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5th
3-0-2 record · 5 played
1.80 points per game
-2 goal diff · 12–14
WWLWLlast 5
2% chance of top 4 · expected finish 6.2
+0.65 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sun Oct 25, 01:00 PM

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NCFC Youth
5th · 1.80 PPG
vs
Wilmington Hammerheads
13th · 0.00 PPG

WRAL , Field 11 ↗

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●○○○○ Favorable to win

Most likely score 4–1 (expected goals 4.6 for, 1.5 against · 2.65 expected points)

Season so farNCFC YouthWilmington Hammerheads
Position5th13th
Record (W-D-L)3-0-20-0-7
Points per game1.800.00
Goals for / game2.41.0
Goals against / game2.84.6
Clean sheets10
Held scoreless12
Form (recent first)L W L W WL L L L L
Biggest win4–0 vs Fairfax Virginia Union—
Worst loss0–6 vs Arlington Soccer Association1–10 vs VDA
Model rating (net goals vs avg)-0.12-2.64
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)+0.65-0.15

Common opponents: Skyline Elite — we 4–2; they 2–6. VDA — we 1–4; they 1–10. Fairfax Virginia Union — we 4–0; they 2–3. Arlington Soccer Association — we 0–6; they 1–5.

Game plan

  • They struggle to score
    Wilmington Hammerheads average 1.0 goals/game (league avg 2.4); blanked in 2 of 7.

    A higher defensive line and an aggressive counter-press are low-risk here. Keep the back line connected to midfield so one long ball doesn't turn into a 1v1 — that is the only way this opponent scores.

  • They leak goals — be greedy
    Wilmington Hammerheads concede 4.6/game; worst result 1–10 vs VDA.

    Commit numbers forward, shoot early and often, and attack second balls. Goal difference is the tiebreaker on PPG, so keep playing to score for the full game — rotate players rather than pace.

  • Finishing wins the tight ones
    Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–6 vs Arlington Soccer Association.

    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.

  • Expected win — the trap is complacency
    Model gives a 86% chance; likely score 4–1.

    Treat the first 15 minutes like a final: score early, then the game manages itself. This is the ideal game to give rotation players real minutes in the second half without risking points.

  • Confidence is low on their side
    Wilmington Hammerheads have lost 7 straight (form: LLLLL).

    Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.

If Sunday goes…

Where we'd sit after the Wilmington Hammerheads game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (NCFC Youth – Wilmington Hammerheads) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 6 other games that week (Mon Oct 19 – Sun Oct 25); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.

Our resultRivals don't playLikely resultsEvery rival wins
–
Win · 2.00 PPG
5th— holds 5th— holds 5th— holds
Win
2.00 PPG
5th— holds 5th— holds 5th— holds
Draw
1.67 PPG
5th— holds 6th▼ down 1 7th▼ down 2
Loss
1.50 PPG
6th▼ down 1 6th▼ down 1 8th▼ down 3

Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 4–1 win we finish as high as 3rd if every rival drops points, and as low as 5th if every rival wins.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

0% finish 1st
2% top 4
98% below the top 4
6.2 average finish
  1. 1st
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd <1%
  4. 4th 2%
  5. 5th 17%
  6. 6th 56%
  7. 7th 17%
  8. 8th 5%
  9. 9th 2%
  10. 10th 1%
  11. 11th <1%
  12. 12th
  13. 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 19 remaining known games (max 2.75 PPG if we win out).

#TeamPPGProj.To pass them
1 Arlington Soccer Association 2.50 (+0.70) 1st (2.52) 51 of 57 pts to pass their current pace, 52 for their projection
2 VDA 2.50 (+0.70) 2nd (2.47) 51 of 57 pts to pass their current pace, 51 for their projection
3 Charlotte SA Academy 2.25 (+0.45) 4th (2.10) 45 of 57 pts to pass their current pace, 42 for their projection
4 Richmond United 2.13 (+0.33) 3rd (2.24) 43 of 57 pts to pass their current pace, 45 for their projection

How the results connect

20 chains · 7 teams

Paths of results that link NCFC Youth to Wilmington Hammerheads 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.

17 favour us
3 favour them
+4.8 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.
won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from
0–6 5–1 4–0 3–2 1–4 10–1 4–2 6–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–10 1–4 3–2 2–2 NCFC Youth 5th Arlington Soccer As… 1st Fairfax Virginia Un… 12th VDA 2nd Skyline Elite 11th Richmond United 4th Wilmington Hammerhe… 13th

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.

12 chains

Position over the season

10 game days

1st 7th 13th Sep 12 Sep 19 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 17 Oct 18

The table re-sorted after each date on which a game was played. Shaded band is the top 4.

The path

run-in difficulty -0.18 · 9th hardest of 13

DateOpponentWhereDifficultyWinLikelyExp. ptsRun. PPGPriority
Sun Oct 25
01:00 PM
Wilmington Hammerheads
13th · 0-0-7 · GD -25
Home
WRAL
●○○○○ Favorable
86%
4–1 2.65 1.94 Bank it
Sat Oct 31
12:00 PM
Highland FC
9th · 2-0-3 · GD -3
Home
WRAL
●●●○○ Toss-up
54%
2–1 1.81 1.92 Swing game
Sun Nov 1
11:00 AM
Charlotte SA Academy
3rd · 3-0-1 · GD +12
Home
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
21%
2–3 0.76 1.78 Upside
Sat Nov 21
TBD
NC Fusion
10th · 2-0-4 · GD -13
Home
●●○○○ Lean win
70%
3–1 2.24 1.83 Bank it
Sun Jan 24
10:00 AM
NCFC Youth Academy
6th · 3-0-3 · GD +5
Away
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
22%
2–3 0.82 1.73 Upside
Sat Jan 30
12:00 PM
Wilmington Hammerheads
13th · 0-0-7 · GD -25
Away far trip
NCINO Sports Park
●○○○○ Favorable
78%
4–1 2.45 1.79 Bank it
Sat Feb 6
TBD
Charlotte SA
7th · 3-1-3 · GD -5
Away
●●●○○ Toss-up
47%
2–1 1.62 1.78 Swing game
Sun Feb 7
11:00 AM
NCFC Youth Academy
6th · 3-0-3 · GD +5
Away
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
22%
2–3 0.82 1.71 Upside
Sat Feb 13
12:00 PM
Beach FC
8th · 3-1-4 · GD -5
Home
WRAL
●●●○○ Toss-up
52%
2–1 1.74 1.71 Swing game
Sun Feb 14
09:00 AM
Richmond United
4th · 5-2-1 · GD +19
Home
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
15%
1–3 0.58 1.63 Upside
Sat Feb 20
TBD
Arlington Soccer Association
1st · 6-2-0 · GD +27
Away
●●●●● Very tough
5%
1–4 0.22 1.54 Upside
Sun Feb 21
10:00 AM
Fairfax Virginia Union
12th · 1-0-5 · GD -14
Away far trip
WT Woodson High School · turf?
●●○○○ Lean win
62%
2–1 2.04 1.57 Swing game
Sat Mar 6
12:00 PM
Highland FC
9th · 2-0-3 · GD -3
Away far trip
Buncombe County Sports Park
●●●○○ Toss-up
44%
2–2 1.50 1.57 Swing game
Sun Mar 7
TBD
Charlotte SA Academy
3rd · 3-0-1 · GD +12
Away
●●●●● Very tough
13%
1–4 0.50 1.51 Upside
Sat Mar 13
11:00 AM
Beach FC
8th · 3-1-4 · GD -5
Away far trip
Hampton Roads Soccer Complex
●●●●○ Tough
41%
2–2 1.44 1.51 Upside
Sat Mar 20
02:00 PM
Charlotte SA
7th · 3-1-3 · GD -5
Home
WRAL
●●●○○ Toss-up
57%
2–1 1.91 1.53 Swing game
Sat Apr 17
02:00 PM
VDA
2nd · 6-2-0 · GD +21
Away far trip
Ali Krieger Sports Complex (AKSC)
●●●●● Very tough
7%
1–3 0.32 1.47 Upside
Sun Apr 18
TBD
Skyline Elite
11th · 2-0-6 · GD -17
Away
●●○○○ Lean win
59%
3–2 1.94 1.49 Swing game
Sat May 8
TBD
NC Fusion
10th · 2-0-4 · GD -13
Away
●●○○○ Lean win
59%
3–2 1.93 1.51 Swing game

"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

#TeamGPWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGFormSoSRun-inTop 4Exp. finish
1 Arlington Soccer Association 8620 325+27 202.50 WWDWW -0.22 -0.22 100% 1.6
2 VDA 8620 276+21 202.50 WWWWW +0.07 -0.31 99% 1.9
3 Charlotte SA Academy 4301 197+12 92.25 WWLW -0.03 -0.16 86% 3.7
4 Richmond United 8521 289+19 172.13 WWDWW +0.08 -0.31 98% 3.0
5 NCFC Youth 5302 1214-2 91.80 WWLWL +0.65 -0.18 2% 6.2
6 NCFC Youth Academy 6303 1914+5 91.50 LLWWW +0.51 -0.28 14% 5.1
7 Charlotte SA 7313 914-5 101.43 WWLDL -0.51 +0.31 0% 8.6
8 Beach FC 8314 1116-5 101.25 LLWDW +0.21 -0.09 0% 7.6
9 Highland FC 5203 811-3 61.20 WLLWL -0.40 +0.16 0% 8.4
10 NC Fusion 6204 1023-13 61.00 WLLLL +0.15 +0.11 0% 10.2
11 Skyline Elite 8206 1229-17 60.75 LWLLL +0.12 +0.11 0% 10.5
12 Fairfax Virginia Union 6105 519-14 30.50 LLLLW -0.10 +0.17 0% 11.3
13 Wilmington Hammerheads 7007 732-25 00.00 LLLLL -0.15 +0.37 0% 12.9

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 (2.35 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.