Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion: result 1-2 and analysis
USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 5Kick-off on July 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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What was the result of Charleston Battery vs Birmingham Legion?
Birmingham Legion won 1-2 on July 20, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 12′B. WrightBirmingham Legion
- 29′Z. LewisCharleston Battery
- 54′Bruno LapaBirmingham Legion
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 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2020 | Atlanta United II(away) | 1-0 | USL Championship |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Tormenta(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Nashville(away) | 1-3 | USL Championship |
| Oct 23, 2019 | Ottawa Fury(away) | 2-2 | USL Championship |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Philadelphia Union II(home) | 5-1 | USL Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Memphis 901(home) | 3-0 | USL Championship |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Forward Madison(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds(away) | 0-7 | USL Championship |
| Oct 23, 2019 | North Carolina(away) | 3-2 | USL Championship |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds(home) | 0-1 | USL Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Charleston Battery win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Birmingham Legion win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2019 | Birmingham Legion 0-0 Charleston Battery | USL Championship |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Charleston Battery 3-1 Birmingham Legion | USL Championship |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham Legion vs Charleston Battery on Oct 6, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Charleston Battery score 1.2 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham Legion score 1.5 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Birmingham Legion | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 5/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 36 |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
| 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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