USL Championship: Birmingham Legion are ready for the visit of OKC Energy in what could be an engrossing football match. Here's all you should know!
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (26) in USL Championship
- OKC Energy have the most clean sheets (7) in USL Championship
Birmingham Legion and OKC Energy should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as OKC Energy have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
When playing at home in the USL Championship, Birmingham Legion have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
An away draw last time out for Birmingham, facing Tulsa Roughnecks in a game that ended 1-1. J. Williams was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Tulsa Roughnecks after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Memphis 901 (2-3).The manager T. Soehn will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atlanta United II in only four days.
A decent goal production from Birmingham in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
OKC Energy form and stats
As the visiting team in USL Championship matches, OKC Energy have produced an overall stat of 4-3-5 so far.
Energy delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Louisville City (placed 1st) in their previous match; a USL Championship game.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Swope Park Rangers wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Energy have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, OKC Energy have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
OKC Energy - Birmingham Legion 1-2 was the output when these two squads last played each other, also in this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Birmingham victories, zero draws and zero OKC Energy wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Brett 12 goals |   V. Bijev 10 goals | J. Williams 5 goals |
Birmingham Legion missing players
OKC Energy missing players
| Birmingham Legion | OKC Energy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 65% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 48% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 50% |
| 22% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 61% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 13% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 8 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 34% | 47% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | 35% |
- Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (26) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most points from losing position (9) 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.
- OKC Energy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- OKC Energy have the most clean sheets (7) in USL Championship
- OKC Energy have the most matches under the total-line (13) in USL Championship
- OKC Energy haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Louisville City | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 4 | OKC Energy | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 5 | Indy Eleven | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 6 | Atlanta United II | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Memphis 901 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 8 | Swope Park Rangers | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 19 |