NCFC Youth Academy
ECNL Boys · Mid-Atlantic BU16 · 13 teams · NCFC Youth (all teams)
Next game — Sat Oct 24, 04:00 PM
South Fork Soccer Park, Field 2 ↗ far trip
●●●●○ Tough to win
Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.6 for, 1.8 against · 1.25 expected points)
| Season so far | NCFC Youth Academy | Skyline Elite |
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| Position | 3rd | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-1 | 5-1-0 |
| Points per game | 1.75 | 2.67 |
| Goals for / game | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Goals against / game | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 2 |
| Held scoreless | 1 | 0 |
| Form (recent first) | D W L W | W W W W D |
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs Richmond United | 2–0 at Highland FC |
| Worst loss | 2–3 at Charlotte SA Academy | — |
| Model rating (net goals vs avg) | +0.56 | +0.67 |
| Schedule faced (avg opp. rating) | +0.13 | -0.20 |
Common opponents: Charlotte SA Academy — we 2–3, 0–0; they 4–3. Arlington Soccer Association — we 3–1; they 3–3.
Game plan
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Respect their attack
Skyline Elite score 2.3/game — well above the league's 1.5.Deny the easy goals first: compact shape between the lines, no fouls in shooting range, and a plan for their best outlet. Score first and make them chase.
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Finishing wins the tight ones
Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–0 vs 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 34%; a draw (22%) 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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They arrive in form
Skyline Elite have won 4 straight.Don't let them settle: deny the first 10 minutes of rhythm with pressure on their first pass out of the back.
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Away game
Kickoff 04:00 PM at South Fork Soccer Park.Arrive 75 minutes early to see the surface and goal size; plan a longer dynamic warm-up after a drive. Away wins are worth the same 3 points — keep the routine identical to home.
If Saturday goes…
Where we'd sit after the Skyline Elite 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 Academy – Skyline Elite) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| – Draw · 1.60 PPG |
3rd— holds | 4th▼ down 1 | 4th▼ down 1 |
| Win 2.00 PPG |
3rd— holds | 3rd— holds | 3rd— holds |
| Draw 1.60 PPG |
3rd— holds | 4th▼ down 1 | 4th▼ down 1 |
| Loss 1.40 PPG |
6th▼ down 3 | 6th▼ down 3 | 6th▼ down 3 |
Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–1 draw we stay 3rd even if every rival loses, and as low as 4th if every rival wins.
Where we finish
2,000 simulated seasons
- 1st 13%
- 2nd 26%
- 3rd 22%
- 4th 14%
- 5th 10%
- 6th 6%
- 7th 4%
- 8th 3%
- 9th 2%
- 10th 1%
- 11th 1%
- 12th <1%
- 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 14 remaining known games (max 2.72 PPG if we win out).
| # | Team | PPG | Proj. | To pass them |
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| 1 | NCFC Youth | 3.00 (+1.25) | 2nd (1.79) | 47 of 42 pts to pass their current pace, 26 for their projection |
| 2 | Skyline Elite | 2.67 (+0.92) | 1st (2.13) | 42 of 42 pts to pass their current pace, 32 for their projection |
How the results connect
12 chains · 8 teams
Paths of results that link NCFC Youth Academy to Skyline Elite 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
9 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 -0.10 · 11th hardest of 13
| Date | Opponent | Where | Difficulty | Win | Likely | Exp. pts | Run. PPG | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Oct 24 04:00 PM |
Skyline Elite 2nd · 5-1-0 · GD +6 |
Away far trip
South Fork Soccer Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 34% |
1–1 | 1.25 | 1.65 | Upside |
| Sat Oct 31 01:00 PM |
VDA 10th · 1-2-3 · GD +0 |
Away far trip
Long Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 43% |
1–1 | 1.57 | 1.64 | Swing game |
| Sun Jan 17 11:00 AM |
Fairfax Virginia Union 9th · 2-0-4 · GD -4 |
Home Wake Competition Center |
●●○○○ Lean win | 61% |
1–0 | 2.06 | 1.70 | Swing game |
| Sun Jan 24 02:00 PM |
NCFC Youth 1st · 2-0-0 · GD +2 |
Home WRAL |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 44% |
1–1 | 1.58 | 1.68 | Swing game |
| Sat Jan 30 TBD |
NC Fusion 12th · 0-1-1 · GD -1 |
Away |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 54% |
1–1 | 1.84 | 1.70 | Swing game |
| Sun Feb 7 01:00 PM |
NCFC Youth 1st · 2-0-0 · GD +2 |
Away WRAL |
●●●●○ Tough | 36% |
1–1 | 1.34 | 1.66 | Upside |
| Sat Feb 13 TBD |
Charlotte SA 6th · 1-0-1 · GD -2 |
Away |
●●○○○ Lean win | 60% |
2–1 | 1.99 | 1.69 | Swing game |
| Sat Feb 20 01:00 PM |
Beach FC 11th · 1-2-4 · GD -8 |
Away far trip
Hampton Roads Soccer Complex |
●●○○○ Lean win | 64% |
2–0 | 2.14 | 1.73 | Swing game |
| Sat Feb 27 04:00 PM |
Highland FC 13th · 0-1-1 · GD -2 |
Home WRAL |
●●○○○ Lean win | 62% |
1–0 | 2.07 | 1.76 | Swing game |
| Sat Mar 6 TBD |
NC Fusion 12th · 0-1-1 · GD -1 |
Home |
●●○○○ Lean win | 63% |
2–1 | 2.09 | 1.78 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 10 02:00 PM |
Wilmington Hammerheads 5th · 1-0-1 · GD +2 |
Home WRAL |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 47% |
1–1 | 1.65 | 1.77 | Swing game |
| Sun Apr 18 03:00 PM |
Highland FC 13th · 0-1-1 · GD -2 |
Away far trip
Buncombe County Sports Park |
●●●○○ Toss-up | 54% |
1–0 | 1.85 | 1.78 | Swing game |
| Sat Apr 24 12:00 PM |
Charlotte SA 6th · 1-0-1 · GD -2 |
Home WRAL |
●●○○○ Lean win | 69% |
2–1 | 2.24 | 1.80 | Swing game |
| Sat May 8 12:00 PM |
Wilmington Hammerheads 5th · 1-0-1 · GD +2 |
Away far trip
NCINO Sports Park |
●●●●○ Tough | 38% |
1–1 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 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
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Form | SoS | Run-in | Top 4 | Exp. finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | NCFC Youth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 3.00 | WW | -0.10 | -0.02 | 72% | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Jan 24 at NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Jan 30 at Wilmington Hammerheads · Sat Feb 6 at Charlotte SA See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 2 | Skyline Elite | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | 2.67 | DWWWW | -0.20 | -0.02 | 97% | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Oct 31 vs Richmond United · Sat Nov 7 vs Beach FC See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 3 | NCFC Youth Academy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1.75 | WLWD | +0.13 | -0.10 | 75% | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Skyline Elite · Sat Oct 31 at VDA · Sun Jan 17 vs Fairfax Virginia Union See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 4 | Richmond United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | 1.57 | DLDWW | -0.20 | +0.08 | 27% | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Beach FC · Sat Oct 31 at Skyline Elite · Sat Nov 7 at VDA See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 1.50 | LW | -0.10 | -0.02 | 52% | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Jan 30 vs NCFC Youth · Sat Feb 13 vs Richmond United · Sun Feb 14 vs Beach FC See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 6 | Charlotte SA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 1.50 | WL | -0.32 | +0.12 | 3% | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Charlotte SA Academy · Sun Nov 22 vs Highland FC · Sat Jan 16 vs VDA See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 7 | Arlington Soccer Association | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | 1.38 | LLDWL | +0.13 | -0.16 | 31% | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sat Jan 9 at VDA · Sun Jan 24 at Skyline Elite See all 9 future matchups ▸
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| 8 | Charlotte SA Academy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 5 | 1.25 | WDDL | +0.45 | -0.13 | 29% | 6.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 8 at Charlotte SA · Sat Jan 16 at Highland FC · Sun Jan 24 vs Charlotte SA See all 14 future matchups ▸
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| 9 | Fairfax Virginia Union | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 | 1.00 | LWWLL | +0.15 | -0.03 | 2% | 9.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 at VDA · Sun Nov 8 at Arlington Soccer Association · Sun Dec 13 vs Skyline Elite See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 10 | VDA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 5 | 0.83 | LWLDD | -0.01 | -0.01 | 7% | 8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sat Oct 31 vs NCFC Youth Academy · Sat Nov 7 vs Richmond United See all 11 future matchups ▸
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| 11 | Beach FC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 | 0.71 | DWLLD | -0.04 | +0.17 | 0% | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Oct 24 at Richmond United · Sat Nov 7 at Skyline Elite · Sun Nov 8 at VDA See all 10 future matchups ▸
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| 12 | NC Fusion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0.50 | LD | -0.32 | +0.09 | 3% | 9.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sat Jan 16 vs Skyline Elite · Sun Jan 17 vs VDA · Sat Jan 30 vs NCFC Youth Academy See all 16 future matchups ▸
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| 13 | Highland FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 0.50 | LD | +0.35 | +0.02 | 3% | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next: Sun Nov 22 at Charlotte SA · Sat Jan 16 vs Charlotte SA Academy · Sat Feb 13 vs Fairfax Virginia Union See all 16 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 (1.48 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.