red NTX · Sat Oct 31 vs NTX Celtic FC Green NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | SOLAR BLUE NTX | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 10 | 1.43 | WWLDW | -0.25 | -0.43 | 1% | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs FC Dallas Youth NTX · Sat Oct 24 at NTX Celtic FC Green NTX · Sat Oct 31 at Dallas Texans NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | Dallas Texans Red NTX | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | 1.40 | LWWDL | -0.02 | +0.51 | 0% | 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs Sting Brave NTX · Mon Jan 1 vs Nido Dallas NTX · Sat Oct 24 at DKSC NTX See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 14 | FC Dallas Youth White NTX | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 | 0.88 | WDWLL | +0.79 | -1.36 | 0% | 13.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Dallas Texans NTX · Sat Oct 24 vs Kernow Storm FC NTX · Sat Nov 7 vs Sting Royal NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 15 | Dallas Texans NTX | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 6 | 0.86 | LLLWW | +0.15 | -0.55 | 0% | 14.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs FC Dallas Youth White NTX · Sat Oct 24 at DKSC WHITE NTX · Sat Oct 31 vs SOLAR BLUE NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 16 | Fever United FC NTX | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 6 | 0.75 | LWLLL | +0.60 | +0.02 | 0% | 17.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs NTX Celtic FC NTX · Sat Oct 24 at Sting Brave NTX · Sat Oct 31 vs SOLAR RED NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 17 | DKSC NTX | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 | 0.57 | LLLDL | -0.46 | +1.00 | 0% | 18.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Dallas Texans Red NTX · Sat Oct 31 at Dallas Cosmos SC NTX · Sat Nov 7 at Sting WTX NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 18 | SOLAR RED NTX | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 4 | 0.50 | WLDLL | +0.26 | +0.86 | 0% | 19.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at SOLAR WHITE NTX · Sat Oct 31 at Fever United FC NTX · Sat Nov 7 at FC Dallas Youth Blue NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 19 | FC Dallas Youth NTX | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 3 | 0.43 | LLLLL | +0.44 | -0.66 | 0% | 17.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at SOLAR BLUE NTX · Sat Oct 24 vs FRISCO FUSION NTX · Sun Nov 1 vs DKSC WHITE NTX See all 8 future matchups ▸
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| 20 | Kernow Storm FC NTX | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 39 | -31 | 3 | 0.38 | LLLLL | +1.12 | -1.09 | 0% | 17.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 vs NTX Celtic FC Green NTX · Sat Oct 24 at FC Dallas Youth White NTX · Sun Nov 8 vs FC Dallas Youth NTX See all 7 future matchups ▸
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| 21 | NTX Celtic FC Green NTX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | -34 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +1.03 | -0.43 | 0% | 21.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Mon Jan 1 at Kernow Storm FC NTX · Mon Jan 1 at SOLAR WHITE NTX · Sat Oct 24 vs SOLAR BLUE NTX See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 22 | DKSC WHITE NTX | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 37 | -35 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.83 | -0.42 | 0% | 20.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Dallas Texans NTX · Sat Oct 31 at Nido Dallas NTX · Sun Nov 1 at FC Dallas Youth NTX See all 9 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 (1.96 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.