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Oakland Roots vs Birmingham Legion: result 2-1 and analysis

USL ChampionshipMatchday 43Kick-off on October 2, 2022 at 02:00 AM (UTC)Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, California

Oakland Roots
2-1
Birmingham Legion

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What was the result of Oakland Roots vs Birmingham Legion?

Oakland Roots won 2-1 on October 2, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 21′E. MartínezBirmingham Legion
  • 24′Ó. KarlssonOakland Roots
  • 84′J. AzócarOakland Roots

Official lineup for Oakland Roots vs Birmingham Legion

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Oakland Roots

  1. 9D. Formella
  2. 18J. Azócar
  3. 22Ó. Karlsson
  1. 8J. Hernández
  2. 10L. Mfeka
  3. 12C. Dennis
  1. 6T. Morad
  2. 14D. Barbir
  3. 30A. Fuenmayor
  4. 72E. Rito
  1. 20P. Blanchette

Birmingham Legion

  1. 11Marlon
  2. 99J. Agudelo
  1. 6A. Asiedu
  2. 8Bruno Lapa
  3. 19E. Martínez
  4. 20Z. Herivaux
  1. 3P. Kavita
  2. 5M. Lopez
  3. 21A. Crognale
  4. 24J. Dean
  1. 1M. Van Oekel
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Oakland Roots have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Birmingham Legion have 9, 3 and 3.

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

Oakland Roots
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2022Colorado Springs(away)1-1USL Championship
Sep 18, 2022New York RB II(home)1-0USL Championship
Sep 11, 2022Phoenix Rising(away)2-0USL Championship
Sep 4, 2022San Antonio(home)0-2USL Championship
Aug 28, 2022Sacramento Republic(away)0-1USL Championship
Birmingham Legion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2022Tampa Bay Rowdies(away)1-1USL Championship
Sep 15, 2022Pittsburgh Riverhounds(home)2-1USL Championship
Sep 10, 2022Indy Eleven(away)3-4USL Championship
Sep 3, 2022Miami FC(away)1-1USL Championship
Aug 28, 2022New York RB II(home)3-1USL Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Oakland Roots score 1.4 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham Legion score 2.4 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Oakland Roots1.41.248/156/15
Birmingham Legion2.41.259/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2026 standings
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10Oakland Roots3091110394038
11Birmingham Legion3061212404630

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How does Footlab AI 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. 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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