Match summary
Detroit City beat Birmingham Legion 2-1 in the USL Championship (USA).
Birmingham Legion vs Detroit CityResult, Lineups & H2H
BBVA Compass Field
Birmingham Legion vs Detroit City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Ben Morris's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Detroit City's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Birmingham Legion0W 3D 2L
Birmingham LegionDetroit City
3Pointsof 158
4Goals scored9
7Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets1
4Scored in a row2
2Unbeaten in a row2
6Without a win0
5Conceded in a row3
Head to head5 meetings · Aug 2022 – May 2025
- Birmingham Legion wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- Detroit City wins
- 2
2.6goals per meeting
80%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
0%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBirmingham Legion 1W 2D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 163 earlier results
Birmingham LegionDetroit City
#22Position#5
13Points13 v 13 games21
-2Goal difference+6
1.08Scored per gameleague avg 1.41.46
1.23Conceded per game1
#21Form table position#8
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Birmingham LegionDetroit City
- Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Sebastián Saucedo90+9'
- 90+3'Substitution · Detroit City · Callum Montgomery · InOut: Haruki Yamazaki
- 90+2'Goal · Detroit City · Ben Morris1-2
- 88'Yellow Card · Detroit City · Aedan Stanley
- Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Serge Ngoma Jr. · InOut: G. Diarbian86'
- Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Romario Williams · InOut: Ronaldo Damus86'
- Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Nico Brown84'
- 81'Substitution · Detroit City · Ryan Williams · InOut: Abdoulaye Diop
- 70'Substitution · Detroit City · Alex Dalou · InOut: T. Silva
- Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Sam McIllhatton · InOut: S. Shashoua70'
- 70'Substitution · Detroit City · Maxi Rodríguez · InOut: Darren Smith
- Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Dawson McCartney · InOut: Sebastian Tregarthen69'
- Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Sebastián Saucedo · InOut: Peter-Lee Vassell69'
- Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Sebastian Tregarthen52'
- 46'Substitution · Detroit City · Ben Morris · InOut: Rafael Mentzingen
- 45+6'Yellow Card · Detroit City · Kobe Hernández-Foster
- Missed Penalty · Birmingham Legion · Ronaldo DamusMissed Penalty45+5'
- Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Seth Antwi37'
- 31'Yellow Card · Detroit City · T. Silva
- Penalty · Birmingham Legion · Tyler Pasher1-1 · Penalty24'
- 2'Goal · Detroit City · Rio Hope-Gund0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Birmingham LegionDetroit City
49%Ball Possession51%
14Shots Total21
4Shots On Target7
5Corners6
11Fouls14
4Yellow Cards3
2Offsides0
5Saves3
361Passes364
7Shots Off Target8
115Attacks114
54Dangerous Attacks60
7Shots Inside Box15
7Shots Outside Box6
1Goals2
12Free Kicks11
4Shots Blocked3
6Substitutions3
10Tackles16
0Assists1
299Accurate Passes299
1Injuries1
12Total Crosses21
1Accurate Crosses8
12Interceptions10
42Duels Won43
2Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 44(89%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 32(81%) | - | 4/4 | |
| 7.0 | 69' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 14(86%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| 7.0 | 70' | 0 | 0 | - | 65(91%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 6.9 | 86' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(79%) | 1 | 6/13 | |
| 6.9 | 21' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 12(92%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 69' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 18(75%) | 3 | 6/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 37(87%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(91%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(56%) | - | - | |
Seth Antwi MF | 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(85%) | 1 | 3/8 |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(77%) | 1 | 4/8 | |
| 6.3 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(75%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.2 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 7(71%) | - | 3/8 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | - | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | 1 | 3/4 |
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