USL Championship match prediction and preview for Birmingham Legion vs Saint Louis FC clash

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sat 14.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: BBVA Compass Field (5000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the USL Championship table so far. Here's the Birmingham Legion - Saint Louis FC latest:

Birmingham Legion and Saint Louis FC 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.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

The story so far in the USL Championship for Birmingham Legion, who have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in USL Championship, at their home stadium (BBVA Compass Field) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Birmingham Legion has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at BBVA Compass Field. We remember; it was Hartford Athletic.

A good away victory last time out for Birmingham Legion, who won 5-0 against Atlanta United II (placed 33rd). Before that, Birmingham Legion played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Loudoun United.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Birmingham Legion as they are travelling to their away game against Nashville in the USL Championship. That match is four days after this one.

Birmingham Legion aren't scoring a lot here at BBVA Compass Field in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. From these home matches, Birmingham Legion have conceded only 11 goals.

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Saint Louis FC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Saint Louis FC so far with only 9 USL Championship points returning home. The records show 2-3-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Saint Louis FC have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Atlanta United II game.

The supporters enjoyed Saint Louis FC's previous game versus Nashville (placed 4th), a USL Championship 1-0 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Ottawa Fury.

The attacking power of Saint Louis FC when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Saint Louis FC have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Saint Louis FC - Birmingham Legion 2-3 entered in the official records. Last one meeting between the teams: Birmingham Legion won 1, Saint Louis FC won 0 and 0 draws. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

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G. Abend
2 goals
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P. Kasim
1 goals
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C. Hoffman
1 goals

Birmingham Legion missing players

Saint Louis FC missing players

Birmingham Legion Saint Louis FC
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
26 12 0 Played 1 13 26
10 5 0 Won 0 2 9
6 2 0 Drew 1 3 8
10 5 0 Lost 0 8 9
31 10 0 Scored 0 10 32
39 11 0 Conceded 0 19 32
88% 92% 0% Over 0.5 0% 77% 85%
62% 42% 0% Over 1.5 0% 69% 69%
50% 25% 0% Over 2.5 0% 54% 54%
42% 17% 0% Over 3.5 0% 15% 27%
27% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 8% 12%
35% 8% 0% BTTS 0% 54% 58%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 100% 38% 38%
38% 50% 0% Failed To Score 100% 31% 19%
 
4.3 5.9 0 Corners For (avg) 2 4.5 4.4
5 4.7 0 Corners Against (avg) 3 5.1 4
2.2 2.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.5 1.3
4 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
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 0 - 5 Birmingham Legion
14-09-19 USL Birmingham Legion 00:00 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
05-10-19 USL Birmingham Legion 23:00 Charleston Battery
Saint Louis FC
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
18-08-19 USL Indy Eleven 2 - 1 Saint Louis FC
24-08-19 USL Ottawa Fury 2 - 1 Saint Louis FC
02-09-19 USL Saint Louis FC 3 - 2 Hartford Athletic
05-09-19 USL Saint Louis FC 1 - 0 Ottawa Fury
08-09-19 USL Saint Louis FC 1 - 0 Nashville
14-09-19 USL Birmingham Legion 00:00 Saint Louis FC
19-09-19 USL Saint Louis FC - New York RB II
22-09-19 USL Memphis 901 - Saint Louis FC
29-09-19 USL Saint Louis FC 00:30 Atlanta United II
05-10-19 USL Saint Louis FC 23:30 Louisville City

  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 26 20 4 2 69 22 14 11 3 0 43 12 12 9 1 2 26 10 47 64
2 New York RB II 27 16 5 6 64 32 15 10 2 3 39 14 12 6 3 3 25 18 32 53
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 15 7 5 50 23 14 7 4 3 25 11 13 8 3 2 25 12 27 52
4 Nashville 28 15 6 7 49 25 12 6 3 3 22 10 16 9 3 4 27 15 24 51
5 Indy Eleven 24 15 5 4 36 17 13 9 4 0 17 4 11 6 1 4 19 13 19 50
6 Fresno FC 26 14 8 4 45 28 13 8 4 1 23 13 13 6 4 3 22 15 17 50
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 26 13 9 4 48 28 14 8 6 0 25 9 12 5 3 4 23 19 20 48
8 North Carolina 27 12 8 7 46 30 13 7 5 1 30 13 14 5 3 6 16 17 16 44
9 Louisville City 26 12 8 6 37 26 14 8 3 3 23 13 12 4 5 3 14 13 11 44
10 Reno 1868 26 13 4 9 54 45 13 7 2 4 31 22 13 6 2 5 23 23 9 43
11 Austin Bold 27 11 7 9 41 40 14 9 3 2 29 15 13 2 4 7 12 25 1 40
12 Ottawa Fury 26 10 9 7 39 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 5 5 18 18 7 39
13 LA Galaxy II 27 10 9 8 46 50 14 5 5 4 25 26 13 5 4 4 21 24 -4 39
14 Orange County 26 10 8 8 42 35 14 7 4 3 28 17 12 3 4 5 14 18 7 38
15 New Mexico United 27 9 10 8 48 47 11 4 5 2 22 16 16 5 5 6 26 31 1 37
16 OKC Energy 28 9 10 9 42 43 15 5 5 5 21 23 13 4 5 4 21 20 -1 37
17 Sacramento Republic 25 11 3 11 37 28 12 7 2 3 23 9 13 4 1 8 14 19 9 36
18 Real Monarchs 25 10 6 9 49 43 13 8 3 2 35 19 12 2 3 7 14 24 6 36
19 El Paso Locomotive 26 9 9 8 31 28 13 5 4 4 19 16 13 4 5 4 12 12 3 36
20 Birmingham Legion 26 10 6 10 31 39 12 5 2 5 10 11 14 5 4 5 21 28 -8 36
21 Portland Timbers II 26 9 7 10 48 45 13 4 4 5 21 22 13 5 3 5 27 23 3 34
22 Charleston Battery 25 8 10 7 32 35 13 5 6 2 18 16 12 3 4 5 14 19 -3 34
23 San Antonio 26 9 6 11 42 38 13 7 4 2 27 13 13 2 2 9 15 25 4 33
24 Saint Louis FC 25 8 8 9 30 31 12 6 5 1 20 12 13 2 3 8 10 19 -1 32
25 Las Vegas Lights 27 8 8 11 35 43 13 7 4 2 24 11 14 1 4 9 11 32 -8 32
26 Rio Grande Valley 26 7 7 12 39 47 14 6 3 5 19 14 12 1 4 7 20 33 -8 28
27 Bethlehem Steel 26 7 6 13 37 50 15 3 3 9 20 31 11 4 3 4 17 19 -13 27
28 Charlotte Independence 28 5 11 12 31 45 14 5 2 7 19 24 14 0 9 5 12 21 -14 26
29 Tulsa Roughnecks 27 6 8 13 35 56 11 4 2 5 16 16 16 2 6 8 19 40 -21 26
30 Memphis 901 26 6 7 13 27 41 12 3 3 6 16 18 14 3 4 7 11 23 -14 25
31 Loudoun United 25 6 6 13 36 46 10 3 3 4 20 17 15 3 3 9 16 29 -10 24
32 Colorado Springs 28 6 5 17 25 53 15 5 3 7 16 21 13 1 2 10 9 32 -28 23
33 Atlanta United II 27 6 5 16 32 67 14 5 1 8 18 32 13 1 4 8 14 35 -35 23
34 Hartford Athletic 28 6 4 18 40 68 13 4 3 6 23 28 15 2 1 12 17 40 -28 22
35 Seattle Sounders II 25 4 5 16 26 63 12 4 2 6 22 25 13 0 3 10 4 38 -37 17
36 Swope Park Rangers 25 3 6 16 31 61 13 3 4 6 22 31 12 0 2 10 9 30 -30 15

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