Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (10th, 34 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Birmingham Legion (22nd, 17 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham Legion 1.2 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1.09 and 1, with the league averaging 1.36.
6 games without a win framed Birmingham Legion's arrival. Pittsburgh Riverhounds arrived on a run of three straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Birmingham Legion, 9/15 for Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Birmingham Legion 0, draws 3, Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
BBVA Compass Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Birmingham Legion led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Birmingham Legion: Sebastian Tregarthen (25')
Key stats
Possession: Birmingham Legion 51% · Pittsburgh Riverhounds 49% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 1-6