Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion: result 2-0 and analysis
USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 21Kick-off on July 5, 2024 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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What was the result of Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion?
Charleston Battery won 2-0 on July 5, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 43′N. MarkanichCharleston Battery (pen.)
- 70′N. MarkanichCharleston Battery
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Charleston Battery have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Birmingham Legion have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2024 | North Carolina(home) | 5-2 | USL Championship |
| Jun 23, 2024 | Phoenix Rising(away) | 0-0 | USL Championship |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Detroit City(away) | 0-2 | USL Championship |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds(home) | 0-0 | USL Championship |
| May 30, 2024 | Monterey Bay(away) | 0-0 | USL Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2024 | Louisville City(home) | 1-4 | USL Championship |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Detroit City(away) | 2-1 | USL Championship |
| Jun 20, 2024 | San Antonio(home) | 3-0 | USL Championship |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Indy Eleven(home) | 0-1 | USL Championship |
| Jun 2, 2024 | El Paso Locomotive(away) | 3-1 | USL Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Charleston Battery win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Birmingham Legion win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | Birmingham Legion 0-1 Charleston Battery | USL Championship |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Charleston Battery 2-1 Birmingham Legion | USL Championship |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Charleston Battery 1-0 Birmingham Legion | USL Championship |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Birmingham Legion 1-2 Charleston Battery | USL Championship |
| Jul 10, 2022 | Charleston Battery 0-3 Birmingham Legion | USL Championship |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Birmingham Legion 2-1 Charleston Battery | USL Championship |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham Legion vs Charleston Battery on May 16, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Charleston Battery score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham Legion score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery | 1.9 | 0.9 | 8 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Birmingham Legion | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Charleston Battery sit 4th in USL Championship (20 points from 12 matches) and Birmingham Legion sit 10th (12 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 33 |
| 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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