North Carolina vs Birmingham Legion: Match guide and preview

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Wed 23.October
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park (10000 seats)

North Carolina have performed better than Birmingham Legion so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It's no vacation for neither North Carolina nor Birmingham Legion as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Birmingham Legion have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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North Carolina form and stats

North Carolina are steadily winning USL Championship games and points here at WakeMed Soccer Park. 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 16 games.

The North Carolina supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Saint Louis FC in USL Championship and win 1-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting New York City (0-4).

The North Carolina manager D. Sarachan has got the team scoring with 36 from 16 home games in the league. From these home matches, North Carolina have conceded only 14 goals.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham Legion playing as the away team in the USL Championship this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a USL Championship home defeat versus Pittsburgh Riverhounds with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs New York RB II.

Birmingham Legion have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. Birmingham Legion have conceded 36 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

North CarolinaR. Kristo
R. Kristo
2 goals
North CarolinaD.J. Taylor
D.J. Taylor
1 goals
North Carolina
Y. Chester
1 goals

North Carolina missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

North Carolina Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
1 1 1 Played P 0 0 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 1 1 Scored S 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
10 10 10 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 3
8 8 8 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 0 12
1 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1

North Carolina
All US Open Cup NASL USL Championship
All Home Away Home vs mid
07-10-18 USL North Carolina 1 - 2 New York RB II
07-10-18 USL North Carolina 1 - 2 New York RB II
10-10-18 USL Louisville City 2 - 1 North Carolina
14-10-18 USL Charlotte Independence 1 - 3 North Carolina
23-02-19 CF Charlotte Independence 4 - 1 North Carolina
16-05-19 UOC North Carolina 4 - 1 Richmond Kickers
30-05-19 UOC North Carolina 1 - 0 Florida Soccer Soldiers
13-06-19 UOC New York City 4 - 0 North Carolina
20-10-19 USL North Carolina 1 - 0 Saint Louis FC
24-10-19 USL North Carolina 01:00 Birmingham Legion
Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup USL Championship
All Home Away Away vs top
07-02-19 CF Philadelphia Union 3 - 1 Birmingham Legion
16-05-19 UOC Birmingham Legion 4 - 1 West Chester United
30-05-19 UOC Louisville City 1 - 0 Birmingham Legion
17-10-19 USL Birmingham Legion 2 - 1 New York RB II
20-10-19 USL Birmingham Legion 0 - 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
24-10-19 USL North Carolina 01:00 Birmingham Legion

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Phoenix Rising 33 24 5 4 86 33 17 13 3 1 51 16 16 11 2 3 35 17 53 77
2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 34 19 11 4 58 30 17 10 7 0 30 10 17 9 4 4 28 20 28 68
3 Nashville 34 20 7 7 59 26 17 10 4 3 30 11 17 10 3 4 29 15 33 67
4 Indy Eleven 33 19 6 8 47 27 17 13 4 0 26 6 16 6 2 8 21 21 20 63
5 Louisville City 33 17 9 7 57 37 17 10 4 3 38 21 16 7 5 4 19 16 20 60
6 Reno 1868 33 18 5 10 70 49 16 8 3 5 37 24 17 10 2 5 33 25 21 59
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 17 8 6 3 33 14 17 8 4 5 28 19 28 58
8 New York RB II 34 17 6 11 74 51 17 11 3 3 42 15 17 6 3 8 32 36 23 57
9 Fresno FC 34 16 9 9 58 44 17 10 5 2 33 20 17 6 4 7 25 24 14 57
10 Real Monarchs 33 16 7 10 70 52 17 11 4 2 47 22 16 5 3 8 23 30 18 55
11 North Carolina 33 15 8 10 53 36 16 10 5 1 36 14 17 5 3 9 17 22 17 53
12 Orange County 33 15 8 10 52 41 17 10 4 3 34 17 16 5 4 7 18 24 11 53
13 Ottawa Fury 34 14 10 10 50 43 17 10 5 2 28 16 17 4 5 8 22 27 7 52
14 El Paso Locomotive 34 13 11 10 42 36 17 8 5 4 28 19 17 5 6 6 14 17 6 50
15 Austin Bold 34 13 9 12 53 52 17 10 3 4 35 20 17 3 6 8 18 32 1 48
16 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 17 7 6 4 33 28 17 5 6 6 26 34 -3 48
17 Sacramento Republic 33 14 5 14 49 42 16 8 3 5 30 17 17 6 2 9 19 25 7 47
18 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 17 6 8 3 32 24 17 5 5 7 27 33 2 46
19 Charleston Battery 34 11 13 10 44 44 17 8 6 3 28 20 17 3 7 7 16 24 0 46
20 San Antonio 33 12 8 13 59 54 16 9 5 2 34 17 17 3 3 11 25 37 5 44
21 Birmingham Legion 34 12 7 15 35 51 17 7 3 7 13 15 17 5 4 8 22 36 -16 43
22 Rio Grande Valley 33 11 8 14 50 57 17 9 3 5 26 16 16 2 5 9 24 41 -7 41
23 Las Vegas Lights 34 11 8 15 46 56 17 9 4 4 31 17 17 2 4 11 15 39 -10 41
24 Saint Louis FC 33 10 9 14 38 40 16 7 6 3 23 15 17 3 3 11 15 25 -2 39
25 Loudoun United 34 11 6 17 59 65 17 7 3 7 39 30 17 4 3 10 20 35 -6 39
26 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 17 7 2 8 26 28 17 2 9 6 16 25 -11 38
27 OKC Energy 34 9 11 14 45 58 17 5 6 6 21 25 17 4 5 8 24 33 -13 38
28 Portland Timbers II 33 10 7 16 64 70 17 5 4 8 34 36 16 5 3 8 30 34 -6 37
29 Atlanta United II 34 9 8 17 45 77 17 8 1 8 28 36 17 1 7 9 17 41 -32 35
30 Memphis 901 34 9 7 18 37 52 17 5 3 9 24 23 17 4 4 9 13 29 -15 34
31 Tulsa Roughnecks 33 8 9 16 44 68 16 6 2 8 24 27 17 2 7 8 20 41 -24 33
32 Bethlehem Steel 34 8 7 19 49 78 17 4 3 10 26 35 17 4 4 9 23 43 -29 31
33 Hartford Athletic 34 8 5 21 49 80 17 6 4 7 31 32 17 2 1 14 18 48 -31 29
34 Seattle Sounders II 33 7 7 19 41 82 16 6 3 7 29 31 17 1 4 12 12 51 -41 28
35 Colorado Springs 34 7 6 21 31 65 17 6 3 8 19 24 17 1 3 13 12 41 -34 27
36 Swope Park Rangers 34 6 8 20 46 80 17 5 5 7 27 34 17 1 3 13 19 46 -34 26

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