NCFC Youth NC Courage

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2nd

4-0-0 record · 4 played

3.00 points per game

+14 goal diff · 15–1

WWWWlast 4

100% chance of top 4 · expected finish 1.8

-0.89 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

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NCFC Youth NC Courage
2nd · 3.00 PPG

Richmond United
3rd · 2.00 PPG

WRAL , Field 6 ↗

49% 24% 27%

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●●●○○ Toss-up to win

Most likely score 1–1 (expected goals 1.7 for, 1.2 against · 1.72 expected points)

Season so far	NCFC Youth NC Courage	Richmond United
Position	2nd	3rd
Record (W-D-L)	4-0-0	3-1-1
Points per game	3.00	2.00
Goals for / game	3.8	2.6
Goals against / game	0.3	0.4
Clean sheets	3	4
Held scoreless	0	1
Form (recent first)	W W W W	L D W W W
Biggest win	8–0 at Fairfax Virginia Union	9–0 vs NC Fusion
Worst loss	—	1–2 at Arlington Soccer Association
Model rating (net goals vs avg)	+1.79	+1.21
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)	-0.89	-0.60

Common opponents: Beach FC — we 2–0; they 2–0. Arlington Soccer Association — we 2–1; they 1–2. NCFC Youth — we 3–0; they 1–0.

Game plan

Respect their attack
Richmond United score 2.6/game — well above the league's 1.8.
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.
Hard to break down
Richmond United concede only 0.4/game with 4 clean sheet(s).
Patience and width: move the ball quickly side to side to pull the block apart, and treat set pieces as your best chance — rehearse two corner routines and a near-post free-kick delivery.
Swing game — small margins
Win 49% / draw 24% / loss 27%.
Games like this are decided by one set piece or one transition. Prioritise the strongest XI for the full game, be disciplined with fouls near the box, and have a clear late-game plan for both "protect the lead" and "chase".
What a win does
VDA sit 1st on 3.00 PPG; we are on 3.00.
A win moves us above VDA 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 Richmond United 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 NC Courage – Richmond United) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 8 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 · 2.60 PPG	2nd— holds	2nd— holds	2nd— holds
Win 3.00 PPG	2nd— holds	2nd— holds	2nd— holds
Draw 2.60 PPG	2nd— holds	2nd— holds	2nd— holds
Loss 2.40 PPG	2nd— holds	2nd— holds	2nd— holds

Can we move up this round? Yes. With a 1–1 draw we finish as high as 1st if every rival drops points, and as low as 2nd if every rival wins.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

34% finish 1st

100% top 4

0% below the top 4

1.8 average finish

1st 34%
2nd 56%
3rd 9%
4th 1%
5th <1%
6th <1%
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th

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 6 remaining known games (max 3.00 PPG if we win out).

#	Team	PPG	Proj.	To pass them
1	VDA	3.00 (+0.00)	1st (2.61)	Win next game

How the results connect

9 chains · 7 teams

Paths of results that link NCFC Youth NC Courage to Richmond United 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.

5 favour us

1 even

3 favour them

+0.8 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.

won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from

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.

9 chains

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 +0.22 · 4th hardest of 11

Date	Opponent	Where	Difficulty	Win	Likely	Exp. pts	Run. PPG	Priority
Sat Oct 24 02:00 PM	Richmond United 3rd · 3-1-1 · GD +11	Home WRAL	●●●○○ Toss-up	49%	1–1	1.72	2.74	Swing game
Sun Oct 25 11:00 AM	VDA 1st · 5-0-0 · GD +20	Home WRAL	●●●●○ Tough	34%	1–1	1.25	2.50	Upside
Sun Nov 1 03:00 PM	Charlotte SA 6th · 1-1-1 · GD +0	Home WRAL	●●○○○ Lean win	67%	1–0	2.21	2.45	Swing game
Sat Nov 14 TBD	NC Fusion 9th · 0-1-2 · GD -15	Away	●○○○○ Favorable	95%	5–1	2.88	2.51	Bank it
Sat Jan 16 01:00 PM	Wilmington Hammerheads 4th · 1-2-0 · GD +5	Away far trip NCINO Sports Park	●●○○○ Lean win	62%	2–1	2.03	2.45	Swing game
Sat Jan 23 03:00 PM	South Carolina Surf 10th · 0-1-3 · GD -8	Home WRAL	●○○○○ Favorable	89%	3–0	2.74	2.48	Bank it

"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

Pts

PPG

Form

SoS

Run-in

Top 4

Exp. finish

VDA

+20

3.00

WWWWW

-0.69

+0.14

100%

1.4

W	Sun Oct 4	at	Beach FC (8th)	7–0
W	Sat Oct 3	vs	Charlotte SA (6th)	2–0
W	Sun Sep 27	vs	South Carolina Surf (10th)	5–1
W	Sat Sep 26	vs	NC Fusion (9th)	6–0
W	Sun Sep 20	vs	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	1–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Wilmington Hammerheads · Sun Oct 25 at NCFC Youth NC Courage · Sat Nov 7 vs Fairfax Virginia Union See all 5 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	2–1	71%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	1–1	43%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	6–0	99%
·	Sat Jan 16	at	Richmond United (3rd)	1–1	49%
·	Sun Jan 17	at	NCFC Youth (7th)	3–0	85%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

NCFC Youth NC Courage

+14

3.00

WWWW

-0.89

+0.22

100%

1.8

W	Sun Oct 18	vs	NCFC Youth (7th)	3–0
W	Sun Oct 4	at	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	2–1
W	Sat Oct 3	at	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	8–0
W	Sat Sep 19	at	Beach FC (8th)	2–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Richmond United · Sun Oct 25 vs VDA · Sun Nov 1 vs Charlotte SA See all 6 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Richmond United (3rd)	1–1	49%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	VDA (1st)	1–1	34%
·	Sun Nov 1	vs	Charlotte SA (6th)	1–0	67%
·	Sat Nov 14	at	NC Fusion (9th)	5–1	95%
·	Sat Jan 16	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	2–1	62%
·	Sat Jan 23	vs	South Carolina Surf (10th)	3–0	89%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Richmond United

+11

2.00

WWWDL

-0.60

+0.28

87%

3.4

L	Sun Oct 18	at	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	1–2
D	Sun Oct 4	vs	Charlotte SA (6th)	0–0
W	Sat Oct 3	at	Beach FC (8th)	2–0
W	Sun Sep 27	vs	NC Fusion (9th)	9–0
W	Sat Sep 26	vs	NCFC Youth (7th)	1–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at NCFC Youth NC Courage · Sun Oct 25 at Wilmington Hammerheads · Sat Nov 21 at South Carolina Surf See all 5 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	1–1	27%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	1–1	51%
·	Sat Nov 21	at	South Carolina Surf (10th)	2–0	75%
·	Sat Jan 16	vs	VDA (1st)	1–1	26%
·	Sun Jan 17	vs	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	4–0	95%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Wilmington Hammerheads

1.67

DWD

-1.00

+0.27

38%

5.0

D	Sun Oct 18	vs	South Carolina Surf (10th)	1–1
W	Sun Oct 4	at	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	5–0
D	Sat Oct 3	at	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	3–3

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs VDA · Sun Oct 25 vs Richmond United · Sat Oct 31 at Beach FC See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	VDA (1st)	1–2	14%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Richmond United (3rd)	1–1	27%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	Beach FC (8th)	2–1	67%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	NC Fusion (9th)	5–1	89%
·	Sat Nov 21	at	Charlotte SA (6th)	1–1	38%
·	Sat Jan 16	vs	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	1–2	20%
·	Sat Jan 23	at	NCFC Youth (7th)	2–1	59%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Arlington Soccer Association

1.33

LWDLW

+0.71

-1.19

33%

5.0

W	Sun Oct 18	vs	Richmond United (3rd)	2–1
L	Sun Oct 4	vs	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	1–2
D	Sat Oct 3	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	3–3
W	Sat Sep 26	vs	South Carolina Surf (10th)	2–0
L	Sun Sep 20	at	VDA (1st)	0–1
D	Sat Sep 12	vs	Beach FC (8th)	0–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Charlotte SA · Sun Oct 25 at NC Fusion · Sun Nov 15 at Fairfax Virginia Union See all 4 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Charlotte SA (6th)	0–1	32%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	NC Fusion (9th)	3–1	73%
·	Sun Nov 15	at	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	2–0	80%
·	Sat Jan 16	at	NCFC Youth (7th)	1–1	49%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Charlotte SA

1.33

LDW

+0.82

-0.46

42%

4.9

W	Sat Oct 17	at	South Carolina Surf (10th)	2–0
D	Sun Oct 4	at	Richmond United (3rd)	0–0
L	Sat Oct 3	at	VDA (1st)	0–2

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Arlington Soccer Association · Sun Oct 25 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sun Nov 1 at NCFC Youth NC Courage See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	1–0	38%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	2–0	82%
·	Sun Nov 1	at	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	0–1	13%
·	Sat Nov 14	vs	NCFC Youth (7th)	1–0	54%
·	Sat Nov 21	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	1–1	36%
·	Sat Jan 16	vs	Beach FC (8th)	1–0	61%
·	Sun Jan 17	at	NC Fusion (9th)	2–1	69%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

NCFC Youth

-4

0.80

DLLWL

-0.40

+0.49

8.2

L	Sun Oct 18	at	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	0–3
W	Sun Sep 27	at	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	2–0
L	Sat Sep 26	at	Richmond United (3rd)	0–1
L	Sun Sep 20	at	Beach FC (8th)	0–2
D	Sat Sep 19	vs	NC Fusion (9th)	4–4

Next: Sat Nov 14 at Charlotte SA · Sat Jan 16 vs Arlington Soccer Association · Sun Jan 17 vs VDA See all 5 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Nov 14	at	Charlotte SA (6th)	0–1	20%
·	Sat Jan 16	vs	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	1–1	26%
·	Sun Jan 17	vs	VDA (1st)	0–3	5%
·	Sat Jan 23	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	1–2	22%
·	Sun Jan 24	vs	South Carolina Surf (10th)	1–1	49%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Beach FC

-9

0.80

DLWLL

+1.03

-0.90

8.0

L	Sun Oct 4	vs	VDA (1st)	0–7
L	Sat Oct 3	vs	Richmond United (3rd)	0–2
W	Sun Sep 20	vs	NCFC Youth (7th)	2–0
L	Sat Sep 19	vs	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	0–2
D	Sat Sep 12	at	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	0–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at NC Fusion · Sun Oct 25 at South Carolina Surf · Sat Oct 31 vs Wilmington Hammerheads See all 5 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	NC Fusion (9th)	2–2	40%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	South Carolina Surf (10th)	1–1	30%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	1–2	15%
·	Sat Nov 14	at	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	1–1	54%
·	Sat Jan 16	at	Charlotte SA (6th)	0–1	14%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

NC Fusion

-15

0.33

DLL

+1.00

-0.19

9.3

L	Sun Sep 27	at	Richmond United (3rd)	0–9
L	Sat Sep 26	at	VDA (1st)	0–6
D	Sat Sep 19	at	NCFC Youth (7th)	4–4

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Beach FC · Sun Oct 25 vs Arlington Soccer Association · Sat Oct 31 at South Carolina Surf See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Beach FC (8th)	2–2	39%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	1–3	13%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	South Carolina Surf (10th)	1–2	27%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	1–5	5%
·	Sat Nov 14	vs	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	1–5	2%
·	Sat Jan 16	vs	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	3–1	67%
·	Sun Jan 17	vs	Charlotte SA (6th)	1–2	15%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

South Carolina Surf

-8

0.25

LLLD

+0.81

-0.48

8.6

D	Sun Oct 18	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	1–1
L	Sat Oct 17	vs	Charlotte SA (6th)	0–2
L	Sun Sep 27	at	VDA (1st)	1–5
L	Sat Sep 26	at	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	0–2

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Fairfax Virginia Union · Sun Oct 25 vs Beach FC · Sat Oct 31 vs NC Fusion See all 6 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Fairfax Virginia Union (11th)	2–1	67%
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Beach FC (8th)	1–1	43%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	NC Fusion (9th)	2–1	55%
·	Sat Nov 21	vs	Richmond United (3rd)	0–2	9%
·	Sat Jan 23	at	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	0–3	3%
·	Sun Jan 24	at	NCFC Youth (7th)	1–1	27%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

Fairfax Virginia Union

-15

0.00

LLL

+0.63

+0.00

10.7

L	Sun Oct 4	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (4th)	0–5
L	Sat Oct 3	vs	NCFC Youth NC Courage (2nd)	0–8
L	Sun Sep 27	vs	NCFC Youth (7th)	0–2

Next: Sat Oct 24 at South Carolina Surf · Sun Oct 25 at Charlotte SA · Sat Nov 7 at VDA See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	South Carolina Surf (10th)	1–2	15%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	Charlotte SA (6th)	0–2	6%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	VDA (1st)	0–6	0%
·	Sat Nov 14	vs	Beach FC (8th)	1–1	23%
·	Sun Nov 15	vs	Arlington Soccer Association (5th)	0–2	7%
·	Sat Jan 16	at	NC Fusion (9th)	1–3	18%
·	Sun Jan 17	at	Richmond United (3rd)	0–4	1%

Likely score and win chance are the model's view from this team's side.

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 (1.77 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.