Sporting JAX vs Birmingham LegionResult, Lineups & H2H

USL Championship (USA)

2026

Sporting JAX

-FT

Oct 14, 2026

Birmingham Legion

Paterson37'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

A J Paterson

Birmingham Legion

Goals

7.8

88'Yellow Card

Antonio Gomez

Sporting JAX

86'Substitution

Phanuel Kavita· In

A J Paterson· Out

Birmingham Legion

85'Substitution

Romario Williams· In

S. Shashoua· Out

Birmingham Legion

78'Substitution

Raheem Somersall· In

Thomas Roberts· Out

Sporting JAX

77'Substitution

Rafferty Pedder· In

Ahmad Al-Qaq· Out

Sporting JAX

75'Yellow Card

Nico Brown

Birmingham Legion

71'Substitution

Sebastián Saucedo· In

G. Diarbian· Out

Birmingham Legion

69'Substitution

Emil Jaaskelainen· In

Adam Luckhurst· Out

Sporting JAX

66'Substitution

Sebastian Tregarthen· In

Peter-Lee Vassell· Out

Birmingham Legion

62'Substitution

Kieran Sadlier· In

Wan Kuzain· Out

Sporting JAX

60'Yellow Card

Edgardo Rito

Sporting JAX

Goal!

0-1

A J Paterson

37'·Birmingham Legion

⚽

27'Yellow Card

Ventura Alvarado

Sporting JAX

26'Yellow Card

Harvey Neville

Sporting JAX

Statistics of the Game

Sporting JAX

Birmingham Legion

47%Ball Possession53%

10Shots Total14

2Shots On Target7

6Corners6

19Fouls11

4Yellow Cards1

0Offsides3

6Saves2

431Passes494

3Shots Off Target1

95Attacks109

63Dangerous Attacks76

8Shots Inside Box10

2Shots Outside Box4

0Goals1

11Free Kicks19

5Shots Blocked6

2Substitutions2

17Tackles10

367Accurate Passes436

23Total Crosses10

6Accurate Crosses3

8Interceptions7

46Duels Won44

0Big Chances Created3

0Big Chances Missed2

Sporting JAX

Manager: Liam Fox

Starting XI

7.8

6.5

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.6

7.0

7.2

6.7

Adam Luckhurst

6.9

Ahmad Al-Qaq

7.1

Substitutes

Kieran Sadlier

6.9

Emil Jaaskelainen

6.7

Wahab Ackwei

Rafferty Pedder

6.6

M. Godinho

Ethan Underwood

Juan Esteban Casas Rodríguez

Raheem Somersall

6.8

Birmingham Legion

Manager: Jay Heaps

Starting XI

7.0

6.8

7.3

7.8

7.1

7.6

Seth Antwi

6.8

7.0

7.7

6.5

7.1

Substitutes

Phanuel Kavita

Sebastián Saucedo

6.5

Trevor McMullen

Romario Williams

6.5

Sebastian Tregarthen

6.2

A. Daley

Jaylen Lester

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jake McGuire GK	7.8	90'	-	19(74%)	-	-
Thomas Roberts MF	7.2	78'	1/2	43(77%)	2	3/6
Ahmad Al-Qaq FW	7.1	77'	1/3	20(75%)	2	6/12
Jordan Rossiter MF	7.0	90'	-	47(87%)	3	4/6
Kieran Sadlier FW	6.9	28'	-	12(92%)	-	1/1
Antonio Gomez DF	6.9	90'	0/1	56(88%)	3	6/10
Adam Luckhurst FW	6.9	69'	0/2	5(60%)	-	8/15
Raheem Somersall MF	6.8	12'	-	17(94%)	2	4/5
Emil Jaaskelainen FW	6.7	21'	0/1	5(60%)	-	2/3
Jean Mota FW	6.7	90'	0/1	53(85%)	-	2/8
Rafferty Pedder MF	6.6	13'	-	5(100%)	-	1/1
Ventura Alvarado DF	6.6	90'	-	57(93%)	1	3/5
Wan Kuzain MF	6.6	62'	-	11(82%)	2	2/3
Harvey Neville DF	6.5	90'	-	40(93%)	1	2/8
Edgardo Rito DF	6.5	90'	-	41(80%)	1	2/7

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Sporting JAX	15	L4	0	4	2	15	3/15	5-15
Birmingham Legion	15	L1	0	1	0	1	5/15	10-11

Sporting JAX — last 5 games

W3-2 vs Lexington2026-09-05
L0-3 vs Rhode Island2026-09-13
L0-2 @ Hartford Athletic2026-09-16
L1-4 vs Loudoun United2026-09-25
L1-4 @ Miami FC II2026-09-30

Birmingham Legion — last 5 games

D2-2 vs Charleston Battery2026-09-12
D4-4 vs New Mexico United2026-09-17
L0-4 @ Tampa Bay Rowdies2026-09-19
W4-0 vs Brooklyn FC2026-09-23
L0-1 @ Detroit City2026-10-03

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 345 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Sporting JAX	25	27	14	-41	WLLLL	21	+4
Birmingham Legion	22	26	23	-7	DDLWL	19	+3

Table context

Points gap: 9 ptsSporting JAX 14 · Birmingham Legion 23
Positions: #25 vs #22
Goals per game: 1.19/2.7 vs 1.38/1.65scored/conceded per game · league average 1.35

How we calculate this