Birmingham Legion vs El Paso Locomotive: result 3-1 and analysis
USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 7Kick-off on April 13, 2025 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
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What was the result of Birmingham Legion vs El Paso Locomotive?
Birmingham Legion won 3-1 on April 13, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 26′A. CabreraEl Paso Locomotive
- 30′R. DamusBirmingham Legion
- 61′R. DamusBirmingham Legion (pen.)
- 90′D. McCartneyBirmingham Legion
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham Legion have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; El Paso Locomotive have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2025 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds(away) | 0-2 | USL Championship |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Detroit City(away) | 2-2 | USL Championship |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Little Rock Rangers(away) | 0-1 | US Open Cup |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Louisville City(home) | 1-1 | USL Championship |
| Mar 9, 2025 | Loudoun United(home) | 1-3 | USL Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2025 | Lexington(home) | 2-1 | USL Championship |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Ventura County(away) | 3-0 | US Open Cup |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Hartford Athletic(away) | 2-1 | USL Championship |
| Mar 22, 2025 | New Mexico United(away) | 0-1 | USL Championship |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Harpos(home) | 5-1 | US Open Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Birmingham Legion win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 El Paso Locomotive win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2024 | El Paso Locomotive 1-3 Birmingham Legion | USL Championship |
| May 20, 2023 | Birmingham Legion 1-2 El Paso Locomotive | USL Championship |
Last archived meeting: El Paso Locomotive vs Birmingham Legion on Jun 2, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Birmingham Legion score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; El Paso Locomotive score 1.8 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Legion | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| El Paso Locomotive | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Birmingham Legion sit 10th in USL Championship (12 points from 12 matches) and El Paso Locomotive sit 7th (16 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | El Paso Locomotive | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 34 |
| 7 | El Paso Locomotive | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
| 10 | Birmingham Legion | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
| 11 | Birmingham Legion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 17 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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