FC 1974 Libertyville Pre
Pre-ECNL Boys · Pre- Lake Michigan BU12 · 13 teams · Greater Libertyville Soccer Association (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 04:30 PM
Springfield Park , Field 3 ↗ far trip
●●●●● Very tough to win
Most likely score 1–2 (expected goals 1.7 for, 2.6 against · 0.89 expected points)
| Season so far | FC 1974 Libertyville Pre | Bloomingdale Lightning Pre |
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| Position | 5th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-1-2 | 7-0-1 |
| Points per game | 2.00 | 2.63 |
| Goals for / game | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| Goals against / game | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 2 |
| Held scoreless | 0 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | D W W L W | W W W W W |
| Biggest win | 5–1 vs Force Pre | 7–1 at Force Pre |
| Worst loss | 1–2 vs Rockford Raptors FC Pre | 5–6 vs Indiana Elite FC Pre |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.84 | +2.11 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | -0.61 | -0.65 |
Common opponents: Force Pre — we 5–1; they 7–1. Rockford Raptors FC Pre — we 1–2; they 3–2. FC Wisconsin Pre — we 1–0; they 3–1. Indiana Elite FC Pre — we 1–2; they 5–6. Chicago Soccer Academy Pre — we 4–0; they 4–1. Chicago City SC Pre — we 3–2; they 6–0. Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre — we 1–1; they 4–1.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Bloomingdale Lightning Pre score 4.8/game — well above the league's 2.3.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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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 24%; a draw (18%) 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
Bloomingdale Lightning Pre have won 5 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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Away game
Kickoff 04:30 PM at Springfield 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.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Bloomingdale Lightning Pre 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 1974 Libertyville Pre – Bloomingdale Lightning Pre) 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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| – Loss · 1.78 PPG |
5th— holds | 6th▼ down 1 | 6th▼ down 1 |
| Win 2.11 PPG |
5th— holds | 4th▲ up 1 | 5th— holds |
| Draw 1.89 PPG |
5th— holds | 5th— holds | 5th— holds |
| Loss 1.78 PPG |
5th— holds | 6th▼ down 1 | 6th▼ down 1 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–2 loss we stay 5th even if every rival loses, and as low as 6th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st <1%
- 2nd 2%
- 3rd 5%
- 4th 20%
- 5th 37%
- 6th 28%
- 7th 8%
- 8th <1%
- 9th
- 10th
- 11th
- 12th
- 13th
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 16 remaining known games (max 2.67 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Bloomingdale Lightning Pre | 2.63 (+0.63) | 1st (2.33) | 48 of 48 pts to pass their current pace, 40 for their projection |
| 2 | Roadrunners SC Pre | 2.63 (+0.63) | 2nd (2.29) | 48 of 48 pts to pass their current pace, 39 for their projection |
| 3 | Rockford Raptors FC Pre | 2.20 (+0.20) | 3rd (2.27) | 37 of 48 pts to pass their current pace, 39 for their projection |
| 4 | Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre | 2.17 (+0.17) | 4th (2.00) | 37 of 48 pts to pass their current pace, 33 for their projection |
How the results connect
35 chains · 11 teams
Paths of results that link FC 1974 Libertyville Pre to Bloomingdale Lightning Pre 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 +0.15 · 2nd hardest of 13
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sun Aug 30 06:00 PM no score posted |
Chicago Inter Pre 9th · 3-1-4 · GD -13 |
Away far trip
Chicago Inter Complex |
●●○○○ Lean win | 69% |
2–1 | 2.25 | 2.03 | Swing game |
| Sat Oct 10 TBD no score posted |
Force Pre 12th · 0-1-5 · GD -18 |
Away |
●○○○○ Favorable | 78% |
2–0 | 2.46 | 2.07 | Bank it |
| Sat Oct 24 04:30 PM |
Bloomingdale Lightning Pre 1st · 7-0-1 · GD +26 |
Away far trip
Springfield Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
1–2 | 0.89 | 1.96 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 1 02:00 PM |
Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre 4th · 4-1-1 · GD +11 |
Away far trip
Oak Brook Park District · turf |
●●●●○ Tough | 33% |
1–1 | 1.20 | 1.90 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 7 12:00 PM |
Roadrunners SC Pre 2nd · 7-0-1 · GD +18 |
Away far trip
Jefferson Junior High |
●●●●○ Tough | 26% |
1–1 | 0.99 | 1.83 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 20 TBD |
Roadrunners SC Pre 2nd · 7-0-1 · GD +18 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 33% |
1–1 | 1.24 | 1.79 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 21 TBD |
Chicago Inter Pre 9th · 3-1-4 · GD -13 |
Home |
●○○○○ Favorable | 77% |
2–0 | 2.46 | 1.83 | Bank it |
| Sat Apr 3 TBD |
Bloomingdale Lightning Pre 1st · 7-0-1 · GD +26 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 32% |
1–2 | 1.17 | 1.79 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 10 11:30 AM |
Rockford Raptors FC Pre 3rd · 7-1-2 · GD +23 |
Away far trip
Mercyhealth Sportscore Two |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
1–2 | 0.91 | 1.74 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 11 TBD |
FC Wisconsin Pre 11th · 1-0-6 · GD -7 |
Away |
●●○○○ Lean win | 63% |
2–1 | 2.07 | 1.76 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 17 TBD |
NWI Lions United Pre 8th · 3-0-4 · GD -13 |
Away |
●●○○○ Lean win | 71% |
2–1 | 2.29 | 1.79 | Bank it |
| Sun Apr 18 TBD |
Indiana Elite FC Pre 6th · 4-2-3 · GD +0 |
Away |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 52% |
2–1 | 1.77 | 1.78 | Swing game |
| Sun May 9 TBD |
Chicago Soccer Academy Pre 10th · 1-1-6 · GD -17 |
Home |
●○○○○ Favorable | 80% |
2–0 | 2.53 | 1.82 | Bank it |
| Sat May 15 TBD |
Chicago City SC Pre 13th · 0-0-7 · GD -23 |
Away |
●○○○○ Favorable | 81% |
3–1 | 2.54 | 1.85 | Bank it |
| Sun May 16 TBD |
Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre 7th · 2-2-2 · GD +1 |
Away |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 45% |
2–1 | 1.56 | 1.84 | Swing game |
| Sun Jun 6 TBD |
Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre 4th · 4-1-1 · GD +11 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 42% |
1–1 | 1.47 | 1.82 | Upside |
"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 | Bloomingdale Lightning Pre | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 21 | 2.63 | WWWWW | -0.65 | -0.02 | 98% | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs FC 1974 Libertyville Pre · Sat Oct 31 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre · Sun Nov 1 at Roadrunners SC Pre See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Roadrunners SC Pre | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 21 | 2.63 | WWLWW | -0.56 | +0.06 | 96% | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Chicago Inter Pre · Sun Oct 25 at Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre · Sun Nov 1 vs Bloomingdale Lightning Pre See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | Rockford Raptors FC Pre | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 22 | 2.20 | WWWLW | +0.05 | -0.36 | 98% | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 19 vs Chicago City SC Pre · Sat Oct 24 at FC Wisconsin Pre · Sat Mar 20 at Force Pre See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 13 | 2.17 | WWWWL | -0.38 | -0.03 | 66% | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Sep 27 at Force Pre · Sun Oct 25 vs Roadrunners SC Pre · Sat Oct 31 vs Bloomingdale Lightning Pre See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | FC 1974 Libertyville Pre | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 16 | 2.00 | WLWWD | -0.61 | +0.15 | 27% | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Aug 30 at Chicago Inter Pre · Sat Oct 10 at Force Pre · Sat Oct 24 at Bloomingdale Lightning Pre See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Indiana Elite FC Pre | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 14 | 1.56 | WWWLD | +0.18 | -0.17 | 2% | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Sep 20 at Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre · Sat Oct 24 vs NWI Lions United Pre · Sun Oct 25 at Chicago Soccer Academy Pre See all 15 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 8 | 1.33 | LWWLD | +1.03 | -0.44 | 13% | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Sep 20 vs Indiana Elite FC Pre · Sat Oct 24 vs Chicago City SC Pre · Sun Oct 25 at FC Wisconsin Pre See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | NWI Lions United Pre | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 9 | 1.29 | LLLWW | +0.19 | -0.00 | 0% | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Indiana Elite FC Pre · Sat Nov 7 at Chicago Soccer Academy Pre · Sun Nov 8 at Chicago City SC Pre See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Chicago Inter Pre | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 10 | 1.25 | WLWLD | -0.11 | +0.15 | 0% | 9.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Aug 30 vs FC 1974 Libertyville Pre · Sun Sep 20 vs Force Pre · Sat Oct 24 vs Roadrunners SC Pre See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Chicago Soccer Academy Pre | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 4 | 0.50 | LLLLD | +0.42 | -0.09 | 0% | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Force Pre · Sun Oct 25 vs Indiana Elite FC Pre · Sun Nov 1 vs Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | FC Wisconsin Pre | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 3 | 0.43 | LLLLL | +0.10 | -0.01 | 0% | 9.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Rockford Raptors FC Pre · Sun Oct 25 vs Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre · Sat Oct 31 vs Force Pre See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Force Pre | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | -18 | 1 | 0.17 | LLLLD | +0.80 | -0.14 | 0% | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Sep 20 at Chicago Inter Pre · Sun Sep 27 vs Eclipse Select Soccer Club Pre · Sat Oct 10 vs FC 1974 Libertyville Pre See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | Chicago City SC Pre | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 0 | 0.00 | LLLLL | +0.50 | +0.02 | 0% | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Sep 19 at Rockford Raptors FC Pre · Sat Oct 24 at Chicago Magic Soccer Club Pre · Sun Nov 1 at FC Wisconsin Pre See all 17 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 (2.30 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.