Birmingham Legion vs Tampa Bay Rowdies: Soccer betting preview

It's early days in the USL Championship and both Birmingham Legion and Tampa Bay Rowdies are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

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This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

Birmingham Legion have only played one USL Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 17 matches.

Birmingham are returning here after visiting Charleston Battery in a USL Championship game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Bruno Lapa and B. Wright scored the goal(s). Before that, Birmingham Legion had a home game versus Memphis 901 which ended with a victory 3-0.

At BBVA Compass Field, Birmingham Legion has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats

Only one away game in the USL Championship so far for Tampa Bay Rowdies and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 victories, 4 draws and 5 losses from 17 travels.

Rowdies delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against North Carolina (placed 13th) in their previous match; a USL Championship game.

Drawing 2-2 against North Carolina after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager N. Collins needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

1 goal so far away for Tampa Bay Rowdies, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Birmingham, zero draws and one win for Tampa Bay Rowdies. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham LegionB. Lapa
B. Lapa
3 goals
Tampa Bay RowdiesL. Fernandes
L. Fernandes
3 goals
BirminghamB. Wright
B. Wright
2 goals

Birmingham Legion missing players

Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players

Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sat 25.July
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: BBVA Compass Field (5000 seats)
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Indy Eleven 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 6 12
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3 2 0 1 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 9 1 7 6
4 Birmingham Legion 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
5 Hartford Athletic 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
6 Saint Louis FC 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 6
7 Charleston Battery 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
8 New York RB II 3 1 0 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 3
9 Charlotte Independence 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Louisville City 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
11 Loudoun United 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
12 Bethlehem Steel 4 0 2 2 1 11 4 0 2 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 2
13 North Carolina 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
14 Atlanta United II 4 0 1 3 3 6 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
15 Memphis 901 3 0 1 2 4 9 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1
16 Swope Park Rangers 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
17 Miami FC II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Indy Eleven 4 4 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 6 12
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3 2 0 1 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 9 1 7 6
4 Birmingham Legion 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
5 Hartford Athletic 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
6 Saint Louis FC 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 6
7 Charleston Battery 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
8 New York RB II 3 1 0 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 3
9 Charlotte Independence 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
10 Louisville City 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
11 Loudoun United 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2
12 Bethlehem Steel 4 0 2 2 1 11 4 0 2 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 2
13 North Carolina 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
14 Atlanta United II 4 0 1 3 3 6 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
15 Memphis 901 3 0 1 2 4 9 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 5 -5 1
16 Swope Park Rangers 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
17 Miami FC II 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Phoenix Rising 34 24 6 4 0 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.4
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
0 0   Total Shots T S   59 115
0 0   Shots on Target S O   27 55
0% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bilje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brda Dobrovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brezice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fuzinar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krsko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nafta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 NŠ Drava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Primorje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Radomlje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rudar Velenje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Smartno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maribor 36 21 12 3 65 25 18 11 5 2 35 13 18 10 7 1 30 12 40 75
2 Domzale 36 20 7 9 57 35 18 13 2 3 35 14 18 7 5 6 22 21 22 67
3 Koper 36 17 9 10 57 43 18 12 3 3 39 20 18 5 6 7 18 23 14 60
4 Olimpija 36 15 10 11 59 43 18 8 4 6 25 14 18 7 6 5 34 29 16 55
5 Gorica 36 13 9 14 42 53 18 7 7 4 24 28 18 6 2 10 18 25 -11 48
6 Rudar Velenje 36 12 10 14 58 50 18 7 4 7 26 19 18 5 6 7 32 31 8 46
7 Triglav 36 10 9 17 38 59 18 7 5 6 24 27 18 3 4 11 14 32 -21 39
8 Celje 36 9 10 17 41 55 18 8 4 6 27 23 18 1 6 11 14 32 -14 37
9 Nafta 36 10 7 19 47 67 18 5 5 8 27 32 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 37
10 Primorje 36 8 7 21 40 74 18 5 6 7 23 29 18 3 1 14 17 45 -34 31
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Koper 20 13 5 2 42 13 10 6 3 1 19 6 10 7 2 1 23 7 29 44
2 Gorica 20 13 2 5 40 22 9 5 1 3 21 13 11 8 1 2 19 9 18 41
3 Radomlje 20 12 4 4 48 23 10 6 2 2 27 11 10 6 2 2 21 12 25 40
4 Nafta 20 11 4 5 45 24 10 7 2 1 27 11 10 4 2 4 18 13 21 37
5 Fuzinar 20 11 4 5 35 22 11 6 2 3 19 15 9 5 2 2 16 7 13 37
6 Krsko 20 9 4 7 37 25 10 3 2 5 20 14 10 6 2 2 17 11 12 31
7 Krka 20 8 7 5 31 32 11 4 4 3 20 18 9 4 3 2 11 14 -1 31
8 Bilje 20 8 5 7 28 25 10 2 4 4 13 14 10 6 1 3 15 11 3 29
9 Dob 20 7 8 5 37 35 10 4 3 3 18 17 10 3 5 2 19 18 2 29
10 Dekani 20 7 3 10 29 40 10 4 2 4 17 14 10 3 1 6 12 26 -11 24
11 NŠ Drava 20 6 3 11 28 34 10 3 2 5 13 14 10 3 1 6 15 20 -6 21
12 Beltinci 20 5 5 10 20 36 10 5 1 4 12 12 10 0 4 6 8 24 -16 20
13 Brda Dobrovo 20 4 7 9 22 38 10 2 2 6 11 24 10 2 5 3 11 14 -16 19
14 Brezice 20 3 7 10 13 29 9 2 3 4 7 10 11 1 4 6 6 19 -16 16
15 Rogaska 20 4 2 14 16 47 10 4 1 5 10 16 10 0 1 9 6 31 -31 14
16 Dravograd 20 2 4 14 23 49 10 1 3 6 12 19 10 1 1 8 11 30 -26 10

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bilje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brda Dobrovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brezice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dob 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fuzinar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krsko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Nafta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 NŠ Drava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Primorje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Radomlje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rudar Velenje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Smartno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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