Birmingham Legion vs Hartford Athletic – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

09/08/2025 at 20:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Protective Stadium (Birmingham, AL).

USL Championship
Referee: Berna Rico S. (Usa)
Where to Watch on TV:


Argentina	Disney+
Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Colombia	Disney+
Mexico	Disney+
Peru	Disney+
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN App, ESPN+, WCTX Channel 59
Venezuela	Disney+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.56	2.34
Ball Possession
61%	39%
Total shots
16	12
Shots on target
5	9
Big Chances
2	4
Corner Kicks
7	8
Passes
81% (335/416)	71% (186/261)
Yellow Cards
4	1
Expected Goals (xG)
1.56	2.34
xG on target (xGOT)
1.72	3.28
Total shots
16	12
Shots on target
5	9
Shots off target
2	3
Blocked Shots
9	0
Shots inside the Box
8	11
Shots outside the Box
8	1
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Big Chances
2	4
Corner Kicks
7	8
Touches in opposition box
19	29
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free Kicks
10	9
Passes
81% (335/416)	71% (186/261)
Long passes
36% (18/50)	32% (19/59)
Passes in final third
68% (74/109)	59% (42/71)
Crosses
17% (4/24)	22% (4/18)
Expected assists (xA)
0.74	1.08
Throw-ins
19	14
Fouls
12	12
Tackles
71% (5/7)	57% (8/14)
Duels won
35	38
Clearances
24	32
Interceptions
7	12
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
5	4
xGOT faced
3.28	1.72
Goals prevented
-0.72	0.72

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 2)
8', Howell M. 🟨,
27', 0 - 1, Dieng M. (Pen),
29', 0 - 2, Dieng M. ⚽, Ngalina M. (A),
45+3', Kavita P. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 2)
46', McCartney D. ↓, Turnbull S. ↑,
46', Kavita P. ↓, Rufe J. ↑,
48', Laszo E. 🟨,
61', Shashoua S. (Pen),
65', Hairston M. ↓, Makangila B. ↑,
65', Jimenez J. ↓, Obalola A. ↑,
72', Dieng M. ↓, Edwards K. ↑,
73', Samadia E. 🟨,
75', Rufe J. 🟨,
78', Laszo E. ↓, Preston T. ↑,
78', Howell M. ↓, McIllhatton S. ↑,
80', Diz A. ↓, Scarlett J. ↑,
80', Moreira J. ↓, Careaga S. ↑,
90+1', 0 - 3, Edwards K. ⚽,
90+5', 0 - 4, Obalola A. ⚽, Careaga S. (A),
90+6', 1 - 4, Martinez E. ⚽, Tregarthen S. (A),

Highlights

Official Live

Chances of winning

Birmingham Legion
43.3%

Draw
26.2%

Hartford Athletic
30.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

41.6%

28.7%

29.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

43%

29.7%

28.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Birmingham Legion has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.7%)

Hartford Athletic has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Birmingham Legion than the current prediction. (-0.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Hartford Athletic than the current prediction. (-1.7%)

Birmingham Legion - Hartford Athletic Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.14 ↓ (2.21)	3.53 ↑ (3.2)	3.05 ↓ (3.09)	8% (8.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Birmingham Legion - Hartford Athletic?

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

The game will be played between two neighbours in the standings (ranked 11 and 9)
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 2.
Recent performances by Birmingham have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Hartford is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Hartford may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Birmingham is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 4 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 9:7. (average 1.3:1).
Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 7:5. (average 2.3:1.7).

How many head-to-head matches has Birmingham Legion won against Hartford Athletic?

Birmingham Legion has won 1 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Hartford Athletic won against Birmingham Legion?

Hartford Athletic has won 2 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Birmingham Legion - Hartford Athletic were as follows:

19.04.2025 Hartford Athletic - Birmingham Legion 1:0

03.08.2024 Birmingham Legion - Hartford Athletic 2:2

23.03.2024 Hartford Athletic - Birmingham Legion 1:0

25.03.2023 Hartford Athletic - Birmingham Legion 0:1

Latest results of Birmingham Legion

02.08.2025 Phoenix Rising - Birmingham Legion 3:3 ✺

26.07.2025 Birmingham Legion - Forward Madison 2:1 ✺

19.07.2025 Birmingham Legion - Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0:1 ✺

11.07.2025 North Carolina - Birmingham Legion 2:3 ✺

05.07.2025 Rhode Island - Birmingham Legion 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Hartford Athletic

06.08.2025 Hartford Athletic - Miami 2:0 ✺

30.07.2025 Hartford Athletic - New Mexico United 4:0 ✺

26.07.2025 Rhode Island - Hartford Athletic 2:3 ✺

19.07.2025 Rhode Island - Hartford Athletic 0:0 ✺

16.07.2025 Hartford Athletic - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0:1 ✺

USL Championship Table

2026

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Charleston	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
2	Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
3	Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
4	Indy Eleven	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
5	Detroit	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
6	Louisville City	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
7	Miami FC	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
8	Hartford Athletic	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
9	Birmingham	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
10	Loudoun	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
11	Rhode Island	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
12	Sporting Jax	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
13	Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0

Western Conference

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Orange County SC	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
2	New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
3	Sacramento Republic	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
4	FC Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
5	Colorado Springs	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
6	San Antonio	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
7	Phoenix Rising	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
8	Oakland Roots	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
9	Monterey Bay	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
10	Las Vegas Lights	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
11	El Paso	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
12	Lexington	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0

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