Birmingham Legion have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Charlotte Independence. Prepare for the match with this USL Championship preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Charlotte Independence form and stats
A USL Championship draw at home so far for Charlotte Independence. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats from 17 matches.
The spoils were shared in Independence's previous game, also at home. Visiting Charleston Battery (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Birmingham Legion.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Memphis 901 are coming to town in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Charlotte Independence's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
Birmingham Legion are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the USL Championship, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
The supporters enjoyed Birmingham's previous game versus Atlanta United II (placed 13th), a USL Championship 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Charlotte Independence.
The schedule is very tough for Birmingham Legion now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A USL Championship game at North Carolina is waiting in only three days.
Birmingham Legion have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Independence and Birmingham Legion have met before this season: Birmingham Legion - Charlotte Independence 4-1. Last three meetings between the teams: Independence won one, Birmingham Legion won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Lapa 4 goals |  D. Kelly 2 goals | B. Wright 2 goals |
Charlotte Independence missing players
Birmingham Legion missing players
| Charlotte Independence | Birmingham Legion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | 14 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 43 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 44% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 44% |
- Birmingham Legion has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Indy Eleven | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Birmingham Legion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | Hartford Athletic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Saint Louis FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Charleston Battery | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Swope Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Louisville City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | New York RB II | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Charlotte Independence | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Atlanta United II | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 14 | Memphis 901 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Bethlehem Steel | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 5 |
| 16 | Loudoun United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Miami FC II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 0 |