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Birmingham Legion vs Forward Madison: result 2-1 and analysis

USL League One CupGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on July 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Legion
2-1
Forward Madison

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What was the result of Birmingham Legion vs Forward Madison?

Birmingham Legion won 2-1 on July 27, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 30′R. DamusBirmingham Legion
  • 71′I. AngkingForward Madison
  • 81′S. SaucedoBirmingham Legion

Official lineup for Birmingham Legion vs Forward Madison

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Birmingham Legion

  1. 9R. Damus
  2. 14S. Shashoua
  3. 15T. Pasher
  1. 17E. Laszo
  2. 19E. Martínez
  3. 21S. Tregarthen
  1. 4Ramiz Hamouda
  2. 13Jake Rufe
  3. 20A. Paterson
  4. 43S. Suárez
  1. 57F. Delgado

Forward Madison

  1. 9G. McLaughlin
  2. 19J. Galindrez
  1. 6J. Murphy
  2. 10A. Mesias
  3. 11C. Garcia
  1. 2M. Chilaka
  2. 3Damià Viader
  3. 13E. Temitayo
  4. 16J. Crull
  5. 25F. Sousa
  1. 36W. Lapsley
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham Legion have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Forward Madison have 3, 7 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Birmingham Legion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 20, 2025Colorado Springs(home)0-1USL Championship
Jul 11, 2025North Carolina(away)3-2USL Championship
Jul 5, 2025Rhode Island(away)1-1USL Championship
Jul 3, 2025Charleston Battery(home)0-0USL Championship
Jun 28, 2025Indy Eleven(away)1-1USL League One Cup
Forward Madison
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 24, 2025Tormenta(home)1-0USL League One
Jul 17, 2025Charlotte Independence(home)1-1USL League One
Jul 13, 2025Greenville Triumph(home)3-1USL League One
Jul 6, 2025Texoma(away)0-2USL League One
Jun 28, 2025One Knoxville(home)1-0USL League One Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Birmingham Legion win, 0 draws, 0 Forward Madison wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 19, 2020Birmingham Legion 3-0 Forward MadisonFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Birmingham Legion vs Forward Madison on Feb 19, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Birmingham Legion score 1.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Forward Madison score 0.9 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Birmingham Legion1.21.229/156/15
Forward Madison0.91.239/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Birmingham Legion sit 8th in USL League One Cup (9 points from 4 matches) and Forward Madison sit 32nd (3 points from 4 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Birmingham Legion4301839
32Forward Madison41036103

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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