Action is likely when Birmingham Legion face Louisville City in what promises to be a splendid match. Here's all you need to know!
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (30) in USL Championship
- Louisville City have the most scored goals (60) in USL Championship
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.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Birmingham Legion have scored 31 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the USL Championship are 10-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the OKC Energy game Birmingham has been unbeatable here producing four straight wins.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper James Matthew Van Oekel not having conceded a league goal in 247 minutes.
The Birmingham Legion supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Swope Park Rangers in USL Championship and win 6-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Birmingham played a great game against Swope Park Rangers and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Preceding that game was the away draw at OKC Energy that finished 0-0.Goals decide football matches and Birmingham are scoring many of them at home; 31 on target from 15 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Louisville City form and stats
Playing away, Louisville City have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the USL Championship this season. Louisville City has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Louisville are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the USL Championship against Memphis 901 (placed 3rd). C. Lancaster certainly enjoyed Louisville's last game versus Memphis 901, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory.
A 0-1 defeat away at Indy Eleven before that.Louisville are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Louisville in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head encounter ended Birmingham Legion - Louisville City 2-1, earlier this season. Statistics for the last six meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Birmingham, one draw and three wins for Louisville City. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Lancaster 20 goals |  N. Brett 19 goals |  P. DelPiccolo 9 goals |
Birmingham Legion missing players
Louisville City missing players
| Birmingham Legion | Louisville City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 15 | 31 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 51 | 31 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 23 | 60 |
| 30 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 20 | 37 |
| 97% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 93% | 97% |
| 68% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 87% |
| 52% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 47% | 58% |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 73% | 71% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 19% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 4.8 | 8.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| 5.4 | 1.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 41% |
- Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Birmingham Legion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (30) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (15) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most clean sheets (10) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Birmingham Legion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Birmingham Legion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Birmingham Legion is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Louisville City have the most scored goals (23) away in USL Championship
- Louisville City have the most scored goals (60) in USL Championship
- Louisville City have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in USL Championship
- Louisville City have the the best goal difference (+23) in USL Championship
- Louisville City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Louisville City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Birmingham Legion | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 60 |
| 2 | Louisville City | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 58 |
| 3 | Memphis 901 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 44 |
| 4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 44 |
| 5 | OKC Energy | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 38 |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -12 | 35 |
| 7 | Atlanta United II | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | -9 | 34 |
| 8 | Swope Park Rangers | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 63 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -30 | 20 |