Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Detroit City (5th, 40 pts) and Birmingham Legion (21st, 20 pts). Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Birmingham Legion ran at 1.33 scored and 1.75 conceded, Detroit City at 1.21 and 0.79.
6 games without a win framed Birmingham Legion's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Birmingham Legion, 2 for Detroit City and 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at BBVA Compass Field (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Birmingham Legion: Tyler Pasher (24') · Detroit City: Rio Hope-Gund (2'), Ben Morris (90')
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham Legion 49% · Detroit City 51% · Total shots: 14-21 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 5-6