NC Fusion
ECNL Boys · Mid-Atlantic BU14 · 13 teams · NC Fusion (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 12:00 PM
Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park, BP 08 Secret ↗
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 2–3 (expected goals 2.7 for, 3.8 against · 0.95 expected points)
| Season so far | NC Fusion | Charlotte SA |
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| Position | 13th | 12th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-1-5 | 1-1-5 |
| Points per game | 0.17 | 0.57 |
| Goals for / game | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Goals against / game | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 |
| Held scoreless | 2 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | L L L L D | L D L W L |
| Biggest win | — | 6–1 vs Highland FC |
| Worst loss | 1–10 vs Richmond United | 2–7 vs Richmond United |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | -1.95 | -0.78 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.54 | +0.14 |
Common opponents: Wilmington Hammerheads — we 0–1; they 2–5, 1–2. Highland FC — we 4–4; they 2–3, 6–1. NCFC Youth Academy — we 1–4; they 2–5. Richmond United — we 1–10; they 2–7. Beach FC — we 3–4; they 3–3.
Game plan
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They leak goals — be greedy
Charlotte SA concede 3.7/game; worst result 2–7 vs Richmond United.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.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 2 time(s): 0–1 vs Wilmington Hammerheads, 0–5 at Charlotte SA Academy.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.
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Underdog — play free, stay organised
Model gives 27%; a draw (15%) 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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What a win does
Charlotte SA sit 12th on 0.57 PPG; we are on 0.17.A point moves us above Charlotte SA on PPG (if they don't play). GD is the next tiebreak, so every goal matters — keep attacking with a lead.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Charlotte SA game. The table is ordered by points per game, so one result can move us several places. Type any score in the first row (NC Fusion – Charlotte SA) 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 result | Rivals don't play | Likely results | Every rival wins |
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| – Loss · 0.14 PPG |
13th— holds | 13th— holds | 13th— holds |
| Win 0.57 PPG |
12th▲ up 1 | 12th▲ up 1 | 13th— holds |
| Draw 0.29 PPG |
13th— holds | 13th— holds | 13th— holds |
| Loss 0.14 PPG |
13th— holds | 13th— holds | 13th— holds |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 2–3 loss we stay 13th even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- 5th
- 6th
- 7th
- 8th <1%
- 9th 1%
- 10th 1%
- 11th 5%
- 12th 15%
- 13th 79%
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 18 remaining known games (max 2.29 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | Charlotte SA Academy | 3.00 (+2.83) | 3rd (2.24) | 71 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 53 for their projection |
| 2 | Richmond United | 2.63 (+2.46) | 1st (2.53) | 63 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 60 for their projection — out of reach on the known schedule |
| 3 | VDA | 2.25 (+2.08) | 2nd (2.26) | 53 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 54 for their projection |
| 4 | NCFC Youth Academy | 2.00 (+1.83) | 4th (1.76) | 47 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 42 for their projection |
| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1.86 (+1.69) | 6th (1.40) | 44 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 33 for their projection |
| 6 | Highland FC | 1.40 (+1.23) | 10th (1.04) | 33 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 25 for their projection |
| 7 | Skyline Elite | 1.38 (+1.21) | 5th (1.48) | 33 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 35 for their projection |
| 8 | Beach FC | 1.13 (+0.96) | 7th (1.25) | 27 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 30 for their projection |
| 9 | NCFC Youth | 1.00 (+0.83) | 8th (1.18) | 23 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 28 for their projection |
| 10 | Fairfax Virginia Union | 0.67 (+0.50) | 9th (1.06) | 16 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 25 for their projection |
| 11 | Arlington Soccer Association | 0.63 (+0.46) | 12th (0.78) | 15 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 18 for their projection |
| 12 | Charlotte SA | 0.57 (+0.40) | 11th (0.95) | A point next game |
How the results connect
14 chains · 8 teams
Paths of results that link NC Fusion to Charlotte SA 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
10 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 +0.03 · 4th hardest of 13
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
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| Sat Oct 24 12:00 PM |
Charlotte SA 12th · 1-1-5 · GD -8 |
Home Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 27% |
2–3 | 0.95 | 0.28 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 14 TBD |
Charlotte SA Academy 1st · 4-0-0 · GD +9 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 6% |
1–3 | 0.26 | 0.28 | Upside |
| Sat Nov 21 TBD |
NCFC Youth 9th · 1-2-2 · GD -3 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 17% |
1–2 | 0.68 | 0.32 | Upside |
| Sun Nov 22 11:00 AM |
Wilmington Hammerheads 5th · 4-1-2 · GD +0 |
Away far trip
NCINO Sports Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 13% |
1–3 | 0.52 | 0.34 | Upside |
| Sat Jan 16 TBD |
Skyline Elite 7th · 3-2-3 · GD +1 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 17% |
1–3 | 0.66 | 0.37 | Upside |
| Sun Jan 17 TBD |
VDA 3rd · 6-0-2 · GD +15 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 5% |
1–4 | 0.21 | 0.36 | Upside |
| Sat Jan 30 TBD |
NCFC Youth Academy 4th · 4-0-2 · GD +5 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 12% |
1–4 | 0.47 | 0.37 | Upside |
| Sat Feb 20 01:00 PM |
Beach FC 8th · 2-3-3 · GD -2 |
Away far trip
Hampton Roads Soccer Complex |
●●●●● Very tough | 12% |
1–4 | 0.48 | 0.37 | Upside |
| Sun Feb 21 09:00 AM |
Richmond United 2nd · 7-0-1 · GD +30 |
Away far trip
Striker Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 1% |
1–7 | 0.03 | 0.35 | Upside |
| Sat Mar 6 12:00 PM |
VDA 3rd · 6-0-2 · GD +15 |
Away far trip
Howison Park |
●●●●● Very tough | 2% |
1–5 | 0.12 | 0.34 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 7 TBD |
Skyline Elite 7th · 3-2-3 · GD +1 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 11% |
1–3 | 0.45 | 0.34 | Upside |
| Sun Mar 21 TBD |
Highland FC 6th · 2-1-2 · GD -7 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 21% |
2–3 | 0.77 | 0.37 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 3 01:00 PM |
Fairfax Virginia Union 10th · 1-1-4 · GD -5 |
Away far trip
James W Robinson HS · turf? |
●●●●● Very tough | 18% |
1–2 | 0.72 | 0.39 | Upside |
| Sun Apr 4 TBD |
Arlington Soccer Association 11th · 1-2-5 · GD -16 |
Away |
●●●●○ Tough | 31% |
2–2 | 1.11 | 0.42 | Upside |
| Sat Apr 17 TBD |
Charlotte SA 12th · 1-1-5 · GD -8 |
Away |
●●●●● Very tough | 17% |
2–4 | 0.64 | 0.43 | Upside |
| Sat May 1 TBD |
Fairfax Virginia Union 10th · 1-1-4 · GD -5 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 26% |
1–2 | 0.98 | 0.46 | Upside |
| Sun May 2 TBD |
Arlington Soccer Association 11th · 1-2-5 · GD -16 |
Home |
●●●●○ Tough | 41% |
2–2 | 1.42 | 0.50 | Upside |
| Sat May 8 TBD |
NCFC Youth 9th · 1-2-2 · GD -3 |
Home |
●●●●● Very tough | 24% |
1–2 | 0.93 | 0.52 | 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 | Charlotte SA Academy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | 3.00 | WWWW | +0.08 | -0.14 | 100% | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Highland FC · Sun Oct 25 vs Charlotte SA · Sat Oct 31 at Wilmington Hammerheads See all 20 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Richmond United | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 21 | 2.63 | WWWWW | -0.43 | -0.16 | 100% | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Beach FC · Sat Oct 31 at Skyline Elite · Sat Nov 7 at VDA See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | VDA | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 18 | 2.25 | WWWLW | +0.13 | -0.27 | 100% | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sat Oct 31 vs NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Nov 7 vs Richmond United See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | NCFC Youth Academy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12 | 2.00 | LWWWW | -0.12 | -0.05 | 73% | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Skyline Elite · Sat Oct 31 at VDA · Sat Nov 21 at Wilmington Hammerheads See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | +0 | 13 | 1.86 | WLDWL | -0.52 | +0.21 | 8% | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at NCFC Youth · Sat Oct 31 vs Charlotte SA Academy · Sun Nov 1 vs Highland FC See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Highland FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 7 | 1.40 | WDLWL | -0.31 | +0.18 | 0% | 9.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Charlotte SA Academy · Sat Oct 31 at NCFC Youth · Sun Nov 1 at Wilmington Hammerheads See all 19 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Skyline Elite | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 11 | 1.38 | DDLLL | -0.05 | +0.01 | 15% | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Oct 31 vs Richmond United · Sat Nov 7 vs Beach FC See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Beach FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 9 | 1.13 | LDDDW | -0.03 | -0.01 | 2% | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Richmond United · Sat Nov 7 at Skyline Elite · Sun Nov 8 at VDA See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | NCFC Youth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | 1.00 | LDLWD | +0.40 | -0.12 | 2% | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Wilmington Hammerheads · Sat Oct 31 vs Highland FC · Sun Nov 1 vs Charlotte SA Academy See all 19 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | Fairfax Virginia Union | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 | 0.67 | LLDLW | +0.14 | -0.01 | 0% | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at VDA · Sun Nov 8 at Arlington Soccer Association · Sun Dec 13 vs Skyline Elite See all 18 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Arlington Soccer Association | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 5 | 0.63 | LDLLD | +0.43 | -0.09 | 0% | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sat Jan 9 at VDA · Sun Jan 24 at Skyline Elite See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | Charlotte SA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 4 | 0.57 | LWLDL | +0.14 | +0.03 | 0% | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at NC Fusion · Sun Oct 25 at Charlotte SA Academy · Sun Nov 8 vs Charlotte SA Academy See all 17 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | NC Fusion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 1 | 0.17 | DLLLL | +0.54 | +0.03 | 0% | 12.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Charlotte SA · Sat Nov 14 vs Charlotte SA Academy · Sat Nov 21 at NCFC Youth See all 18 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 (2.25 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.