Another action-packed fixture in USL Championship as Charleston Battery welcome Birmingham Legion

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sat 08.June
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: MUSC Health Stadium (6563 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Charleston Battery are in the 17th position while the guests worry at 27th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Charleston Battery form and stats

Charleston Battery have collected 13 points from their home games so far after 3-4-0. Three draws in a row here at MUSC Health Stadium for Charleston Battery, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Charleston Battery lost their last game at Louisville City after a 1-4 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Nashville that finished 1-1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Atlanta United are coming to town in three days.

A decent goal production from Charleston Battery in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 matches. From these home matches, Charleston Battery have conceded only 6 goals.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in USL Championship, are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. Three has not been a lucky number for Birmingham Legion as they have been defeated three times in a row since the North Carolina match.

The manager T. Soehn was unhappy after their last game, a USL Championship match played at their home ground MUSC Health Stadium. Birmingham Legion suffered a 0-2 loss to Tampa Bay Rowdies. It was a US Open Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Louisville City wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The travelling fans enjoy Birmingham Legion's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 away matches. For Birmingham Legion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Z. Lewis
4 goals / 2 assists
I. Svantesson
3 goals
A. Bosua
3 goals

Charleston Battery missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

Charleston Battery Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
12 7 3 Played 2 5 12
4 3 2 Won 1 2 3
5 4 1 Drew 1 2 3
3 0 0 Lost 0 1 6
15 11 6 Scored 3 8 9
15 6 3 Conceded 2 11 20
92% 86% 100% Over 0.5 50% 80% 83%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 50% 80% 58%
42% 43% 67% Over 2.5 50% 80% 42%
33% 29% 33% Over 3.5 50% 80% 33%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 50% 60% 25%
67% 71% 67% BTTS 50% 60% 25%
25% 29% 33% Clean Sheets 50% 20% 25%
17% 14% 0% Failed To Score 50% 40% 67%
 
3.4 3.3 2.7 Corners For (avg) 1.5 2.6 4.7
4.7 4.1 4 Corners Against (avg) 9 6.6 5.4
1.8 2.1 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 1.8 2.1
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Charleston Battery have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Charleston Battery have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Charleston Battery
All US Open Cup Carolina Challenge Cup USL Championship
All Home Away
15-05-19 UOC Greenville Triumph 1 - 2 Charleston Battery
18-05-19 USL Indy Eleven 1 - 0 Charleston Battery
25-05-19 USL Charleston Battery 1 - 1 Atlanta United II
30-05-19 UOC Nashville 1 - 1 Charleston Battery
01-06-19 USL Louisville City 4 - 1 Charleston Battery
08-06-19 USL Charleston Battery 23:30 Birmingham Legion
11-06-19 UOC Charleston Battery 23:30 Atlanta United
15-06-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Charleston Battery
22-06-19 USL Charleston Battery 23:30 Swope Park Rangers
26-06-19 USL Ottawa Fury 23:00 Charleston Battery
Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
16-05-19 UOC Birmingham Legion 4 - 1 West Chester United
18-05-19 USL North Carolina 0 - 0 Birmingham Legion
23-05-19 USL Birmingham Legion 0 - 1 Nashville
29-05-19 UOC Louisville City 1 - 0 Birmingham Legion
02-06-19 USL Birmingham Legion 0 - 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies
08-06-19 USL Charleston Battery 23:30 Birmingham Legion
15-06-19 USL Charlotte Independence 23:00 Birmingham Legion
23-06-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Hartford Athletic
26-06-19 USL Indy Eleven 23:00 Birmingham Legion
29-06-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23:00 Birmingham Legion

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

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