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

Hartford Athletic

#5 · 34 pts

3 – 2

Final score

Birmingham Legion

#11 · 19 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	24	48
2	Charleston Battery	24	40
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	38
4	Detroit City	22	37
5	Hartford Athletic	23	34
6	Louisville City	24	33
7	Rhode Island	22	32
8	Indy Eleven	22	30
9	Miami FC	24	24
10	Loudoun United	23	20
10	Birmingham	9	10
11	Birmingham Legion	22	19
12	Brooklyn	22	17
13	Sporting JAX	24	14