Birmingham Legion vs Rhode IslandLive Score, Lineups & H2H

USL Championship (USA)

2026

Birmingham Legion

Damus63'

-FT

Aug 02, 2026

BBVA Compass Field

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Jassem Koleilat

Birmingham Legion

7.9

90'+1Substitution

Kevin Vang· In

Noah Fuson· Out

Rhode Island

90'Yellow Card

Dwayne Atkinson

Rhode Island

88'Substitution

A. Daley· In

Nico Brown· Out

Birmingham Legion

88'Substitution

Sebastián Saucedo· In

S. Shashoua· Out

Birmingham Legion

85'Yellow Card

Jassem Koleilat

Birmingham Legion

83'Yellow Card

Daniel Rovira

Rhode Island

79'Substitution

Hamady Diop· In

Amos Shapiro-Thompson· Out

Rhode Island

79'Substitution

Daniel Rovira· In

Nick Scardina· Out

Rhode Island

76'Substitution

Serge Ngoma Jr.· In

Peter-Lee Vassell· Out

Birmingham Legion

70'Substitution

Dwayne Atkinson· In

Agustín Rodríguez· Out

Rhode Island

70'Substitution

Yutaro Tsukada· In

Aldair Sanchez· Out

Rhode Island

Goal!

1-0

Ronaldo Damus

63'·Birmingham Legion

⚽

60'Substitution

Dawson McCartney· In

G. Diarbian· Out

Birmingham Legion

Statistics of the Game

Birmingham Legion

Rhode Island

42%Ball Possession58%

9Shots Total19

2Shots On Target6

3Corners13

7Fouls15

1Yellow Cards2

2Offsides2

6Saves1

350Passes480

3Shots Off Target6

98Attacks114

51Dangerous Attacks76

8Shots Inside Box12

1Shots Outside Box7

1Goals0

15Free Kicks7

6Shots Blocked4

4Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork1

12Tackles14

277Accurate Passes400

9Total Crosses23

3Accurate Crosses3

9Interceptions14

39Duels Won36

2Big Chances Created1

1Big Chances Missed1

Birmingham Legion

Manager: Jay Heaps

Starting XI

7.9

6.8

6.9

7.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

Substitutes

6.5

6.4

Manager: Khano Smith

Starting XI

6.6

7.2

6.5

7.3

6.4

7.1

Amos Shapiro-Thompson

7.0

7.7

7.3

6.4

6.8

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jassem Koleilat GK	7.9	90'	0	-	19(50%)	-	1/1
Bryce Washington DF	7.5	90'	0	-	24(96%)	-	6/8
Sam McIllhatton MF	7.5	90'	0	-	50(88%)	2	6/9
S. Shashoua MF	7.2	88'	0	0/1	47(86%)	-	5/9
Seth Antwi MF	7.0	90'	0	-	48(92%)	4	6/10
Peter-Lee Vassell MF	6.9	76'	0	0/1	28(77%)	2	3/5
G. Diarbian MF	6.9	60'	0	0/3	19(80%)	-	1/3
Phanuel Kavita DF	6.9	90'	0	-	34(59%)	1	4/6
Ronaldo Damus FW	6.9	90'	1	2/3	7(78%)	-	1/10
Sebastian Tregarthen DF	6.8	90'	0	-	24(59%)	4	9/17
Dawson McCartney DF	6.5	30'	0	0/1	11(78%)	-	0/1
Nico Brown DF	6.5	88'	0	-	28(85%)	-	1/4
Serge Ngoma Jr. FW	6.4	14'	0	-	4(75%)	-	0/2
Sebastián Saucedo FW	-	2'	0	-	2(50%)	-	1/3
A. Daley DF	-	2'	0	-	3(67%)	1	2/2

Birmingham Legion vs Rhode Island — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Birmingham Legion	15	L1	0	9	7	8	3/15	5-7
Rhode Island	15	W2	2	0	5	0	10/15	8-4

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Birmingham Legion — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Oakland Roots2026-06-17
D1-1 vs Loudoun United2026-06-21
L1-2 vs Detroit City2026-07-03
D1-1 @ Miami FC II2026-07-05
L1-2 @ Louisville City2026-07-29

Rhode Island — last 5 games

W4-1 @ Loudoun United2026-06-13
D1-1 vs Orange County2026-07-04
L1-2 @ Sacramento Republic2026-07-09
W1-0 vs Hartford Athletic2026-07-18
W1-0 @ Pittsburgh Riverhounds2026-07-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 5
Period covered: 2024-07-18 – 2026-05-02
Birmingham Legion wins: 1
Draws: 1
Rhode Island wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.6
Over 2.5 goals: 40%
Both teams scored: 60%
Home side won: 20%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 1D 3L (Birmingham Legion view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.6

Aggregated from 5 finished meetings (2024-07-18 – 2026-05-02) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-05-02	Rhode Island	1-3	Birmingham Legion
2025-07-05	Rhode Island	1-1	Birmingham Legion
2025-05-15	Birmingham Legion	0-1	Rhode Island
2024-08-31	Rhode Island	2-0	Birmingham Legion
2024-07-18	Birmingham Legion	1-3	Rhode Island

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Birmingham Legion	22	21	18	-6	WLLLD	19	+3
Rhode Island	16	21	29	7	WLWLD	11	+5

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 11 ptsBirmingham Legion 18 · Rhode Island 29
Positions: #22 vs #16
Goals per game: 1.24/1.52 vs 1.48/1.14scored/conceded per game · league average 1.35

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-02

Previous Meetings

Last 5 matches

Won 20%

(1/5)

Draw 20%

(1/5)

Won 60%

(3/5)

Goals

5-8

Total matches

Recent matches

USL Championship•May 2, 2026

Rhode Island

1-3

Birmingham Legion

USL Championship•Jul 5, 2025

Rhode Island

1-1

Birmingham Legion

USL Championship•May 15, 2025

Birmingham Legion

0-1

Rhode Island

USL Championship•Aug 31, 2024

Rhode Island

2-0

Birmingham Legion

USL Championship•Jul 18, 2024

Birmingham Legion

1-3

Rhode Island

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Birmingham Legion wins

Draws

Rhode Island wins

Goals Scored

5 - 8

May 2, 2026 • USL Championship

Rhode Island

1-3

Birmingham Legion

Jul 5, 2025 • USL Championship

Rhode Island

1-1

Birmingham Legion

May 15, 2025 • USL Championship

Birmingham Legion

0-1

Rhode Island

Matchday 22 — USL Championship

Match Report

Rhode Island (16th, 29 pts) visited Birmingham Legion (22nd, 18 pts) with 11 points between them. The last five rounds placed Rhode Island 11th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham Legion 1.24 scored and 1.52 conceded per game, Rhode Island 1.48 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.35.

Birmingham Legion had gone 9 games without a win, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Birmingham Legion had taken 3 of 15 points to Rhode Island's 10.

5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Birmingham Legion, 3 by Rhode Island, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win.

The venue was BBVA Compass Field, with room for 5,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Birmingham Legion: Ronaldo Damus (63')

Key stats

Possession: Birmingham Legion 42% · Rhode Island 58% · Total shots: 9-19 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-13

More details:

Birmingham Legion — live results and schedule Rhode Island — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Birmingham Legion vs Rhode Island?

Birmingham Legion 1-0 Rhode Island. USL Championship (USA) match played on 2 Aug 2026.

What league is Birmingham Legion vs Rhode Island in?

This match is part of the USL Championship (USA). The match was played at BBVA Compass Field. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham Legion and Rhode Island?

In 5 meetings between 2024 and 2026: Birmingham Legion has 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses against Rhode Island.

Where was Birmingham Legion vs Rhode Island played?

The match was played at BBVA Compass Field.

Match Timeline

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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Birmingham Legion vs Rhode Island — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 22 — USL Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions