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Phoenix Rising vs Birmingham Legion: result 3-3 and analysis

USL ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on August 3, 2025 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Rising
3-3
Birmingham Legion

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What was the result of Phoenix Rising vs Birmingham Legion?

Phoenix Rising and Birmingham Legion drew 3-3 on August 3, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 16′E. CuelloPhoenix Rising
  • 25′H. AvayevuPhoenix Rising
  • 39′T. PasherBirmingham Legion
  • 54′S. TregarthenBirmingham Legion
  • 64′E. MartinezBirmingham Legion
  • 90′C. DennisPhoenix Rising

Official lineup for Phoenix Rising vs Birmingham Legion

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Phoenix Rising

  1. 22D. Johnson
  1. 6C. F. Sainte
  2. 9I. Sacko
  3. 10H. Avayevu
  4. 12C. Dennis
  5. 80X. Emmers
  6. 88P. Rizzo
  1. 14E. Cuello
  2. 23R. Flood
  3. 51A. Essengue
  1. 1P. Rakovsky

Birmingham Legion

  1. 9R. Damus
  2. 14S. Shashoua
  3. 15T. Pasher
  1. 17E. Laszo
  2. 19E. Martinez
  3. 21S. Tregarthen
  1. 4R. Hamouda
  2. 20A. Paterson
  3. 24M. Howell
  4. 43S. Suárez
  1. 57F. Delgado
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Phoenix Rising have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Birmingham Legion have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Phoenix Rising
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 31, 2025Orange County SC(away)1-4USL Championship
Jul 20, 2025El Paso Locomotive(away)2-2USL League One Cup
Jul 13, 2025Oakland Roots(away)2-1USL Championship
Jul 5, 2025Lexington(home)0-1USL Championship
Jun 29, 2025Texoma(away)5-4USL League One Cup
Birmingham Legion
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 27, 2025Forward Madison(home)2-1USL League One Cup
Jul 20, 2025Colorado Springs(home)0-1USL Championship
Jul 11, 2025North Carolina(away)3-2USL Championship
Jul 5, 2025Rhode Island(away)1-1USL Championship
Jul 3, 2025Charleston Battery(home)0-0USL Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Phoenix Rising win, 0 draws, 2 Birmingham Legion wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 10, 2024Phoenix Rising 0-1 Birmingham LegionUSL Championship
Apr 9, 2023Birmingham Legion 1-2 Phoenix RisingUSL Championship
Jun 5, 2022Phoenix Rising 0-1 Birmingham LegionUSL Championship

Last archived meeting: Phoenix Rising vs Birmingham Legion on Mar 10, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Phoenix Rising score 1.7 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham Legion score 1.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Phoenix Rising1.71.9211/159/15
Birmingham Legion1.11.229/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Phoenix Rising sit 8th in USL Championship (40 points from 30 matches) and Birmingham Legion sit 11th (30 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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8Phoenix Rising30101010454640
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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