Saturday, Oct. 31 · Round 1 · North 2 · Group 5 · at East Orange
The line Union City by 0.6Strength Index 77.48 vs 76.90
What’s at stake
Winner plays Phillipsburg or Ridgewood in Round 2, Fri Nov 6; the loser’s season is over.
The field is set, so there are no playoff odds to move: the winner moves on and the loser is done.
Tale of the tape
Union City
East Orange
Record
4-5
6-2
Points per game
30.4
32.0
Allowed per game
20.4
18.1
Strength Index
77.48No. 59 in NJ
76.90No. 62 in NJ
Overall rank
No. 13in North Group 5
No. 4in North Group 5
Seed
No. 7in North 2 · Group 5
No. 2in North 2 · Group 5
Common opponent: Irvington. Union City lost 27–12 at Irvington (Sep 4). East Orange won 26–23 against Irvington (Oct 17).
Common opponent: Newark Central. Union City won 42–0 against Newark Central (Oct 2). East Orange won 35–0 against Newark Central (Oct 24).
Season so far
Union City
- Aug 28vs TeaneckW40–27
- Sep 4at IrvingtonL12–27
- Sep 11at East OrangeL29–32
- Sep 18at RamapoL20–34
- Sep 24at EastsideW40–6
- Oct 2vs Newark CentralW42–0
- Oct 9vs Passaic TechL26–48
- Oct 16at ColumbiaW58–0
- Oct 23at BayonneL7–10
East Orange
- Aug 29vs PiscatawayL20–26
- Sep 4at BloomfieldW36–12
- Sep 11vs Union CityW32–29
- Sep 25at West OrangeL13–34
- Oct 2vs LivingstonW49–0
- Oct 10at MontclairW45–21
- Oct 17vs IrvingtonW26–23
- Oct 24vs Newark CentralW35–0
Before kickoff
KickoffSat 1:00 PM
SeedsNo. 7 Union City (4-5) at No. 2 East Orange (6-2)
NextWinner plays Phillipsburg or Ridgewood in Round 2, Fri Nov 6.
The lineUnion City by 0.6, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (77.48 vs 76.90).