United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of September 21, 2026

Birmingham Legion vs Brooklyn FC: match statistics

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Birmingham Legion vs Brooklyn FC: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Birmingham Legion plays Brooklyn FC in USL Championship (United States). The game is scheduled for September 23, 2026.

Recent form

Birmingham Legion has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Brooklyn FC has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Birmingham Legion scores 1.07 goals per game and allows 1.27. Brooklyn FC scores 1.13 and allows 1.73. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Birmingham Legion's games and 47% of Brooklyn FC's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 60%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Brooklyn FC has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.40 per game. Birmingham Legion takes 12.7 shots per game, while Brooklyn FC takes 11.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Birmingham Legion leads at halftime in 27% of its games and scores 0.47 goals per game after halftime. Brooklyn FC leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.60 after halftime.

When the teams score

Birmingham Legion's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). For Brooklyn FC, it is minutes 61-75 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

USL Championship games average 2.79 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.80)
(3.90)
(3.60)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
1.07Goals scored / game1.13
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
1.27Goals allowed / game1.73
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
50%Average possession50%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
3.47Shots on target / game4.73
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.67Shots per game11.13
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
3.47Shots on target4.73
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
8.4%Shot conversion10.2%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
50%Possession50%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
1.4xG for1.43
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
1.59xG against1.64
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

Shooting quality

Birmingham Legion: BalancedBrooklyn FC: Balanced
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
Accuracy (shots on target)27%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Brooklyn FC is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Birmingham Legion · 1.2 pts / game - Brooklyn FC

Birmingham Legion
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
13% W53% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-8-5
0.93 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-5-3
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%
Brooklyn FC
DDLWD
Season result split
20% W27% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-8
0.87 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 away
1-3-1
LDDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Brooklyn FC is 6% better for: goals scored per game.

1.07 goals / game - Birmingham Legion · 1.13 goals / game - Brooklyn FC

Birmingham Legion is 36% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.27 goals / game - Birmingham Legion · 1.73 goals / game - Brooklyn FC

Birmingham Legion scoring profile: very strong

Birmingham Legion scores in 73% of games (11 of 15 games), while Brooklyn FC keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 games).

Brooklyn FC scoring profile: very strong

Brooklyn FC scores in 67% of games (10 of 15 games), while Birmingham Legion keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 games).

16Goals scored (season)17
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
19Goals conceded (season)26
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
2.33Average goals per game2.87
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal67%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
27%2 goals40%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
7%3 goals7%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0%4 goals0%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal80%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
40%2 goals60%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
7%3 goals27%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0%4 goals7%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time20%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
7%BTTS in both halves13%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
20%Scored in both halves20%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
100%BTTS - last 560%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Birmingham Legion is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.4 pts / game - Birmingham Legion · 1.13 pts / game - Brooklyn FC

Birmingham Legion - half-time state
27% leading60% draw13% trailing
Brooklyn FC - half-time state
27% leading33% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per game (1st half)1.13
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.87
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
1Average goals (1st half)1.4
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
60%Clean sheet before half-time40%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
47%No goal before half-time60%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

After half-time (2nd half)

0.87Points per game (2nd half)1.07
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.47
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
40%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC
60%No goal after half-time53%
Birmingham LegionBrooklyn FC

Birmingham Legion - second-half results

13% W47% D40% L
21
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding48%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 13%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Brooklyn FC - second-half results

27% W27% D47% L
17
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding74%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 20%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Birmingham Legion - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Brooklyn FC - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game1.20.4
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Birmingham Legion
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
5
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
3
4
46-60
0
2
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Brooklyn FC
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
4
16-30
2
6
31-45
3
3
46-60
5
3
61-75
1
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Birmingham Legion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Brooklyn FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (USL Championship).

Teams vs league

Birmingham LegionLigaBrooklyn FC
Average goals per game 2.332.79 2.87
Both teams scored 67%58% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%52% 60%
Clean sheets 20%26% 20%
Goal before half-time 67%67% 80%
Goal after half-time 73%80% 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Birmingham Legion and Brooklyn FC play?

Birmingham Legion face Brooklyn FC on September 23, 2026 in USL Championship. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Birmingham Legion vs Brooklyn FC?

Birmingham Legion score 1.07 goals per game on average and Brooklyn FC 1.13. The USL Championship average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Birmingham Legion's matches and 47% of Brooklyn FC's.

What form are Birmingham Legion and Brooklyn FC in?

Over the last 5 games Birmingham Legion have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Brooklyn FC 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Birmingham Legion vs Brooklyn FC?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.