NCFC Youth Elite

ECNL Regional League Girls · Carolinas GU18/19 · 9 teams · NCFC Youth (all teams)

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1st

7-0-1 record · 8 played

2.63 points per game

+23 goal diff · 25–2

WWWWWlast 5

100% chance of top 4 · expected finish 1.5

-0.75 schedule faced · avg opponent rating

Next game — Sat Oct 24, 10:00 AM

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NCFC Youth Elite
1st · 2.63 PPG

Wilmington Hammerheads
8th · 0.20 PPG

NCINO Sports Park, Field 7 ↗ far trip

92%

windrawloss

●○○○○ Favorable to win

Most likely score 3–0 (expected goals 3.6 for, 0.5 against · 2.82 expected points)

Season so far	NCFC Youth Elite	Wilmington Hammerheads
Position	1st	8th
Record (W-D-L)	7-0-1	0-1-4
Points per game	2.63	0.20
Goals for / game	3.1	0.4
Goals against / game	0.3	3.2
Clean sheets	6	0
Held scoreless	1	3
Form (recent first)	W W W W W	L L L L D
Biggest win	7–0 at South Carolina Surf	—
Worst loss	0–1 vs Charlotte SA White	0–8 at Charlotte SA White
Model rating (net goals vs avg)	+1.89	-1.58
Schedule faced (avg opp. rating)	-0.75	+0.83

Already played this season: Sat Oct 3 3–0 vs Wilmington Hammerheads (W)

Common opponents: NC Fusion — we 1–0, 2–0; they 1–3. Charlotte SA White — we 0–1; they 0–8. Highland FC — we 2–0; they 1–1.

Game plan

They struggle to score
Wilmington Hammerheads average 0.4 goals/game (league avg 1.8); blanked in 3 of 5.
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 3.2/game; worst result 0–8 at Charlotte SA White.
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): 0–1 vs Charlotte SA White.
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 92% chance; likely score 3–0.
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 4 straight (form: DLLLL).
Teams on losing runs go quiet after conceding. An early goal usually ends the contest — start fast.
Away game
Kickoff 10:00 AM at NCINO Sports 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 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 Elite – 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 4 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
– Win · 2.67 PPG	1st— holds	1st— holds	1st— holds
Win 2.67 PPG	1st— holds	1st— holds	1st— holds
Draw 2.44 PPG	2nd▼ down 1	2nd▼ down 1	2nd▼ down 1
Loss 2.33 PPG	2nd▼ down 1	2nd▼ down 1	2nd▼ down 1

Can we move up this round? No. With a 3–0 win we stay 1st even if every rival loses, whatever the rivals do.

Where we finish

2,000 simulated seasons

52% finish 1st

100% top 4

0% below the top 4

1.5 average finish

1st 52%
2nd 44%
3rd 4%
4th <1%
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th

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

Top of the table. The job is to stay there: see the path below for where points are most at risk.

How the results connect

21 chains · 8 teams

Paths of results that link NCFC Youth Elite 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.

20 favour us

1 favour them

+4.2 goals per chain on average. The results point our way.

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

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12 chains

Position over the season

13 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 -0.07 · 3rd hardest of 9

Date	Opponent	Where	Difficulty	Win	Likely	Exp. pts	Run. PPG	Priority
Sat Oct 24 10:00 AM	Wilmington Hammerheads 8th · 0-1-4 · GD -14	Away far trip NCINO Sports Park	●○○○○ Favorable	92%	3–0	2.82	2.65	Bank it
Sat Oct 31 10:00 AM	Charlotte SA Blue 4th · 3-1-1 · GD +4	Home WRAL	●●○○○ Lean win	62%	1–0	2.11	2.59	Swing game
Sat Dec 12 12:00 PM	Charlotte SA Blue 4th · 3-1-1 · GD +4	Away far trip Orthocarolina Complex	●●●○○ Toss-up	55%	1–0	1.94	2.53	Swing game
Tue Dec 15 05:30 PM	NCFC Youth Premier 3rd · 5-0-2 · GD +6	Away far trip Wake Competition Center	●●○○○ Lean win	69%	2–1	2.24	2.51	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

Team

Pts

PPG

Form

SoS

Run-in

Top 4

Exp. finish

NCFC Youth Elite

+23

2.63

WWWWW

-0.75

-0.07

100%

1.5

W	Sun Oct 11	at	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	5–0
W	Sat Oct 10	at	Highland FC (6th)	2–0
W	Sat Oct 3	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	3–0
W	Sun Sep 27	at	South Carolina Surf (9th)	5–1
W	Sat Sep 26	at	South Carolina Surf (9th)	7–0
W	Sat Sep 19	at	NC Fusion (5th)	2–0
L	Sat Sep 12	vs	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–1
W	Sat Aug 29	vs	NC Fusion (5th)	1–0

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Wilmington Hammerheads · Sat Oct 31 vs Charlotte SA Blue · Sat Dec 12 at Charlotte SA Blue See all 4 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	3–0	92%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	1–0	62%
·	Sat Dec 12	at	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	1–0	55%
·	Tue Dec 15	at	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	2–1	69%

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

Charlotte SA White

+18

2.50

WWLWW

-0.21

-0.56

100%

1.6

W	Sat Oct 17	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	8–0
W	Sat Oct 3	vs	NC Fusion (5th)	2–0
L	Sun Sep 27	at	Highland FC (6th)	0–1
W	Sun Sep 20	at	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	5–0
W	Sat Sep 12	at	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	1–0
W	Sat Aug 29	vs	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	4–1

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs Highland FC · Sat Oct 31 vs Catawba Valley YSA · Sun Nov 1 at NCFC Youth Premier See all 5 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	Highland FC (6th)	2–0	80%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	5–0	96%
·	Sun Nov 1	at	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	2–1	68%
·	Sun Dec 6	vs	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	1–0	62%
·	Sat Dec 12	at	South Carolina Surf (9th)	4–0	95%

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

NCFC Youth Premier

2.14

WLWWW

-0.25

+0.05

99%

3.1

W	Sun Oct 18	at	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	3–2
W	Sat Oct 17	at	Highland FC (6th)	2–0
W	Sun Oct 4	vs	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	6–2
L	Sun Sep 27	at	NC Fusion (5th)	2–4
W	Sat Sep 26	vs	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	2–0
W	Sun Sep 13	vs	Highland FC (6th)	3–1
L	Sat Aug 29	at	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	1–4

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs South Carolina Surf · Sun Nov 1 vs Charlotte SA White · Sat Dec 12 at Wilmington Hammerheads See all 4 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	South Carolina Surf (9th)	4–1	90%
·	Sun Nov 1	vs	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	1–2	16%
·	Sat Dec 12	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	3–1	79%
·	Tue Dec 15	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	1–2	14%

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

Charlotte SA Blue

2.00

WWLWD

-0.88

+0.26

68%

4.2

D	Sun Oct 18	at	NC Fusion (5th)	0–0
W	Sun Oct 4	vs	South Carolina Surf (9th)	3–0
L	Sat Sep 26	at	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	0–2
W	Sat Sep 19	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	1–0
W	Sat Aug 29	at	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	2–0

Next: Sun Oct 25 vs Highland FC · Sat Oct 31 at NCFC Youth Elite · Sat Nov 7 vs South Carolina Surf See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	Highland FC (6th)	1–0	49%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–1	12%
·	Sat Nov 7	vs	South Carolina Surf (9th)	2–0	79%
·	Sat Dec 5	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	1–0	66%
·	Sun Dec 6	at	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–1	13%
·	Sat Dec 12	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–1	16%
·	Sun Dec 13	vs	NC Fusion (5th)	1–0	48%

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

NC Fusion

-2

1.25

WLWLD

+0.36

-1.33

31%

4.8

D	Sun Oct 18	vs	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–0
L	Sat Oct 17	vs	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	3–5
W	Sun Oct 11	at	Highland FC (6th)	1–0
L	Sat Oct 3	at	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–2
W	Sun Sep 27	vs	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	4–2
W	Sat Sep 26	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	3–1
L	Sat Sep 19	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–2
L	Sat Aug 29	at	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–1

Next: Sun Oct 25 vs South Carolina Surf · Sun Nov 8 vs Wilmington Hammerheads · Sun Dec 6 at South Carolina Surf See all 4 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sun Oct 25	vs	South Carolina Surf (9th)	3–1	77%
·	Sun Nov 8	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	2–0	71%
·	Sun Dec 6	at	South Carolina Surf (9th)	2–1	68%
·	Sun Dec 13	at	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–1	23%

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

Highland FC

-3

1.00

WWLLL

+0.32

-0.31

6.0

L	Sat Oct 17	vs	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	0–2
L	Sun Oct 11	vs	NC Fusion (5th)	0–1
L	Sat Oct 10	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–2
W	Sun Sep 27	vs	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	1–0
W	Sat Sep 19	at	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	5–2
L	Sun Sep 13	at	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	1–3
D	Sat Sep 12	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	1–1

Next: Sat Oct 24 at Charlotte SA White · Sun Oct 25 at Charlotte SA Blue · Sat Oct 31 vs South Carolina Surf See all 4 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–2	6%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–1	21%
·	Sat Oct 31	vs	South Carolina Surf (9th)	2–1	71%
·	Sat Dec 12	vs	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	2–1	62%

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

Catawba Valley YSA

-18

0.43

LLLWL

+0.73

-0.48

7.6

L	Sun Oct 18	vs	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	2–3
W	Sat Oct 17	at	NC Fusion (5th)	5–3
L	Sun Oct 11	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–5
L	Sun Oct 4	at	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	2–6
L	Sun Sep 20	vs	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–5
L	Sat Sep 19	vs	Highland FC (6th)	2–5
L	Sat Aug 29	vs	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–2

Next: Sat Oct 31 at Charlotte SA White · Sat Dec 5 at South Carolina Surf · Sat Dec 12 at Highland FC See all 4 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 31	at	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–5	1%
·	Sat Dec 5	at	South Carolina Surf (9th)	3–2	52%
·	Sat Dec 12	at	Highland FC (6th)	1–2	20%
·	Sat Dec 19	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	2–1	59%

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

Wilmington Hammerheads

-14

0.20

DLLLL

+0.83

-0.40

8.1

L	Sat Oct 17	at	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–8
L	Sat Oct 3	at	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–3
L	Sat Sep 26	vs	NC Fusion (5th)	1–3
L	Sat Sep 19	at	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–1
D	Sat Sep 12	vs	Highland FC (6th)	1–1

Next: Sat Oct 24 vs NCFC Youth Elite · Sun Nov 8 at NC Fusion · Sat Dec 5 vs Charlotte SA Blue See all 7 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–3	2%
·	Sun Nov 8	at	NC Fusion (5th)	0–2	12%
·	Sat Dec 5	vs	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–1	12%
·	Sat Dec 12	vs	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	1–3	9%
·	Sun Dec 13	vs	South Carolina Surf (9th)	2–1	46%
·	Sat Dec 19	at	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	1–2	24%
·	Sat Jan 23	at	South Carolina Surf (9th)	1–2	37%

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

South Carolina Surf

-14

0.00

LLL

+1.36

-0.24

8.2

L	Sun Oct 4	at	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–3
L	Sun Sep 27	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	1–5
L	Sat Sep 26	vs	NCFC Youth Elite (1st)	0–7

Next: Sat Oct 24 at NCFC Youth Premier · Sun Oct 25 at NC Fusion · Sat Oct 31 at Highland FC See all 9 future matchups ▸

	Date		Opponent	Likely	Win
·	Sat Oct 24	at	NCFC Youth Premier (3rd)	1–4	4%
·	Sun Oct 25	at	NC Fusion (5th)	1–3	10%
·	Sat Oct 31	at	Highland FC (6th)	1–2	13%
·	Sat Nov 7	at	Charlotte SA Blue (4th)	0–2	7%
·	Sat Dec 5	vs	Catawba Valley YSA (7th)	2–3	31%
·	Sun Dec 6	vs	NC Fusion (5th)	1–2	15%
·	Sat Dec 12	vs	Charlotte SA White (2nd)	0–4	1%
·	Sun Dec 13	at	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	1–2	33%
·	Sat Jan 23	vs	Wilmington Hammerheads (8th)	2–1	42%

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 (1.84 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.