National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Birmingham Legion or Memphis 901 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Birmingham nor Memphis 901 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
Last season their US Open Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the USL Championship numbers at home for Birmingham Legion so far this season.
Birmingham Legion's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Oakland Roots.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Miami FC II (1-3).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Birmingham Legion handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Birmingham Legion as they are travelling to their away game against Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Birmingham in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Birmingham Legion are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (11 from 5 played).
Memphis 901 form and stats
Memphis's mission in US Open Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Memphis 901 are happy with their away performances in the USL Championship so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Memphis 901 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Hartford Athletic.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Louisville City in the USL Championship.We have checked recent matches where Memphis have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
After this away game Memphis 901 return home for a USL Championship game against Colorado Springs. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Memphis 901 are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {1 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Birmingham won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Memphis 901 got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Martínez 3 goals |  N. Brett 3 goals |  G. Alcides Alves 2 goals |
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| Birmingham Legion | Memphis 901 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Scored | S | 26 | 48 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 84% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.6 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 1.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 3 | Louisville City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami FC II | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Loudoun United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Memphis 901 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Detroit City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
