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Birmingham Legion vs Phoenix Rising: result 1-2 and analysis

USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 6Kick-off on April 9, 2023 at 09:30 PM (UTC)Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Legion
1-2
Phoenix Rising

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What was the result of Birmingham Legion vs Phoenix Rising?

Phoenix Rising won 1-2 on April 9, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 58′D. TrejoPhoenix Rising
  • 59′Gabriel AlvesBirmingham Legion
  • 66′C. HarveyPhoenix Rising

Official lineup for Birmingham Legion vs Phoenix Rising

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Birmingham Legion

  1. 9J. Agudelo
  2. 11N. Brett
  1. 6A. Asiedu
  2. 10P. Kasim
  3. 17M. Corcoran
  4. 19E. Martínez
  1. 3P. Kavita
  2. 4C. Smith
  3. 16Gabriel Alves
  4. 21A. Crognale
  1. 18T. Spangenberg

Phoenix Rising

  1. 7E. Gallardo
  2. 9M. Arteaga
  1. 16Gabriel Torres
  2. 26R. Zambrano
  3. 27K. Lambert
  1. 4D. Krutzen
  2. 14E. Cuello
  3. 15H. Uzochukwu
  4. 30A. Fuenmayor
  5. 67C. Harvey
  1. 1R. Ríos Novo
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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, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Phoenix Rising have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Birmingham Legion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2023Chattanooga Red Wolves(away)4-1US Open Cup
Apr 1, 2023Tampa Bay Rowdies(away)2-0USL Championship
Mar 25, 2023Hartford Athletic(away)1-0USL Championship
Mar 18, 2023FC Tulsa(home)3-2USL Championship
Mar 12, 2023Pittsburgh Riverhounds(home)1-1USL Championship
Phoenix Rising
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2023Greenville Triumph(home)1-0US Open Cup
Apr 2, 2023San Diego Loyal(home)2-2USL Championship
Mar 19, 2023San Diego Loyal(away)0-3USL Championship
Mar 12, 2023Charleston Battery(away)1-1USL Championship
Feb 18, 2023Sporting Kansas City(away)2-4Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Birmingham Legion win, 0 draws, 0 Phoenix Rising wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 5, 2022Phoenix Rising 0-1 Birmingham LegionUSL Championship

Last archived meeting: Phoenix Rising vs Birmingham Legion on Jun 5, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Birmingham Legion score 2.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Phoenix Rising score 1.5 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Birmingham Legion2.01.5213/1510/15
Phoenix Rising1.51.929/1510/15

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 Phoenix Rising sit 8th (40 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Phoenix Rising30101010454640
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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