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Birmingham Legion v Loudoun United

Birmingham Legion
0–0Full time
Loudoun United

USL Championship · SUN 18 OCT · Protective Stadium

Full timeGraded 19 Oct 00:30
Birmingham Legion 0–0 Loudoun United BIRMINGHAM LEGION WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Birmingham Legion win47%
The market said48%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.894
The market’s Brier score0.886

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay10 notes · 19 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Birmingham Legion win at 47%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Birmingham Legion was 47% before kick-off and our model makes it 47% now. 0–0 · 47–24–29
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Birmingham Legion v Loudoun United
  4. 45′HALF-TIME Birmingham Legion 0–0 Loudoun United
  5. 46′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 45+1' Birmingham Legion win: 47% at kick-off, 37% now
  6. 46′SECOND HALF Birmingham Legion 0–0 Loudoun United
  7. 49′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Birmingham Legion · On: S. Tregarthen · Off: N. Brown
  8. 52′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 35%. 0–0 · 35–41–24
  9. 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Draw is now our likeliest result at 41% (was Birmingham Legion win 35%)
  10. 54′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 34–42–24
  11. 55′We expected about 3.0 goals. There have been none, and the clock is running down. 0–0 · 34–43–24
  12. 59′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Loudoun United · On: L. Butts · Off: E. Davis III
  13. 59′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Loudoun United · On: A. O'Connor · Off: L. Piras
  14. 64′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 29–50–21
  15. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Birmingham Legion · On: R. Williams · Off: P. Vassell
  16. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Birmingham Legion · On: T. Pasher · Off: R. Damus
  17. 67′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 67' Birmingham Legion win: 47% at kick-off, 27% now
  18. 71′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–59–17
  19. 72′🟨 YELLOW · 71' S. McIllhatton · Birmingham Legion
  20. 73′SUBSTITUTION · 72' Birmingham Legion · On: S. Saucedo · Off: S. Shashoua
  21. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Loudoun United · On: G. Lomtadze · Off: P. Santos
  22. 77′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 18%. 0–0 · 18–68–14
  23. 78′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 78' Birmingham Legion win: 47% at kick-off, 17% now
  24. 82′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 13%. 0–0 · 13–78–9
  25. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Loudoun United · On: P. Niyongabire · Off: A. Aboukoura
  26. 85′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 9–84–7
  27. 88′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 88' Birmingham Legion win: 47% at kick-off, 7% now
  28. 91′We said Birmingham Legion at 47%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–0 · 4–92–3
  29. 92′SUBSTITUTION · 90+1' Birmingham Legion · On: S. Ngoma · Off: G. Diarbian
  30. FTFULL TIME Birmingham Legion 0–0 Loudoun United
  31. FTBirmingham Legion 0–0 Loudoun United · Birmingham Legion win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Birmingham Legion are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Birmingham Legion 47%, draw 24%, Loudoun United 29%. Over 2.5 goals 57%, both teams to score 58%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Birmingham Legion win47%
Draw24%
Loudoun United win29%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 22:00

RoundGroup stage

VenueProtective Stadium

RefereeS. Foster

Line-ups

Birmingham Legion

Loudoun United

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Birmingham Legion

Loudoun United

4Days since last match4

Last match: 15 Oct · USL Championship

Last match: 15 Oct · USL Championship

1Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026 · USL Championship

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
10Loudoun United28−1127
11Birmingham Legion27−626

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Birmingham Legion

Formation not confirmed

1 J. Koleilat

77 N. Brown

27 B. Washington

20 Paterson AJ

11 D. McCartney

6 S. McIllhatton

18 S. Antwi

16 P. Vassell

10 S. Shashoua

19 G. Diarbian

9 R. Damus

Coach · Jay Heaps

Substitutes

12 · T. McMullen

3 · P. Kavita

21 · S. Tregarthen

15 · T. Pasher

7 · S. Saucedo

17 · R. Williams

81 · S. Ngoma

34 · J. Lester

Loudoun United

Formation not confirmed

41 E. Bandre

33 L. Piras

2 N. Adnan

5 S. Mazzaferro

6 K. Awuah

8 J. Murphy

28 R. Zouhir

10 P. Santos

23 A. Watts

11 A. Aboukoura

9 E. Davis III

Coach · Anthony Limbrick

Substitutes

31 · P. Donovan

4 · A. O'Connor

38 · L. Barrus

18 · G. Lomtadze

7 · P. Niyongabire

17 · L. Butts

Our number · birmingham legion winFirst published 12 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
47% The market48%
Us47%
Market48%

We make Birmingham Legion a 47% chance to win. The market has them at 48%. We are within 1 point of the market. The model expects 1.7–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Birmingham Legion v Loudoun United1.70 – 1.28
Form · last six in USL Championship this season · since 12 SeptW2 D2 L2 · W2 D1 L3
Table places · points 26 v 2711 v 10
The market · Birmingham Legion win48% · ours 47%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50% 12 OCT 04:0618 OCT 21:45
Our probability · Birmingham Legion win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 48% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Birmingham Legion win47%48%−1
Draw24%24%0
Loudoun United win29%28%+1
Over 2.5 goals57%66%−9
Both teams to score58%66%−8
Over 1.5 goals79%84%−5
Over 3.5 goals35%45%−10
Birmingham Legion or draw71%72%−1
Birmingham Legion clean sheet28%––
Loudoun United clean sheet19%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 10.9%
0123450 5.1 6.7 4.2 1 8.8 10.9 7.0 3.0 2 7.3 9.2 5.9 2.5 3 4.2 5.2 3.3 4 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Birmingham Legion down, Loudoun United across0–5 goals a side shown (98.9% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting3.60
Over 2.57 of 10
Both scored7 of 10
Last meetingsBIR 1–1 LOU · LOU 2–2 BIR · LOU 0–1 BIR · BIR 1–3 LOU

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in USL Championship this season · since 12 Sept

BIRMINGHAM LEGION

DDLWLW2–2 · 4–4 · 0–4 · 4–0 · 0–1 · 1–0

LOUDOUN UNITED

LLWDWL0–1 · 1–2 · 4–1 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 0–1

The table

2026 · USL Championship
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Tampa Bay Rowdies29+2458
2Charleston Battery29+2050
3Detroit City29+1350
4Louisville City28+643
5Rhode Island29+1042
6Pittsburgh Riverhounds29+242
7Hartford Athletic29+140
8Miami FC30−1036
9Indy Eleven29−534
10Loudoun United28−1127
11Birmingham Legion27−626
12Brooklyn28−2721
13Sporting JAX28−4214

The competition's standings before kick-off.