Top-ranking Birmingham Legion come to Tulsa Roughnecks after their 2-3-result vs Memphis 901. Get out our comprehensive preview!
- Tulsa Roughnecks is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (25) in USL Championship
These are active days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only three days ago in the USL Championship. Thankfully the previous game, versus Indy Eleven, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Tulsa Roughnecks form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Tulsa Roughnecks have scored 22 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the USL Championship are 7-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Indy Eleven game Tulsa Roughnecks has been unbeatable here producing four straight wins.
Roughnecks's last game was hosting Indy Eleven (placed 6th) and winning 2-1.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Louisville City.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Roughnecks have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), Roughnecks's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Roughnecks defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
6-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Birmingham Legion in their USL Championship matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Birmingham, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Memphis 901 (placed 7th). Birmingham were so close to getting something from the game against Memphis 901, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal six minutes into overtime.
Prior to that result Birmingham won their away game at Sporting Kansas City II. The scoreline was 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Birmingham in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Birmingham Legion, zero draws and one defeat.
The visiting Birmingham have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 12 games. Birmingham Legion have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Birmingham Legion - Roughnecks 1-2 was the result in these teams' previous head-to-head match, played this season. Tulsa Roughnecks-Birmingham Legion H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Roughnecks two wins, Birmingham Legion one win, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Brett 12 goals | R. Da Costa 8 goals | D. Suárez Castro 7 goals |
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| Tulsa Roughnecks | Birmingham Legion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 35 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 50% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 30% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 59% |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 2.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 8.7 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 11.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 50% | 55% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | 35% |
- All of Tulsa Roughnecks's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest conceded goals (25) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most clean sheets (4) away in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most points (20) away in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have the most points from losing position (8) in USL Championship
- Birmingham Legion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Birmingham Legion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tulsa Roughnecks have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in USL Championship
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in USL Championship
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in USL Championship
- Tulsa Roughnecks have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in USL Championship
- Tulsa Roughnecks have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Tulsa Roughnecks haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tulsa Roughnecks is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | OKC Energy | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 5 | Atlanta United II | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 7 | Memphis 901 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -16 | 19 |