United States - USL ChampionshipData current as of 06 August 2026

Brooklyn FC vs Birmingham Legion: match statistics

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

Key match information

Brooklyn FC play Birmingham Legion in USL Championship (United States). The match date is 8 August 2026.

Current form

Brooklyn FC: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Birmingham Legion: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Brooklyn FC scores 1.13 and concedes 1.73 goals per match. Birmingham Legion scores 1.07 and concedes 1.27. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Brooklyn FC 47%, Birmingham Legion 67%. Over 2.5: Brooklyn FC 60%, Birmingham Legion 40%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Brooklyn FC has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.40. Brooklyn FC: 11.1 shots per match, Birmingham Legion: 12.7.

Match halves

Brooklyn FC: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.60. Birmingham Legion: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Brooklyn FC: 61-75 (5 goals). Birmingham Legion: 16-30 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

USL Championship: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.90)
(3.65)
(3.34)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
1.13Goals scored / match1.07
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
1.73Goals conceded / match1.27
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
50%Average possession50%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
4.73Shots on target / match3.47
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.13Shots per match12.67
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
4.73Shots on target3.47
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
10.2%Shot conversion8.4%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
50%Possession50%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
1.43xG for1.4
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
1.64xG against1.59
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

Shooting quality

Brooklyn FC: BalancedBirmingham Legion: Balanced
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
Accuracy (shots on target)42%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.31

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Brooklyn FC
DDLWD
Season result split
20% W27% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-8
0.87 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Birmingham Legion
LDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
13% W53% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-8-5
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%

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 match.

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

Birmingham Legion is 36% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Brooklyn FC scoring profile: very strong

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

Birmingham Legion scoring profile: very strong

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

17Goals scored (season)16
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
26Goals conceded (season)19
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
2.87Average goals in match2.33
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
8Goals scored (last 5)5
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal73%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
40%2 goals27%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
7%3 goals7%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
0%4 goals0%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal80%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
60%2 goals40%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
27%3 goals7%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
7%4 goals0%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

67%
Birmingham Legion - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 15 matches
58%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time27%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
13%BTTS in both halves7%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
20%Scored in both halves20%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
53%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

Match 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).

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.4
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
0.87Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
1.4Average goals (1st half)1
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
40%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
60%No goal before half-time47%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

After half-time (2nd half)

1.07Points per match (2nd half)0.87
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
47%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion
53%No goal after half-time60%
Brooklyn FCBirmingham Legion

Brooklyn FC - second-half results

27% W27% R47% P
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 half-time in 27% of matches and wins 20%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Birmingham Legion - second-half results

13% W47% R40% P
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 half-time in 27% of matches and wins 13%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Brooklyn FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match1.81.4
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
Birmingham Legion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

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 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.4
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
138%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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%

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Brooklyn FCLigaBirmingham Legion
Average goals in match 2.872.79 2.33
Both teams scored 47%58% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%52% 40%
Clean sheets 20%26% 20%
Goal before half-time 80%67% 67%
Goal after half-time 80%80% 73%

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

2.79
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence 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 Brooklyn FC and Birmingham Legion play?

Brooklyn FC face Birmingham Legion on 8 August 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 Brooklyn FC vs Birmingham Legion?

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

What form are Brooklyn FC and Birmingham Legion in?

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

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Brooklyn FC vs Birmingham Legion: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.