| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Legion II | D1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5/15 | 7-9 |
| Columbus United | D2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5/15 | 7-14 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
Aggregated from 3 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Columbus United | 3-3 | Birmingham Legion II |
| 2025-06-07 | Columbus United | 1-2 | Birmingham Legion II |
| 2025-05-22 | Birmingham Legion II | 1-1 | Columbus United |
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Legion II | 7 | 11 | 8 | -11 | DWDDL | 79 | -72 |
| Columbus United | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | LDDDW | 79 | -76 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-07-02
Birmingham Legion II went into the game 7th in the table on 8 points; Columbus United sat 3rd on 15 — a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Columbus United: only 79th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd.
Columbus United: Justin Bangura (22')
