Lots to play for in this fixture, with Tampa Bay Rowdies positioned 3rd and Birmingham Legion placed 4th. Read our preview!
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the most points from losing position (20) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in USL Championship
These teams have little in common geographically as Birmingham Legion have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Tampa Bay Rowdies and Birmingham Legion should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats
Tampa Bay Rowdies have performed here at Al Lang Stadium this season with 9 wins from 13 USL Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. After failing to beat Charleston Battery here at Al Lang Stadium, Tampa Bay Rowdies has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Tampa Bay Rowdies are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Detroit City.
Heartbreak before that as Rowdies lost 1-2 at Charleston Battery's place.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 13 games), Tampa Bay Rowdies's attacking play is working. Tampa Bay Rowdies have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
8-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Birmingham Legion in their USL Championship matches away.
Birmingham are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Pittsburgh Riverhounds (placed 5th).
Preceding that game, the 3-4 loss visiting Indy Eleven's place.Will both teams score at least one goal each? This team's fresh statistics suggest that, having played 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Birmingham Legion are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 15 away games so far. 19 goals have been conceded by Birmingham Legion in these games.
Head 2 Head
Rowdies have won at least one point in the last 4 games (2-2-0) against Birmingham Legion.The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Birmingham Legion - Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Fernandes 15 goals |   E. Martínez 13 goals |  J. LaCava 11 goals |
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| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Birmingham Legion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 58 | 28 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 50 |
| 30 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 76% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 52% | 46% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 53% | 50% |
| 41% | 46% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 66% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 53% | 50% |
| 21% | 31% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 23% |
| 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 10.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.3 | 12.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 41% | 46% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 41% | 31% |
| 7.5 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 10.1 | 9.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
- Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Birmingham Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Birmingham Legion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have the most points from losing position (20) in USL Championship
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Louisville City | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 63 |
| 2 | Memphis 901 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 58 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 54 |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 52 |
| 6 | Detroit City | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | Miami FC II | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 48 |
| 8 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 31 | -11 | 35 |
| 9 | Hartford Athletic | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Indy Eleven | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 32 |
| 11 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -27 | 24 |
| 12 | Loudoun United | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -28 | 24 |
| 13 | Atlanta United II | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 45 | -45 | 20 |
| 14 | New York RB II | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -46 | 14 |
