USL Championship: Atlanta United II - Birmingham Legion preview and statistics

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Wed 04.September
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Fifth Third Bank Stadium

Atlanta United II hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 32nd position in the USL Championship table. Visiting Birmingham Legion holds 19th place with 33 pts.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Atlanta United II form and stats

Atlanta United II have played 12 USL Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-7 (wins-draws-losses).

The Atlanta United II fans got no joy from their last match, a USL Championship game also here at Fifth Third Bank Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Memphis 901. A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Hartford Athletic.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the USL Championship game versus Ottawa Fury in only three days. This game is also played here at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.

Atlanta United II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 attempts. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Atlanta United II with 25 goals conceded in these matches.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

Playing away, Birmingham Legion have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the USL Championship this season.

Birmingham Legion are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Loudoun United. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bethlehem Steel at their stadium, the result 3-2.

Birmingham Legion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. For Birmingham Legion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Birmingham Legion - Atlanta United II 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Atlanta United II 0 wins, 0 draws and Birmingham Legion 1 victory. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Kanakimana
6 goals
J. Conway
5 goals / 1 assists

Atlanta United II missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

Atlanta United II Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
25 12 0 Played 5 13 25
5 4 0 Won 2 4 9
5 1 0 Drew 2 4 6
15 7 0 Lost 1 5 10
29 15 0 Scored 10 16 26
60 25 0 Conceded 11 28 39
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 85% 88%
88% 92% 0% Over 1.5 100% 77% 60%
60% 67% 0% Over 2.5 80% 69% 48%
44% 42% 0% Over 3.5 80% 62% 40%
32% 25% 0% Over 4.5 60% 46% 24%
64% 58% 0% BTTS 100% 62% 36%
8% 8% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 23% 36%
28% 33% 0% Failed To Score 0% 31% 40%
 
4 4.1 0 Corners For (avg) 2.6 3 4.3
5 5.7 0 Corners Against (avg) 5.4 5.2 5
2.6 2.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.4 2 2.2
4 2 0 Red Cards 2 4 4
Key stats this season:
  • Atlanta United II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Atlanta United II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlanta United II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Atlanta United II
All USL Championship
All Home Away
02-08-19 USL Atlanta United II 4 - 2 Loudoun United
11-08-19 USL Louisville City 5 - 1 Atlanta United II
16-08-19 USL Atlanta United II 2 - 1 Swope Park Rangers
24-08-19 USL Hartford Athletic 3 - 2 Atlanta United II
28-08-19 USL Atlanta United II 1 - 2 Memphis 901
04-09-19 USL Atlanta United II 23:30 Birmingham Legion
07-09-19 USL Atlanta United II 23:30 Ottawa Fury
14-09-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Atlanta United II
25-09-19 USL Atlanta United II 23:30 Indy Eleven
29-09-19 USL Saint Louis FC 00:30 Atlanta United II
Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
02-08-19 USL Ottawa Fury 0 - 0 Birmingham Legion
10-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 1 Birmingham Legion
18-08-19 USL Birmingham Legion 1 - 0 Memphis 901
25-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 2 - 3 Birmingham Legion
28-08-19 USL Loudoun United 1 - 1 Birmingham Legion
04-09-19 USL Atlanta United II 23:30 Birmingham Legion
14-09-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Saint Louis FC
18-09-19 USL Nashville - Birmingham Legion
21-09-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Indy Eleven
30-09-19 USL Swope Park Rangers 23:00 Birmingham Legion

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Phoenix Rising 24 18 4 2 65 22 13 10 3 0 42 12 11 8 1 2 23 10 43 58
2 New York RB II 26 16 5 5 64 31 15 10 2 3 39 14 11 6 3 2 25 17 33 53
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 14 7 4 46 20 13 7 4 2 24 9 12 7 3 2 22 11 26 49
4 Nashville 26 14 6 6 47 23 12 6 3 3 22 10 14 8 3 3 25 13 24 48
5 Fresno FC 24 13 8 3 41 24 13 8 4 1 23 13 11 5 4 2 18 11 17 47
6 Indy Eleven 21 14 4 3 34 15 12 8 4 0 16 4 9 6 0 3 18 11 19 46
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 24 12 8 4 44 28 13 8 5 0 25 9 11 4 3 4 19 19 16 44
8 North Carolina 25 12 7 6 43 23 12 7 4 1 27 10 13 5 3 5 16 13 20 43
9 Reno 1868 24 13 4 7 51 39 11 7 2 2 28 16 13 6 2 5 23 23 12 43
10 Louisville City 24 12 6 6 36 25 13 8 2 3 22 12 11 4 4 3 14 13 11 42
11 Ottawa Fury 23 10 9 4 37 24 12 7 4 1 21 10 11 3 5 3 16 14 13 39
12 OKC Energy 26 9 9 8 39 38 14 5 5 4 20 20 12 4 4 4 19 18 1 36
13 Austin Bold 25 10 6 9 37 39 13 8 3 2 26 15 12 2 3 7 11 24 -2 36
14 Real Monarchs 22 10 4 8 44 36 11 8 1 2 31 15 11 2 3 6 13 21 8 34
15 New Mexico United 25 8 10 7 45 44 10 4 5 1 22 14 15 4 5 6 23 30 1 34
16 San Antonio 24 9 6 9 41 32 13 7 4 2 27 13 11 2 2 7 14 19 9 33
17 Sacramento Republic 23 10 3 10 34 27 11 6 2 3 20 9 12 4 1 7 14 18 7 33
18 LA Galaxy II 25 8 9 8 42 49 12 3 5 4 21 25 13 5 4 4 21 24 -7 33
19 Birmingham Legion 25 9 6 10 26 39 12 5 2 5 10 11 13 4 4 5 16 28 -13 33
20 Orange County 24 8 8 8 38 34 14 7 4 3 28 17 10 1 4 5 10 17 4 32
21 El Paso Locomotive 24 8 8 8 26 26 12 5 3 4 17 14 12 3 5 4 9 12 0 32
22 Portland Timbers II 24 8 7 9 44 42 12 4 4 4 20 20 12 4 3 5 24 22 2 31
23 Las Vegas Lights 25 8 7 10 33 38 12 7 4 1 24 8 13 1 3 9 9 30 -5 31
24 Charleston Battery 23 7 9 7 31 35 12 4 6 2 17 16 11 3 3 5 14 19 -4 30
25 Rio Grande Valley 24 7 7 10 39 43 13 6 3 4 19 13 11 1 4 6 20 30 -4 28
26 Charlotte Independence 26 5 10 11 30 42 12 5 1 6 18 21 14 0 9 5 12 21 -12 25
27 Saint Louis FC 22 5 8 9 25 29 9 3 5 1 15 10 13 2 3 8 10 19 -4 23
28 Bethlehem Steel 24 6 5 13 32 47 14 2 3 9 18 31 10 4 2 4 14 16 -15 23
29 Memphis 901 25 5 7 13 23 39 11 2 3 6 12 16 14 3 4 7 11 23 -16 22
30 Colorado Springs 26 6 4 16 24 49 13 5 2 6 15 17 13 1 2 10 9 32 -25 22
31 Loudoun United 23 5 6 12 31 41 9 2 3 4 16 17 14 3 3 8 15 24 -10 21
32 Atlanta United II 25 5 5 15 29 60 12 4 1 7 15 25 13 1 4 8 14 35 -31 20
33 Tulsa Roughnecks 24 4 7 13 30 53 10 3 2 5 14 15 14 1 5 8 16 38 -23 19
34 Hartford Athletic 26 5 4 17 33 64 12 3 3 6 18 27 14 2 1 11 15 37 -31 19
35 Swope Park Rangers 23 3 6 14 29 55 13 3 4 6 22 31 10 0 2 8 7 24 -26 15
36 Seattle Sounders II 23 3 5 15 21 59 11 3 2 6 17 24 12 0 3 9 4 35 -38 14

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