Only a win will satisfy the Birmingham Legion supporters in this clash with Tulsa Roughnecks, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the USL Championship table.
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (19) in USL Championship
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Tulsa Roughnecks have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
Birmingham Legion are steadily winning USL Championship games and points here. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
An away draw last time out for Birmingham Legion, facing Memphis 901 in a game that ended 1-1.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Swope Park Rangers in a game that was won 4-2.The Birmingham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Birmingham Legion's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tulsa Roughnecks form and stats
There's been little loot from Tulsa Roughnecks's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the USL Championship. Tulsa Roughnecks only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Nsien, the Roughnecks manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Tulsa Roughnecks as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the USL Championship match against Louisville City (1-2).
Before that, Roughnecks secured a home win against Birmingham Legion with the score 3-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Tulsa Roughnecks are hosting Memphis 901 in the USL Championship only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tulsa Roughnecks have scored 11 goals in 10 league games away. In the opposite end, Roughnecks have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Tulsa Roughnecks - Birmingham 3-1 was the end result in these teams' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season. Data for the prior two meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Birmingham, zero draws and one win for Tulsa Roughnecks. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Brett 11 goals | R. Da Costa 8 goals | J. Rivas 5 goals |
Birmingham Legion missing players
Tulsa Roughnecks missing players
| Birmingham Legion | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 61% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 71% |
| 22% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 41% |
| 6% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 3.9 | 7.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 6.2 | 1.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 9.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 5.9 | 8.3 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 46% |
- Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (19) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most points from losing position (8) 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.
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in USL Championship
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in USL Championship
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 | Atlanta United II | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | OKC Energy | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 5 | Indy Eleven | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 6 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 22 |
| 7 | Memphis 901 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 8 | Swope Park Rangers | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -18 | 14 |