Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion: result 3-1 and analysis
USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 24Kick-off on June 8, 2019 at 11:30 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 3-1 on June 8, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 25′R. PiggottCharleston Battery
- 44′M. LopezBirmingham Legion
- 75′A. BosuaCharleston Battery (pen.)
- 90′A. PatersonCharleston Battery
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Charleston Battery have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Birmingham Legion have 4, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2019 | Louisville City(away) | 1-4 | USL Championship |
| May 30, 2019 | Nashville(away) | 2-2 | US Open Cup |
| May 25, 2019 | Atlanta United II(home) | 1-1 | USL Championship |
| May 18, 2019 | Indy Eleven(away) | 0-1 | USL Championship |
| May 15, 2019 | Greenville Triumph(away) | 2-1 | US Open Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2019 | Tampa Bay Rowdies(home) | 0-2 | USL Championship |
| May 29, 2019 | Louisville City(away) | 0-1 | US Open Cup |
| May 23, 2019 | Nashville(home) | 0-1 | USL Championship |
| May 18, 2019 | North Carolina(away) | 0-0 | USL Championship |
| May 16, 2019 | West Chester United(home) | 4-1 | US Open Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Charleston Battery score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham Legion score 0.9 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
| Birmingham Legion | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 4/14 | 6/14 |
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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