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Orange County SC vs Birmingham Legion: result 1-2 and analysis

USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 8Kick-off on April 23, 2023 at 02:00 AM (UTC)Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, California

Orange County SC
1-2
Birmingham Legion

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What was the result of Orange County SC vs Birmingham Legion?

Birmingham Legion won 1-2 on April 23, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 30′E. NielsenOrange County SC
  • 33′J. AgudeloBirmingham Legion
  • 59′E. MartínezBirmingham Legion

Official lineup for Orange County SC vs Birmingham Legion

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Orange County SC

  1. 7M. Iloski
  2. 16B. Richards
  3. 17E. Nielsen
  4. 21T. Amang
  1. 19K. Partida
  2. 26K. Scott
  1. 3A. Villanueva
  2. 6A. Fox
  3. 23R. Doghman
  4. 30M. Nakkim
  1. 1C. Cropper

Birmingham Legion

  1. 7D. Nwegbo
  2. 9J. Agudelo
  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
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Orange County SC have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Birmingham Legion have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Orange County SC
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2023Indy Eleven(home)1-0USL Championship
Apr 9, 2023El Paso Locomotive(away)0-1USL Championship
Apr 6, 2023Capo(home)5-0US Open Cup
Apr 1, 2023Hartford Athletic(away)1-1USL Championship
Mar 26, 2023Las Vegas Lights(home)2-2USL Championship
Birmingham Legion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2023Loudoun United(away)0-3USL Championship
Apr 9, 2023Phoenix Rising(home)1-2USL Championship
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

How many goals should we expect?

Orange County SC score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham Legion score 1.8 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Orange County SC1.31.629/159/15
Birmingham Legion1.81.7212/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Orange County SC sit 9th in USL Championship (39 points from 30 matches) and Birmingham Legion sit 11th (30 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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9Orange County SC3010911394939
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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