Football tips: Loudoun United vs Birmingham Legion - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Wed 28.August
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)

Loudoun United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 30th position in the USL Championship table. Visiting Birmingham Legion holds 21st place with 32 pts.

Birmingham Legion could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a USL Championship game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Bethlehem Steel. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

It's quite the trip for Birmingham Legion when visiting Loudoun United as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Loudoun United form and stats

Loudoun United's struggle is real here with only 8 points collected from 8 USL Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4. Loudoun United has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Martin and the players. Loudoun United are very eager to stop a potential losing streak, having lost their two previous games here.

In their previous game, the manager R. Martin led his Loudoun United to a defeat in the USL Championship match away at Pittsburgh Riverhounds. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Preceding that match was the home game against Ottawa Fury that was lost 1-3.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Loudoun United, as the USL Championship home game vs North Carolina is only three days away.

Loudoun United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 15 goals in 8 league matches. Loudoun United have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

As the visiting team in USL Championship matches, Birmingham Legion have produced an overall stat of 4-3-5 so far. Birmingham Legion love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Birmingham Legion play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Bethlehem Steel. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Memphis 901.

Birmingham Legion are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). For Birmingham Legion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Loudoun United and Birmingham Legion have met before this season: Birmingham Legion - Loudoun United 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Loudoun United won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Birmingham Legion has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 1

Top Goalscorers

K. Murphy
5 goals / 3 assists
O. Sinclair
3 goals / 1 assists

Loudoun United missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

Loudoun United Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
22 8 1 Played 4 12 24
5 2 0 Won 2 4 9
5 2 0 Drew 1 3 5
12 4 1 Lost 1 5 10
30 15 1 Scored 9 15 25
40 16 2 Conceded 10 27 38
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 83% 88%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 75% 58%
68% 100% 100% Over 2.5 100% 75% 50%
36% 38% 0% Over 3.5 100% 67% 42%
18% 25% 0% Over 4.5 75% 50% 25%
64% 88% 100% BTTS 100% 58% 33%
9% 12% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 38%
32% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 33% 42%
 
5.1 3.6 2 Corners For (avg) 1.5 2.7 4.2
6.2 4.6 4 Corners Against (avg) 5 5 4.9
1.6 1.6 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.8 2.1 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards 2 4 4
Key stats this season:
  • All of Loudoun United's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Loudoun United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Loudoun United have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Loudoun United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Loudoun United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Loudoun United
All USL Championship
All Home Away
02-08-19 USL Atlanta United II 4 - 2 Loudoun United
09-08-19 USL Loudoun United 3 - 3 Charlotte Independence
14-08-19 USL Loudoun United 1 - 2 Charleston Battery
17-08-19 USL Loudoun United 1 - 3 Ottawa Fury
23-08-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 0 Loudoun United
28-08-19 USL Loudoun United 23:30 Birmingham Legion
31-08-19 USL Loudoun United 23:30 North Carolina
07-09-19 USL Hartford Athletic 23:00 Loudoun United
13-09-19 USL Loudoun United 23:30 Memphis 901
18-09-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 23:30 Loudoun United
Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
28-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 1 - 0 Charlotte Independence
02-08-19 USL Ottawa Fury 0 - 0 Birmingham Legion
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 23:30 Birmingham Legion
04-09-19 USL Atlanta United II 23:30 Birmingham Legion
14-09-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Saint Louis FC
18-09-19 USL Nashville - Birmingham Legion
21-09-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Indy Eleven

  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 23 17 4 2 61 20 13 10 3 0 42 12 10 7 1 2 19 8 41 55
2 New York RB II 26 16 5 5 64 31 15 10 2 3 39 14 11 6 3 2 25 17 33 53
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 14 7 4 46 20 13 7 4 2 24 9 12 7 3 2 22 11 26 49
4 Nashville 26 14 6 6 47 23 12 6 3 3 22 10 14 8 3 3 25 13 24 48
5 Fresno FC 24 13 8 3 41 24 13 8 4 1 23 13 11 5 4 2 18 11 17 47
6 Indy Eleven 21 14 4 3 34 15 12 8 4 0 16 4 9 6 0 3 18 11 19 46
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 24 12 8 4 44 28 13 8 5 0 25 9 11 4 3 4 19 19 16 44
8 North Carolina 25 12 7 6 43 23 12 7 4 1 27 10 13 5 3 5 16 13 20 43
9 Reno 1868 24 13 4 7 51 39 11 7 2 2 28 16 13 6 2 5 23 23 12 43
10 Louisville City 24 12 6 6 36 25 13 8 2 3 22 12 11 4 4 3 14 13 11 42
11 Ottawa Fury 23 10 9 4 37 24 12 7 4 1 21 10 11 3 5 3 16 14 13 39
12 OKC Energy 26 9 9 8 39 38 14 5 5 4 20 20 12 4 4 4 19 18 1 36
13 Austin Bold 25 10 6 9 37 39 13 8 3 2 26 15 12 2 3 7 11 24 -2 36
14 Real Monarchs 22 10 4 8 44 36 11 8 1 2 31 15 11 2 3 6 13 21 8 34
15 New Mexico United 25 8 10 7 45 44 10 4 5 1 22 14 15 4 5 6 23 30 1 34
16 San Antonio 24 9 6 9 41 32 13 7 4 2 27 13 11 2 2 7 14 19 9 33
17 Sacramento Republic 23 10 3 10 34 27 11 6 2 3 20 9 12 4 1 7 14 18 7 33
18 LA Galaxy II 25 8 9 8 42 49 12 3 5 4 21 25 13 5 4 4 21 24 -7 33
19 Orange County 24 8 8 8 38 34 14 7 4 3 28 17 10 1 4 5 10 17 4 32
20 El Paso Locomotive 24 8 8 8 26 26 12 5 3 4 17 14 12 3 5 4 9 12 0 32
21 Birmingham Legion 24 9 5 10 25 38 12 5 2 5 10 11 12 4 3 5 15 27 -13 32
22 Portland Timbers II 24 8 7 9 44 42 12 4 4 4 20 20 12 4 3 5 24 22 2 31
23 Charleston Battery 23 7 9 7 31 35 12 4 6 2 17 16 11 3 3 5 14 19 -4 30
24 Las Vegas Lights 24 8 6 10 32 37 12 7 4 1 24 8 12 1 2 9 8 29 -5 30
25 Rio Grande Valley 24 7 7 10 39 43 13 6 3 4 19 13 11 1 4 6 20 30 -4 28
26 Charlotte Independence 26 5 10 11 30 42 12 5 1 6 18 21 14 0 9 5 12 21 -12 25
27 Saint Louis FC 22 5 8 9 25 29 9 3 5 1 15 10 13 2 3 8 10 19 -4 23
28 Bethlehem Steel 24 6 5 13 32 47 14 2 3 9 18 31 10 4 2 4 14 16 -15 23
29 Colorado Springs 26 6 4 16 24 49 13 5 2 6 15 17 13 1 2 10 9 32 -25 22
30 Loudoun United 22 5 5 12 30 40 8 2 2 4 15 16 14 3 3 8 15 24 -10 20
31 Atlanta United II 24 5 5 14 28 58 11 4 1 6 14 23 13 1 4 8 14 35 -30 20
32 Memphis 901 24 4 7 13 21 38 11 2 3 6 12 16 13 2 4 7 9 22 -17 19
33 Hartford Athletic 26 5 4 17 33 64 12 3 3 6 18 27 14 2 1 11 15 37 -31 19
34 Tulsa Roughnecks 23 4 6 13 29 52 9 3 1 5 13 14 14 1 5 8 16 38 -23 18
35 Swope Park Rangers 23 3 6 14 29 55 13 3 4 6 22 31 10 0 2 8 7 24 -26 15
36 Seattle Sounders II 22 3 5 14 19 55 10 3 2 5 15 20 12 0 3 9 4 35 -36 14

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