Match preview USL Championship: Tampa Bay Rowdies - Birmingham Legion at Al Lang Stadium

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Lang Stadium (7786 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 26th place in the table will show on the pitch.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It's quite the trip for Birmingham Legion when visiting Tampa Bay Rowdies as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats

Tampa Bay Rowdies have performed well here at Al Lang Stadium so far this season with 6 wins from 11 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. Two home wins in a row for Tampa Bay Rowdies bring valid hopes of a third.

A good away victory last time out for Tampa Bay Rowdies, who won 5-0 against Charleston Battery. Prior to that, an away loss at New York RB II.

Tampa Bay Rowdies have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al Lang Stadium with 19 goals in 11 matches. Tampa Bay Rowdies have only conceded 8 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Birmingham Legion form and stats

There's been little loot from Birmingham Legion's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games. Birmingham Legion only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ottawa Fury in their previous outing. The USL Championship match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Charlotte Independence.

Birmingham Legion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Birmingham Legion concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Tampa Bay Rowdies and Birmingham Legion have met before this season: Birmingham Legion - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-2. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies victory, 0 draws and 0 Birmingham Legion wins. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Allen
3 goals
D. Najem
1 goals
M. Kone
1 goals

Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players

Birmingham Legion missing players

Tampa Bay Rowdies Birmingham Legion
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
22 11 4 Played 6 10 21
13 6 3 Won 1 2 6
7 4 1 Drew 2 3 5
2 1 0 Lost 3 5 10
39 19 9 Scored 4 11 20
15 8 1 Conceded 14 25 36
91% 91% 75% Over 0.5 67% 80% 86%
77% 82% 50% Over 1.5 67% 80% 62%
36% 36% 50% Over 2.5 67% 80% 52%
27% 27% 50% Over 3.5 50% 70% 43%
14% 9% 25% Over 4.5 50% 50% 24%
50% 55% 25% BTTS 33% 60% 33%
45% 45% 75% Clean Sheets 33% 20% 33%
14% 9% 25% Failed To Score 67% 40% 48%
 
6 8.1 9.2 Corners For (avg) 2.7 2.4 4.2
4 3.5 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 4.3 4.5 4.7
1.7 1.5 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.5 1.9 2.1
1 1 0 Red Cards 2 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Tampa Bay Rowdies
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
07-07-19 USL Swope Park Rangers 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies
13-07-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies
20-07-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 - 1 Saint Louis FC
26-07-19 USL New York RB II 2 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
03-08-19 USL Charleston Battery 0 - 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies
10-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Birmingham Legion
21-08-19 USL North Carolina 23:00 Tampa Bay Rowdies
24-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Memphis 901
31-08-19 USL Tampa Bay Rowdies 23:30 Nashville
07-09-19 USL Charlotte Independence 23:00 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Birmingham Legion
All US Open Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
29-06-19 USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds 4 - 1 Birmingham Legion
14-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 1 - 0 North Carolina
21-07-19 USL Birmingham Legion 4 - 0 Atlanta United II
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 23:30 Birmingham Legion
18-08-19 USL Birmingham Legion - Memphis 901
25-08-19 USL Bethlehem Steel 22:00 Birmingham Legion
28-08-19 USL Loudoun United 23:30 Birmingham Legion
04-09-19 USL Atlanta United II 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 Phoenix Rising 20 14 4 2 53 16 10 7 3 0 34 8 10 7 1 2 19 8 37 46
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 13 7 2 39 15 11 6 4 1 19 8 11 7 3 1 20 7 24 46
3 New York RB II 22 13 5 4 51 26 14 10 2 2 38 12 8 3 3 2 13 14 25 44
4 Reno 1868 22 13 4 5 48 31 10 7 2 1 27 12 12 6 2 4 21 19 17 43
5 Nashville 22 12 5 5 41 19 9 5 2 2 19 7 13 7 3 3 22 12 22 41
6 Indy Eleven 19 12 4 3 29 13 10 6 4 0 11 2 9 6 0 3 18 11 16 40
7 Fresno FC 21 11 7 3 36 21 11 7 3 1 20 11 10 4 4 2 16 10 15 40
8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 9 8 3 38 20 11 6 5 0 21 7 9 3 3 3 17 13 18 35
9 North Carolina 21 9 7 5 32 19 10 5 4 1 18 8 11 4 3 4 14 11 13 34
10 Ottawa Fury 21 8 9 4 32 22 11 6 4 1 19 9 10 2 5 3 13 13 10 33
11 New Mexico United 22 8 9 5 41 34 9 4 4 1 20 12 13 4 5 4 21 22 7 33
12 Louisville City 21 9 6 6 28 23 11 6 2 3 16 11 10 3 4 3 12 12 5 33
13 Austin Bold 22 9 6 7 29 31 11 7 3 1 20 11 11 2 3 6 9 20 -2 33
14 Real Monarchs 19 9 3 7 38 31 10 7 1 2 27 14 9 2 2 5 11 17 7 30
15 Sacramento Republic 21 9 3 9 29 25 10 5 2 3 16 9 11 4 1 6 13 16 4 30
16 OKC Energy 23 7 9 7 30 32 12 4 5 3 15 16 11 3 4 4 15 16 -2 30
17 El Paso Locomotive 21 7 8 6 23 23 11 4 3 4 15 14 10 3 5 2 8 9 0 29
18 LA Galaxy II 23 7 8 8 37 46 12 3 5 4 21 25 11 4 3 4 16 21 -9 29
19 Portland Timbers II 21 7 7 7 39 35 10 3 4 3 15 14 11 4 3 4 24 21 4 28
20 Las Vegas Lights 22 7 6 9 31 34 11 6 4 1 23 8 11 1 2 8 8 26 -3 27
21 San Antonio 21 7 5 9 30 29 11 6 3 2 20 11 10 1 2 7 10 18 1 26
22 Orange County 21 6 8 7 31 31 12 5 4 3 22 16 9 1 4 4 9 15 0 26
23 Charleston Battery 19 6 8 5 26 29 11 4 6 1 16 14 8 2 2 4 10 15 -3 26
24 Charlotte Independence 23 5 9 9 25 33 11 5 1 5 17 18 12 0 8 4 8 15 -8 24
25 Rio Grande Valley 21 6 5 10 33 38 12 5 3 4 18 13 9 1 2 6 15 25 -5 23
26 Birmingham Legion 21 6 5 10 20 36 11 4 2 5 9 11 10 2 3 5 11 25 -16 23
27 Saint Louis FC 19 5 7 7 22 24 8 3 4 1 14 9 11 2 3 6 8 15 -2 22
28 Bethlehem Steel 22 6 4 12 30 44 13 2 3 8 16 28 9 4 1 4 14 16 -14 22
29 Colorado Springs 23 6 3 14 20 40 12 5 1 6 12 14 11 1 2 8 8 26 -20 21
30 Loudoun United 18 5 4 9 25 31 5 2 1 2 10 8 13 3 3 7 15 23 -6 19
31 Memphis 901 21 4 7 10 20 30 10 2 3 5 11 14 11 2 4 5 9 16 -10 19
32 Tulsa Roughnecks 21 4 6 11 27 43 9 3 1 5 13 14 12 1 5 6 14 29 -16 18
33 Atlanta United II 21 4 5 12 23 49 10 3 1 6 12 22 11 1 4 6 11 27 -26 17
34 Hartford Athletic 24 4 4 16 29 57 10 2 3 5 14 20 14 2 1 11 15 37 -28 16
35 Swope Park Rangers 20 3 6 11 25 45 12 3 4 5 21 26 8 0 2 6 4 19 -20 15
36 Seattle Sounders II 20 2 5 13 17 52 9 2 2 5 13 19 11 0 3 8 4 33 -35 11

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