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Jacksonville Hammerheads FC

ECNL Regional League Boys · Carolinas BU14 · 10 teams · Wilmington Hammerheads (all teams)

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5th
4-0-3 record · 7 played
1.71 points per game
+2 goal diff · 20–18
LLWLWlast 5
4% chance of top 4 · expected finish 6.0
-0.27 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sat Oct 31, 02:00 PM

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Jacksonville Hammerheads FC
5th · 1.71 PPG
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NCFC Youth Elite
2nd · 2.17 PPG

WRAL , Field 5 ↗ far trip

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●●●●● Very tough to win

Most likely score 1–3 (expected goals 1.7 for, 3.9 against · 0.50 expected points)

Season so farJacksonville Hammerheads FCNCFC Youth Elite
Position5th2nd
Record (W-D-L)4-0-34-1-1
Points per game1.712.17
Goals for / game2.93.7
Goals against / game2.61.2
Clean sheets11
Held scoreless11
Form (recent first)W L W L LW W W W L
Biggest win6–0 vs Villarreal Force Academy11–1 vs Villarreal Force Academy
Worst loss2–5 vs Charlotte SA Blue0–2 vs NCFC Youth Premier
Model rating (net goals vs avg)-0.03+1.54
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)-0.27-0.51

Common opponents: Villarreal Force Academy — we 6–0; they 11–1. Highland FC — we 0–2; they 4–0. Catawba Valley YSA — we 4–3; they 4–2.

Game plan

  • Respect their attack
    NCFC Youth Elite score 3.7/game — well above the league's 2.3.

    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.

  • Finishing wins the tight ones
    Held scoreless 1 time(s): 0–2 vs Highland FC.

    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.

  • Underdog — play free, stay organised
    Model gives 13%; a draw (12%) 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.

  • They arrive in form
    NCFC Youth 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.

  • Away game
    Kickoff 02:00 PM at WRAL .

    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 NCFC Youth 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 (Jacksonville Hammerheads FC – NCFC Youth Elite) to see where it lands us; it resets when you reload. Likely results plays out the model's most likely score in the 3 other games that week (Mon Oct 26 – Sun Nov 1); the outer columns are the best and worst the rivals can do.

Our resultRivals don't playLikely resultsEvery rival wins
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Loss · 1.50 PPG
5th— holds 5th— holds 6th▼ down 1
Win
1.88 PPG
4th▲ up 1 4th▲ up 1 4th▲ up 1
Draw
1.63 PPG
5th— holds 5th— holds 6th▼ down 1
Loss
1.50 PPG
5th— holds 5th— holds 6th▼ down 1

Can we move up this round? No. With a 1–3 loss we stay 5th even if every rival loses, and as low as 6th if every rival wins.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

0% finish 1st
4% top 4
96% below the top 4
6.0 average finish
  1. 1st
  2. 2nd <1%
  3. 3rd <1%
  4. 4th 4%
  5. 5th 31%
  6. 6th 34%
  7. 7th 21%
  8. 8th 9%
  9. 9th 2%
  10. 10th

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 2.64 PPG if we win out).

#TeamPPGProj.To pass them
1 NCFC Youth Premier 2.57 (+0.86) 1st (2.21) 53 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 44 for their projection
2 NCFC Youth Elite 2.17 (+0.46) 2nd (2.13) 43 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 42 for their projection
3 Charlotte SA Blue 2.17 (+0.46) 4th (1.94) 43 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 37 for their projection
4 Catawba Valley YSA 2.14 (+0.43) 3rd (1.99) 42 of 54 pts to pass their current pace, 38 for their projection

How the results connect

28 chains · 10 teams

Paths of results that link Jacksonville Hammerheads FC to NCFC Youth 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.

7 favour us
3 even
18 favour them
-2.6 goals per chain on average. The results point their way.
won lost drew· result for the team the arrow starts from
4–3 2–4 6–0 1–11 0–2 0–4 3–0 1–2 4–3 9–0 2–5 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–7 1–0 2–3 Jacksonville Hammer… 5th Catawba Valley YSA 4th Villarreal Force Ac… 10th Highland FC 8th Charlotte SA White 6th Charlotte SA Blue 3rd Wilmington Hammerhe… 7th NC Fusion 9th NCFC Youth Premier 1st NCFC Youth Elite 2nd

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 5th 10th Sep 5 Sep 19 Sep 27 Oct 4 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 +0.12 · 3rd hardest of 10

DateOpponentWhereDifficultyWinLikelyExp. ptsRun. PPGPriority
Sat Oct 31
02:00 PM
NCFC Youth Elite
2nd · 4-1-1 · GD +15
Away far trip
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
13%
1–3 0.50 1.56 Upside
Sat Oct 31
02:00 PM
NC Fusion
9th · 0-1-4 · GD -8
Away far trip
Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park
●●●○○ Toss-up
50%
2–1 1.70 1.58 Swing game
Sat Nov 21
02:00 PM
Charlotte SA Blue
3rd · 4-1-1 · GD +11
Away far trip
Orthocarolina Complex
●●●●● Very tough
18%
1–3 0.68 1.49 Upside
Sun Nov 22
11:00 AM
Charlotte SA White
6th · 3-1-3 · GD +6
Away far trip
Frank Liske Park
●●●●○ Tough
28%
2–3 0.99 1.44 Upside
Sat Dec 5
02:00 PM
NCFC Youth Premier
1st · 6-0-1 · GD +16
Home
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
18%
1–2 0.71 1.38 Upside
Sun Dec 6
11:00 AM
NCFC Youth Premier
1st · 6-0-1 · GD +16
Away far trip
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
12%
1–2 0.51 1.31 Upside
Sat Jan 23
12:00 PM
Highland FC
8th · 2-2-4 · GD -3
Away far trip
John B Lewis Soccer Complex
●●●●○ Tough
37%
1–1 1.34 1.32 Upside
Sun Jan 24
01:00 PM
Catawba Valley YSA
4th · 5-0-2 · GD +11
Away far trip
Pepsi Regional Soccer Complex
●●●●● Very tough
18%
2–3 0.66 1.27 Upside
Sat Feb 6
TBD
Villarreal Force Academy
10th · 0-0-7 · GD -44
Away
●○○○○ Favorable
93%
5–1 2.85 1.37 Bank it
Sat Mar 6
01:00 PM
Highland FC
8th · 2-2-4 · GD -3
Home
Woodlands Park
●●●○○ Toss-up
47%
2–1 1.63 1.39 Swing game
Sun Mar 7
TBD
Catawba Valley YSA
4th · 5-0-2 · GD +11
Home
●●●●○ Tough
27%
2–3 0.96 1.36 Upside
Sat Mar 13
TBD
Charlotte SA Blue
3rd · 4-1-1 · GD +11
Home
●●●●○ Tough
27%
2–3 0.97 1.34 Upside
Sun Mar 14
TBD
Charlotte SA White
6th · 3-1-3 · GD +6
Home
●●●●○ Tough
39%
3–3 1.35 1.34 Upside
Sat Mar 20
TBD
Villarreal Force Academy
10th · 0-0-7 · GD -44
Home
●○○○○ Favorable
96%
5–0 2.92 1.42 Bank it
Sat Apr 10
TBD
Wilmington Hammerheads
7th · 3-0-5 · GD -6
Away
●●●○○ Toss-up
47%
2–2 1.59 1.42 Swing game
Sat Apr 17
02:00 PM
NCFC Youth Elite
2nd · 4-1-1 · GD +15
Away far trip
WRAL
●●●●● Very tough
13%
1–3 0.50 1.38 Upside
Sun Apr 18
TBD
NC Fusion
9th · 0-1-4 · GD -8
Away
●●●○○ Toss-up
50%
2–1 1.70 1.40 Swing game
Sat May 1
TBD
NCFC Youth Premier
1st · 6-0-1 · GD +16
Home
●●●●● Very tough
18%
1–2 0.71 1.37 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

#TeamGPWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGFormSoSRun-inTop 4Exp. finish
1 NCFC Youth Premier 7601 204+16 182.57 WWWWL -0.83 +0.12 99% 1.9
2 NCFC Youth Elite 6411 227+15 132.17 LWWWW -0.51 -0.10 99% 2.2
3 Charlotte SA Blue 6411 209+11 132.17 DWWWW -0.44 -0.11 92% 3.2
4 Catawba Valley YSA 7502 2514+11 152.14 WWLWL +0.20 -0.12 96% 3.0
5 Jacksonville Hammerheads FC 7403 2018+2 121.71 LLWLW -0.27 +0.12 4% 6.0
6 Charlotte SA White 7313 2418+6 101.43 WLWLW -0.40 +0.07 10% 5.5
7 Wilmington Hammerheads 8305 1420-6 91.13 LLLLW +0.02 +0.01 0% 7.7
8 Highland FC 8224 1013-3 81.00 LWLWL +0.40 +0.00 1% 7.1
9 NC Fusion 5014 311-8 10.20 DLLLL +1.08 -0.12 0% 8.4
10 Villarreal Force Academy 7007 145-44 00.00 LLLLL +0.75 +0.34 0% 10.0

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 (2.28 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.