Memphis 901 vs Birmingham Legion match preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sat 04.May
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the USL Championship, Memphis 901 holding 32nd place and Birmingham Legion lying 25th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Memphis 901 and Birmingham Legion.

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Memphis 901 form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Memphis 901 are 0-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). It's trouble wherever Memphis 901 are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now. They really need to get back to winning ways. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Memphis 901, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The fans are hoping that Memphis 901 will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the USL Championship game against Louisville City. Ahead of that match, Memphis 901 lost 0-1 at home to Charleston Battery.

Memphis 901 has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 1 goal from 4 games. On the other hand, Memphis 901 have conceded 4 goals.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

Birmingham Legion have six points from their first three away games, meaning two victories and a loss.

Birmingham Legion play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-5 to New York RB II. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Loudoun United.

The Birmingham Legion manager T. Soehn has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Birmingham Legion's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 9 goals in 3 travels. The Birmingham Legion defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

M. Burch
2 goals
P. Kasim
2 goals

Memphis 901 missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

Memphis 901 Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
9 4 1 Played 0 3 7
1 0 0 Won 0 2 3
2 1 1 Drew 0 0 1
6 3 0 Lost 0 1 3
6 1 1 Scored 0 6 7
12 4 1 Conceded 0 9 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 86%
56% 25% 100% Over 1.5 0% 100% 57%
22% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 43%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 43%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 100% 43%
44% 25% 100% BTTS 0% 67% 29%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 29%
44% 75% 0% Failed To Score 0% 33% 57%
 
4.9 9.5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 5.7
5.9 4 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5 4.6
1.7 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.7 2.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Memphis 901 hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Birmingham Legion is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Memphis 901 has failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 matches.

Memphis 901
10-03-19 USL Memphis 901 0 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies
17-03-19 USL Memphis 901 1 - 1 Loudoun United
24-03-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 0 - 1 Memphis 901
29-03-19 USL New York RB II 3 - 2 Memphis 901
06-04-19 USL North Carolina 1 - 1 Memphis 901
04-05-19 USL Memphis 901 20:00 Birmingham Legion
10-05-19 USL Hartford Athletic 23:00 Memphis 901
19-05-19 USL Memphis 901 - Pittsburgh Riverhounds
23-05-19 USL Swope Park Rangers - Memphis 901
02-06-19 USL Saint Louis FC 00:30 Memphis 901
Birmingham Legion
07-02-19 CF Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 Birmingham Legion
10-03-19 USL Birmingham Legion 0 - 2 Bethlehem Steel
17-03-19 USL Birmingham Legion 0 - 1 Ottawa Fury
31-03-19 USL Louisville City 2 - 3 Birmingham Legion
14-04-19 USL Saint Louis FC 2 - 3 Birmingham Legion
04-05-19 USL Memphis 901 20:00 Birmingham Legion
12-05-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Louisville City
18-05-19 USL North Carolina 23:00 Birmingham Legion
23-05-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Nashville
02-06-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Tampa Bay Rowdies

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