DC United 2 vs. Philadelphia Union 1 Highlights DC United redeemed their midweek performance with a dominant performance against the Union. DC United controlled 60% of possession and put away the chances they needed to while standing up to the chances the Union had. Chris Rolfe looks to be the offensive cornerstone for DC United so it’s unfortunate he …
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Predictions and Power Rankings for Round 14
The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in Chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that tries to predict the chance that a team will come away from a match …
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Seattle Sounders 1 vs. Colorado Rapids 0 Highlights Sounders passed Colorado off the field in this one. Even though they didn’t create many chances, it didn’t matter because they didn’t need the chances if they could control the game as well as they did and to be fair they probably could’ve had a few more. I will say the …
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The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in Chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that tries to predict the chance that a team will come away from a match …
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Colorado Rapids 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Highlights Phew that was close. The Rapids almost had a second straight game called due to storm warnings and lightning. However all that was signaling was the Rapids first home win in something like 302 days. That’s surprising giving the number of shutouts the Rapids put up in the beginning weeks of …
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New England Revolution 2 vs. Sporting Kansas City 4 Highlights The Revolution pulled ahead early and looked to unload a beating on a injury riddled SKC side, however the game turned in favor of SKC in the second half and the Revolution couldn’t find their way back into the game. The likes Agudelo and Davies made their mark, …
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Houston Dynamo 3 vs. Portland Timbers 1 Highlights The game wasn’t exactly a shootout despite the score and for most of the game we watched Portland possess in their own half and Dynamo get the occasional counter. However, the counter works wonders for the Dynamo when you have speedy fullbacks and a guy like Giles Barnes wreaking havoc on for …
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DC United 2 vs. Orlando City SC 1 Highlights Orlando City started on the offensive putting on some good pressure, getting an early goal through Cyle Larin. However, DC United found their form in the second half and pulled 2 back while suppressing the Orlando attack. The lineups were a bit interesting for fantasy owners given Rolfe was starting on …
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The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in Chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that tries to predict the chance that a team will come away from a match …
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The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in Chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that tries to predict the chance that a team will come away from a match …
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