USL Championship · Group Stage August 30, 2026 01:00

Hartford Athletic

#6 · 43 pts

3 – 2

Final score

Birmingham Legion

#11 · 30 pts

B. Coffey (ast. S. Anderson) 42'

M. Ngalina (ast. J. Moreira) 45'+3

J. Scarlett (ast. S. Anderson) 74'

21' (ast. D. McCartney) R. Williams

39' (ast. P. Vassell) R. Williams

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Hartford Athletic a 48% win probability (draw 26%, Birmingham Legion 25%). The final result was Hartford Athletic 3–2 Birmingham Legion. In 1 previous meetings, Hartford Athletic have won 0 times, with 1 draws and 0 wins for Birmingham Legion.

Match statistics

Match Events

21'

ast. D. McCartney · R. Williams⚽

S. Anderson

26'

34'

S. Tregarthen

39'

ast. P. Vassell · R. Williams⚽

⚽B. Coffey · ast. S. Anderson

42'

⚽M. Ngalina · ast. J. Moreira

45'+3

46'

S. Ngoma / S. Tregarthen ↕

46'

H. Diop / Paterson AJ ↕

61'

(missed pen.) P. Vassell⚽

62'

R. Damus / R. Williams ↕

B. Coffey

70'

73'

G. Diarbian

↕ A. Williams / A. Taofeek

73'

⚽J. Scarlett · ast. S. Anderson

74'

78'

T. Pasher / G. Diarbian ↕

78'

A. Daley / P. Vassell ↕

↕ B. Coffey / B. Njie

82'

B. Njie

89'

↕ M. Ngalina / T. Presthus

90'+4

90'+6

S. Ngoma

Pre-match prediction

48.21%

Hartford ←

26.58%

X

25.21%

Birmingham

we assigned to the actual result (Hartford Athletic) 48.21% (medium confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Hartford

1.33

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Birmingham

0.89

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	61
2	Charleston Battery	30	53
3	Detroit City	30	51
4	Louisville City	30	47
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	30	45
6	Hartford Athletic	30	43
7	Rhode Island	30	42
8	Miami FC	30	36
9	Indy Eleven	30	34
10	Loudoun United	30	31
11	Birmingham Legion	30	30
12	Brooklyn	30	21
13	Sporting JAX	30	14