Birmingham Legion fights Charlotte Independence in USL Championship battle

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sun 28.July
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: BBVA Compass Field (5000 seats)

Birmingham Legion hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 28th position in the USL Championship table. Visiting Charlotte Independence holds 22nd place with 24 pts.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a USL Championship game only three days ago. That game, against Atlanta United II, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Charlotte Independence. That game was a home fixture for Charlotte Independence, against Atlanta United II. But now it's all about beating Birmingham Legion!

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Birmingham Legion have to build on here at BBVA Compass Field. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at BBVA Compass Field.

Birmingham Legion's last game was hosting Atlanta United II and winning 4-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting North Carolina in a game that was won 1-0.

Birmingham Legion have scored 8 goals here in 10 matches, not a lot. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Charlotte Independence form and stats

Charlotte Independence have only collected 8 points from their away games after 0-8-3 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Atlanta United II in their previous outing. The USL Championship match ended in a draw 2-2. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Saint Louis FC.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Charlotte Independence as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games. 14 goals have been conceded by Charlotte Independence in these games.

Head 2 Head

Charlotte Independence - Birmingham Legion 4-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Birmingham Legion-Charlotte Independence H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Birmingham Legion 0 wins, Charlotte Independence 1 win, 0 draws. 1 of these one matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

P. Kasim
1 goals
C. Hoffman
1 goals
F. Hollinger-Janzen
1 goals

Birmingham Legion missing players

Charlotte Independence missing players

Birmingham Legion Charlotte Independence
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
19 10 0 Played 4 11 21
5 3 0 Won 0 0 5
4 2 0 Drew 3 8 9
10 5 0 Lost 1 3 7
19 8 0 Scored 3 8 25
36 11 0 Conceded 4 14 31
89% 90% 0% Over 0.5 75% 82% 90%
68% 50% 0% Over 1.5 50% 73% 76%
58% 30% 0% Over 2.5 25% 18% 48%
47% 20% 0% Over 3.5 25% 18% 29%
26% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 9% 19%
37% 10% 0% BTTS 50% 64% 67%
26% 40% 0% Clean Sheets 25% 18% 19%
47% 60% 0% Failed To Score 50% 36% 24%
 
4.3 6 0 Corners For (avg) 3.5 3.5 4
4.4 4.2 0 Corners Against (avg) 4.2 5.1 4.3
1.9 2.1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.2 1.7 1.4
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Charlotte Independence have yet to win a game away.

Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
23-06-19 USL Birmingham Legion 2 - 2 Hartford Athletic
26-06-19 USL Indy Eleven 3 - 0 Birmingham Legion
29-06-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4 - 1 Birmingham Legion
14-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 1 - 0 North Carolina
21-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 4 - 0 Atlanta United II
28-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 00:00 Charlotte Independence
02-08-19 USL Ottawa Fury 23:00 Birmingham Legion
10-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Birmingham Legion
18-08-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Memphis 901
25-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 22:00 Birmingham Legion
Charlotte Independence
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
29-06-19 USL Charlotte Independence 1 - 0 Memphis 901
04-07-19 USL North Carolina 1 - 1 Charlotte Independence
07-07-19 USL Charlotte Independence 1 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
13-07-19 USL Charlotte Independence 2 - 1 Saint Louis FC
24-07-19 USL Atlanta United II 2 - 2 Charlotte Independence
28-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 00:00 Charlotte Independence
03-08-19 USL Charlotte Independence 23:00 Louisville City
09-08-19 USL Loudoun United 23:30 Charlotte Independence
17-08-19 USL Charlotte Independence 23:00 Nashville
24-08-19 USL Indy Eleven 23:00 Charlotte Independence

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

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