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Birmingham Legion vs Oakland Roots: result 1-4 and analysis

USL ChampionshipMatchday 11Kick-off on May 6, 2023 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Legion
1-4
Oakland Roots

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What was the result of Birmingham Legion vs Oakland Roots?

Oakland Roots won 1-4 on May 6, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 45′D. FormellaOakland Roots (pen.)
  • 48′E. MartínezBirmingham Legion
  • 64′L. MfekaOakland Roots
  • 71′T. ReidOakland Roots
  • 88′J. RodriguezOakland Roots

Official lineup for Birmingham Legion vs Oakland Roots

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Birmingham Legion

  1. 9J. Agudelo
  1. 6A. Asiedu
  2. 10P. Kasim
  3. 19E. Martínez
  1. 2B. Reveno
  2. 3P. Kavita
  3. 4C. Smith
  4. 5M. Lopez
  5. 16Gabriel Alves
  6. 33M. Mensah
  1. 1M. Van Oekel

Oakland Roots

  1. 9D. Formella
  1. 7N. Matsoso
  2. 10L. Mfeka
  3. 15D. Gomez
  1. 3K. Wright
  2. 6T. Morad
  3. 13N. Hackshaw
  4. 14D. Barbir
  5. 30B. Tamacas
  6. 72E. Rito
  1. 20P. Blanchette
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham Legion have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Oakland Roots have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Birmingham Legion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 3, 2023Miami FC(away)1-3USL Championship
Apr 30, 2023Hartford Athletic(home)3-2USL Championship
Apr 27, 2023Chattanooga(home)1-1US Open Cup
Apr 23, 2023Orange County SC(away)2-1USL Championship
Apr 15, 2023Loudoun United(away)0-3USL Championship
Oakland Roots
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 30, 2023Miami FC(home)0-0USL Championship
Apr 27, 2023Sacramento Republic(away)0-1US Open Cup
Apr 23, 2023Loudoun United(away)0-2USL Championship
Apr 16, 2023Hartford Athletic(home)1-2USL Championship
Apr 8, 2023Indy Eleven(away)3-0USL Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Birmingham Legion wins, 0 draws, 1 Oakland Roots win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2022Oakland Roots 2-1 Birmingham LegionUSL Championship

Last archived meeting: Oakland Roots vs Birmingham Legion on Oct 2, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Birmingham Legion score 1.8 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Oakland Roots score 1.3 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Birmingham Legion1.81.6212/1511/15
Oakland Roots1.31.257/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Birmingham Legion sit 11th in USL Championship (30 points from 30 matches) and Oakland Roots sit 10th (38 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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10Oakland Roots3091110394038
11Birmingham Legion3061212404630

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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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