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With all of the media’s attention just down the road in Lincoln, Nebraska for the Josh vs Josh vs Josh fight, the true battle last Saturday (April 24th)took place in Papillion, Nebraska.  Under a beautiful evening sky, Werner Park played host to the season-opening match for Union Omaha.  In front of 2,786 fans, Los BúhosContinue reading “Union Omaha Shows New Strength”

Welcome back to the premier data driven Union Omaha recap column. I hope you’ve had a fantastic off-season and you survived the 182 days between competitive Union Omaha home games. Let’s dive in. 1) JP Scearce is a literal monster. We here at Data Dump are big JP Scearce fans, especially after a fantastic interviewContinue reading “Data Dump: vs Tormenta”

Preview: Union Omaha vs. South Georgia Tormenta FC USL League One 2020 Stats   Union Omaha Tormenta FC Final Record 8-5-3 (2nd Place – 29 Points) 5-4-7 (8th Place – 19 Points) Home 5-1-2 (2nd Place – 16 Points) 2-3-3 (8th Place – 9 Points) Away 3-4-1 (2nd Place – 13 Points) 3-1-4 (6th PlaceContinue reading “Week 1 Preview: South Georgia Tormenta FC”

Can you believe it’s been over five months since the USL League One Final was supposed to have taken place? Let’s all take a quick moment to raise a middle finger to the most uninvited guest in the world, COVID-19.  Alright, shake off that memory and get optimistic about the 2021 season.  Much like thatContinue reading “USL League One 2021 Changes”

The season is starting in waves so we still don’t have a regular cadence going, but we are one step closer to normal this weekend. Not only does Union Omaha play live soccer in front of their fans in a friendly against Sporting Kansas City II, but we also have multiple league games for theContinue reading “USL League One Predictions: Week 2”

Who doesn’t love a predictions league?  I know, right?  If you’ve ever run a predictions or fantasy league, how often did you ask yourself why you volunteered to organize it?  At least once a week?  It’s like pulling teeth, I know.  But for this group I’m willing to run a USL League 1 predictions competitionContinue reading “WGaH Media Empire’s 2021 USL League 1 Prediction League”

I tracked Elo ratings across the league during the 2020 season.  Elo ratings are intended to go on in perpetuity, so I simply started with the 2019 season and worked my way forward.  Using personal liberties, I adjusted each team’s starting point in the 2020 season in hopes of finding a balance between recognizing theContinue reading “Adapt and Move On: a New Rating System for 2021”

Most soccer leagues have very simple schedules: you play a true round robin over the course of the entire season, and all you really have to look for is whether or not you have some stretches where you have a few easy games in a row or run a gauntlet.  However USL (like other AmericanContinue reading “A Breakdown of Union Omaha’s 2021 Schedule”

Today (3/16/2021) was an exciting day! The Union Omaha Culture Kit was dropped! Just kidding, that was not even remotely the most exciting thing we had happen today. As most of you know, our home, and technically season, opener was announced by USL League One today. Our opener is against South Georgia Tormenta, which isContinue reading “Season Opener News!”