Match preview USL Championship: Bethlehem Steel - Birmingham Legion at Talen Energy Stadium

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sun 25.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Talen Energy Stadium (19178 seats)

Bethlehem Steel hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 28th position in the USL Championship table. Visiting Birmingham Legion holds 23rd place with 29 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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Bethlehem Steel form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Bethlehem Steel, who have the most conceded goals (28) at home in USL Championship, have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses so far from their games here at Talen Energy Stadium. With Bethlehem Steel having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager B. Burke.

Bethlehem Steel drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nashville. Preceding that match was the home game against Hartford Athletic that was lost 0-3.

Bethlehem Steel has scored 16 goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Bethlehem Steel with 28 goals conceded in these matches.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

The visitors are W3-D3-L5 on the road this term.

The supporters enjoyed Birmingham Legion's previous game versus Memphis 901, a USL Championship 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Birmingham Legion won their away game at Tampa Bay Rowdies. The scoreline was 1-0.

The schedule is very tough for Birmingham Legion now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A USL Championship game at Loudoun United is waiting in only three days.

Birmingham Legion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures. The Birmingham Legion manager T. Soehn has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Birmingham Legion - Bethlehem Steel 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Bethlehem Steel won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Birmingham Legion has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 1

Top Goalscorers

F. Moumbagna
6 goals
J. Chambers
3 goals / 2 assists

Bethlehem Steel missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

Bethlehem Steel Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
23 13 1 Played 3 11 23
6 2 1 Won 1 3 8
5 3 0 Drew 1 3 5
12 8 0 Lost 1 5 10
30 16 3 Scored 6 12 22
44 28 1 Conceded 8 25 36
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 82% 87%
78% 85% 100% Over 1.5 100% 73% 57%
70% 77% 100% Over 2.5 100% 73% 48%
39% 46% 100% Over 3.5 100% 64% 39%
17% 15% 0% Over 4.5 67% 45% 22%
48% 62% 100% BTTS 100% 55% 30%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 27% 39%
39% 38% 0% Failed To Score 0% 36% 43%
 
3.3 3.5 6 Corners For (avg) 1.7 2.8 4.4
5.5 5.3 5 Corners Against (avg) 5 5 4.9
2.1 2.4 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.7 2 2.2
5 4 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Bethlehem Steel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Bethlehem Steel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bethlehem Steel haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Bethlehem Steel
All Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
10-07-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 3 - 4 New York RB II
20-07-19 USL Louisville City 0 - 1 Bethlehem Steel
28-07-19 USL Saint Louis FC 3 - 0 Bethlehem Steel
01-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 0 - 3 Hartford Athletic
11-08-19 USL Nashville 0 - 0 Bethlehem Steel
25-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 22:00 Birmingham Legion
31-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 22:00 Swope Park Rangers
07-09-19 USL North Carolina 23:00 Bethlehem Steel
14-09-19 USL Indy Eleven 23:00 Bethlehem Steel
18-09-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 23:30 Loudoun United
Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
21-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 4 - 0 Atlanta United II
28-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 1 - 0 Charlotte Independence
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 22:00 Birmingham Legion
28-08-19 USL Loudoun United 23:30 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

  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 22 16 4 2 59 19 12 9 3 0 40 11 10 7 1 2 19 8 40 52
2 New York RB II 24 14 5 5 57 29 15 10 2 3 39 14 9 4 3 2 18 15 28 47
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 23 13 7 3 39 16 12 6 4 2 19 9 11 7 3 1 20 7 23 46
4 Nashville 24 13 6 5 44 20 10 5 3 2 19 7 14 8 3 3 25 13 24 45
5 Fresno FC 23 12 8 3 39 23 12 7 4 1 21 12 11 5 4 2 18 11 16 44
6 Indy Eleven 20 13 4 3 31 14 11 7 4 0 13 3 9 6 0 3 18 11 17 43
7 Reno 1868 24 13 4 7 51 39 11 7 2 2 28 16 13 6 2 5 23 23 12 43
8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23 11 8 4 43 28 12 7 5 0 24 9 11 4 3 4 19 19 15 41
9 North Carolina 23 11 7 5 39 20 11 6 4 1 23 8 12 5 3 4 16 12 19 40
10 Louisville City 23 11 6 6 35 25 12 7 2 3 21 12 11 4 4 3 14 13 10 39
11 Ottawa Fury 22 9 9 4 35 23 11 6 4 1 19 9 11 3 5 3 16 14 12 36
12 Austin Bold 24 10 6 8 35 35 13 8 3 2 26 15 11 2 3 6 9 20 0 36
13 Real Monarchs 21 10 4 7 43 33 11 8 1 2 31 15 10 2 3 5 12 18 10 34
14 New Mexico United 24 8 10 6 45 39 10 4 5 1 22 14 14 4 5 5 23 25 6 34
15 Sacramento Republic 22 10 3 9 33 25 11 6 2 3 20 9 11 4 1 6 13 16 8 33
16 OKC Energy 25 8 9 8 35 36 13 4 5 4 16 18 12 4 4 4 19 18 -1 33
17 LA Galaxy II 25 8 9 8 42 49 12 3 5 4 21 25 13 5 4 4 21 24 -7 33
18 El Paso Locomotive 23 8 8 7 26 25 12 5 3 4 17 14 11 3 5 3 9 11 1 32
19 Portland Timbers II 23 8 7 8 44 41 12 4 4 4 20 20 11 4 3 4 24 21 3 31
20 San Antonio 23 8 6 9 36 32 12 6 4 2 22 13 11 2 2 7 14 19 4 30
21 Charleston Battery 22 7 9 6 30 33 12 4 6 2 17 16 10 3 3 4 13 17 -3 30
22 Orange County 23 7 8 8 35 33 13 6 4 3 25 16 10 1 4 5 10 17 2 29
23 Birmingham Legion 23 8 5 10 22 36 12 5 2 5 10 11 11 3 3 5 12 25 -14 29
24 Las Vegas Lights 23 7 6 10 31 37 11 6 4 1 23 8 12 1 2 9 8 29 -6 27
25 Rio Grande Valley 23 6 7 10 38 43 12 5 3 4 18 13 11 1 4 6 20 30 -5 25
26 Charlotte Independence 25 5 10 10 29 39 12 5 1 6 18 21 13 0 9 4 11 18 -10 25
27 Saint Louis FC 21 5 8 8 24 27 9 3 5 1 15 10 12 2 3 7 9 17 -3 23
28 Bethlehem Steel 23 6 5 12 30 44 13 2 3 8 16 28 10 4 2 4 14 16 -14 23
29 Colorado Springs 25 6 4 15 23 47 13 5 2 6 15 17 12 1 2 9 8 30 -24 22
30 Loudoun United 21 5 5 11 30 39 8 2 2 4 15 16 13 3 3 7 15 23 -9 20
31 Atlanta United II 23 5 5 13 26 55 11 4 1 6 14 23 12 1 4 7 12 32 -29 20
32 Memphis 901 23 4 7 12 21 33 11 2 3 6 12 16 12 2 4 6 9 17 -12 19
33 Tulsa Roughnecks 23 4 6 13 29 52 9 3 1 5 13 14 14 1 5 8 16 38 -23 18
34 Hartford Athletic 25 4 4 17 30 62 11 2 3 6 15 25 14 2 1 11 15 37 -32 16
35 Swope Park Rangers 22 3 6 13 28 50 12 3 4 5 21 26 10 0 2 8 7 24 -22 15
36 Seattle Sounders II 22 3 5 14 19 55 10 3 2 5 15 20 12 0 3 9 4 35 -36 14

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