North Carolina
North Carolina vs El Paso Locomotive — USL Championship
1-0
El Paso LocomotiveWakeMed Soccer Park,
Going into the match, North Carolina had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; El Paso Locomotive had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: North Carolina
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L L W D W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Lexington · 5 Sept 2025
- L 2-3 vs Hartford Athletic · 30 Aug 2025
- W 1-2 at Las Vegas Lights · 24 Aug 2025
- D 1-1 vs Detroit City · 15 Aug 2025
- W 2-1 vs Tampa Bay Rowdies · 9 Aug 2025
- L 4-1 at Louisville City · 3 Aug 2025
Away form going in: El Paso Locomotive
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (L D W D D). 1.6 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Loudoun United · 7 Sept 2025
- D 3-3 at Phoenix Rising · 31 Aug 2025
- W 1-0 vs Sacramento Republic · 24 Aug 2025
- D 2-2 vs Monterey Bay · 17 Aug 2025
- D 0-0 at Miami FC · 9 Aug 2025
- W 6-0 vs Las Vegas Lights · 3 Aug 2025
USL Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 47 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Detroit City | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Sacramento Republic | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Hartford Athletic | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 |
| 4 | Lexington | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 40 |
| 5 | Orange County SC | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | -5 | 39 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Colorado Springs | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Louisville City | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Tulsa | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | San Antonio | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Miami FC | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -11 | 30 |
| 9 | Oakland Roots | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Birmingham Legion | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Las Vegas Lights | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Loudoun United | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -12 | 23 |
| 11 | Phoenix Rising | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Brooklyn | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -24 | 18 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 18 |
| 13 | Sporting JAX | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | -38 | 14 |