With their 1 point advantage in the league table, North Carolina fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Birmingham Legion.
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!
North Carolina form and stats
North Carolina have secured 5 points from their first three home games. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.North Carolina lost their last game at Ottawa Fury after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Indy Eleven that finished 0-0.
North Carolina can score goals in their home matches. After 3 matches they have found the net 6 times. North Carolina's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.The manager T. Soehn was unhappy after their last game, a USL Championship match played at their home ground Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Birmingham Legion suffered a 0-3 loss to Louisville City. Before that, Birmingham Legion travelled to Memphis 901 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
With an average of more than two away goals per game, Birmingham Legion are regular goalscorers on their travels. Birmingham Legion are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 8 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Lomis 6 goals |  R. Kristo 2 goals | T. McCabe 2 goals |
North Carolina missing players
Birmingham Legion missing players
| North Carolina | Birmingham Legion | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 | 5 | Scored | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 56% |
| 22% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 44% |
| 22% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 75% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 25% | 56% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Birmingham Legion's away matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of North Carolina's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birmingham Legion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Birmingham Legion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- North Carolina have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- North Carolina have not yet lost a game at home.
- North Carolina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- North Carolina have scored in all their home matches so far.
- North Carolina haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
North Carolina
| 13-04-19 | | Atlanta United II | 2 - 1 | North Carolina |
| 20-04-19 | | Charlotte Independence | 0 - 3 | North Carolina |
| 27-04-19 | | North Carolina | 4 - 1 | Hartford Athletic |
| 04-05-19 | | Indy Eleven | 0 - 0 | North Carolina |
| 12-05-19 | | Ottawa Fury | 2 - 1 | North Carolina |
| 15-05-19 | | North Carolina | 23:00 | Richmond Kickers |
| 18-05-19 | | North Carolina | 23:00 | Birmingham Legion |
| 24-05-19 | | New York RB II | 23:00 | North Carolina |
| 01-06-19 | | Hartford Athletic | 23:00 | North Carolina |
| 08-06-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | North Carolina |
Birmingham Legion
| 07-02-19 | | Philadelphia Union | 3 - 1 | Birmingham Legion |
| 10-03-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 0 - 2 | Bethlehem Steel |
| 17-03-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 0 - 1 | Ottawa Fury |
| 31-03-19 | | Louisville City | 2 - 3 | Birmingham Legion |
| 14-04-19 | | Saint Louis FC | 2 - 3 | Birmingham Legion |
| 16-05-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 00:00 | West Chester United |
| 18-05-19 | | North Carolina | 23:00 | Birmingham Legion |
| 23-05-19 | | Birmingham Legion | - | Nashville |
| 02-06-19 | | Birmingham Legion | - | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 08-06-19 | | Charleston Battery | 23:30 | 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 | New York RB II | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | New Mexico United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Nashville | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fresno FC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Charleston Battery | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Louisville City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Saint Louis FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Reno 1868 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Indy Eleven | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | Las Vegas Lights | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | Ottawa Fury | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Austin Bold | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | OKC Energy | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | LA Galaxy II | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Phoenix Rising | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 19 | El Paso Locomotive | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 20 | Sacramento Republic | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 22 | Orange County | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 23 | Rio Grande Valley | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | Bethlehem Steel | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 26 | Atlanta United II | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 27 | Birmingham Legion | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 28 | Real Monarchs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | San Antonio | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 30 | Loudoun United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 31 | Memphis 901 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 32 | Colorado Springs | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 33 | Charlotte Independence | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 34 | Swope Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 35 | Seattle Sounders II | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | -27 | 3 |
| 36 | Hartford Athletic | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -19 | 1 |
