Match summary
Monterey Bay beat Birmingham Legion 2-0 in the USL Championship (USA).
Monterey Bay vs Birmingham Legion in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28
- This win ended Monterey Bay's 9-match winless run in the USL Championship (United States).Run from 2026-03-08: 2D 7L; league matches of this season only.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Monterey Bay0W 1D 4L
Monterey BayBirmingham Legion
1Pointsof 159
4Goals scored8
12Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets2
4Scored in a row0
0Unbeaten in a row5
9Without a win1
4Conceded in a row0
Head to head2 meetings · Oct 2023 – Aug 2024
- Monterey Bay wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Birmingham Legion wins
- 2
2.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 117 earlier results
Monterey BayBirmingham Legion
#24Position#19
2Points9 v 8 games10
-13Goal difference+1
0.56Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.25
2Conceded per game1.13
#24Form table position#6
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Monterey BayBirmingham Legion
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Kelsey Egwu · InOut: Ilijah Paul90+5'
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Luka Malešević · InOut: Joel Garcia90+5'
- Yellow Card · Monterey Bay · Fernando Delgado88'
- 85'Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Romario Williams
- Yellow Card · Monterey Bay · Omari Glasgow83'
- 80'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Nico Brown · InOut: Dawson McCartney
- 80'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Sebastián Saucedo · InOut: Tyler Pasher
- Goal · Monterey Bay · E. Blancas2-078'
- 74'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Leo Duru · InOut: Kadeem Cole
- 74'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · Romario Williams · InOut: Ronaldo Damus
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Giorgi Lomtadze · InOut: Riley Bidois72'
- 64'Substitution · Birmingham Legion · S. Shashoua · InOut: Peter-Lee Vassell
- Goal · Monterey Bay · Riley Bidois1-060'
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · E. Blancas · InOut: Wesley Leggett58'
- Substitution · Monterey Bay · Sebastian Lletget · InOut: Chris-Kévin Nadje46'
- 44'Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Jay Heaps
- 37'Yellow Card · Birmingham Legion · Keegan Hughes
Match Statistics
Match stats
Monterey BayBirmingham Legion
55%Ball Possession45%
9Shots Total8
5Shots On Target2
4Corners4
24Fouls16
2Yellow Cards2
0Offsides1
1Saves3
500Passes404
2Shots Off Target3
103Attacks89
69Dangerous Attacks47
6Shots Inside Box5
3Shots Outside Box3
2Goals0
16Free Kicks24
2Shots Blocked3
3Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
20Tackles15
447Accurate Passes339
1Injuries1
13Total Crosses13
1Accurate Crosses2
6Interceptions5
54Duels Won48
2Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Jordan Stewart
Starting XI
Substitutes
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BJ
Belmar Joseph-
EB
E. Blancas7.2
-
CD
Ciaran Dalton-
DC
Diego CarbajalPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 49(94%) | 5 | 8/14 | |
| 7.4 | 72' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 17(93%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 25(79%) | 4 | 10/23 | |
| 7.3 | 44' | 0 | 1 | - | 17(94%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
E. Blancas MF | 7.2 | 32' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 11(67%) | - | 2/3 |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 85(92%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.1 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 52(91%) | 4 | 8/9 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 49(92%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
N. Ross MF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 54(89%) | 1 | 2/4 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 73(99%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(57%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.7 | 58' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(78%) | - | 5/8 | |
| 6.7 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 22(83%) | - | 5/11 | |
| 6.6 | 18' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(80%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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