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Birmingham Legion vs Sporting JAX Prediction, Odds & Statistics
Our Poisson-based model projects 2.67 expected goals for Birmingham Legion and 1.13 for Sporting JAX, a combined total of 3.80. That distribution gives Birmingham Legion the largest share of the 1X2 market at 70%, with the draw at 16%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 73% for over 2.5 goals and 63% for both teams to score, with 2–1 the single most likely scoreline at 9%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 70% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.
This match has finished. The figures below are the model's estimate for the fixture, kept on the page for reference and study — they are not a betting tip, and nothing here has been edited after the final whistle.
Model pick
Birmingham Legion win
70.0% probability
Expected goals
2.67 – 1.13
Model version
poisson-v2
Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.
Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.
Why the model likes this
Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.
Birmingham Legion home form
8 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.
Sporting JAX away threat
Scored in 3 of their last 5 away fixtures.
Most likely outcome
The model rates Birmingham Legion to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 70%, against 70% / 16% / 14% for home, draw and away.
Expected goals balance
Projected 2.67 goals for Birmingham Legion and 1.13 for Sporting JAX, a combined 3.80 — an open game on paper.
Match result (1X2)
Double chance 1X
86%
Double chance 12
84%
Double chance X2
30%
Goals markets
Correct score
- 2–19.0%
- 3–18.0%
- 2–08.0%
- 3–07.1%
- 1–16.7%
Recent form
Birmingham Legion
- 2026-09-19T23:30:00.000Z · A vs Tampa Bay Rowdies · 0-4 (L)
- 2026-09-17T00:30:00.000Z · H vs New Mexico United · 4-4 (D)
- 2026-09-12T23:00:00.000Z · H vs Charleston Battery · 2-2 (D)
- 2026-09-05T23:00:00.000Z · A vs Indy Eleven · 2-2 (D)
- 2026-08-29T23:00:00.000Z · A vs Hartford Athletic · 2-3 (L)
Sporting JAX
- 2026-10-14T23:00:00.000Z · H vs Birmingham Legion · 0-1 (L)
- 2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z · A vs Miami FC · 1-4 (L)
- 2026-09-25T23:30:00.000Z · H vs Loudoun United · 1-4 (L)
- 2026-09-16T22:00:00.000Z · A vs Hartford Athletic · 0-2 (L)
- 2026-09-12T23:00:00.000Z · H vs Rhode Island · 0-3 (L)
Head-to-head
Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.
USL Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 53 |
| 3 | Detroit City | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Louisville City | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 45 |
| 6 | Hartford Athletic | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 43 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Miami FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 36 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Loudoun United | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | -10 | 31 |
| 11 | Birmingham Legion | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Brooklyn | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -29 | 21 |
| 13 | Sporting JAX | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | -46 | 14 |
| 1 | New Mexico United | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 52 |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | El Paso Locomotive | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | Lexington | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 48 |
| 5 | Colorado Springs | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 47 |
| 6 | San Antonio | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | FC Tulsa | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 43 |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Orange County SC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 39 |
| 10 | Oakland Roots | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Las Vegas Lights | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 24 |
Prediction conclusion
The model's leading selection is Birmingham Legion win, at 70.0%. Its single most likely scoreline is 2–1.
It puts both teams scoring at 63% and over 2.5 goals at 73%.
A 70% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.
Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.