USL Championship · Group Stage

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion

· Hodges Stadium

Alin prediction Birmingham Legion to win

Cblended with market odds

Predicted score 1 – 2

7% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Sporting JAXDrawBirmingham Legion
Best market odds
Sporting JAX3.25 Draw3.81 Birmingham Legion2.02
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Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceSporting JAXDrawBirmingham Legion
Model24%19%57%
Market28%24%47%
Published27%23%50%
Edge-5%-6%+10%
  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.77 vs 1.82.
  • The market prices Birmingham Legion below the model: +10.3 percentage points of edge.

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page. Best available price on the pick: 2.02, recorded — the top price across the 7 books we record, each at its own last update.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Birmingham Legion, 4 snapshots since 2026-10-05.

Opened 1.91Now 1.93 +0.02
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Sporting JAX3.253.19-0.06
Draw3.803.72-0.08
Birmingham Legion1.911.93+0.02

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Sporting JAX and Birmingham Legion expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.82Sporting JAX
2.77Birmingham Legion
Total expected goals
4.58
Attack rating (Sporting JAX / Birmingham Legion)
0.88 / 1.22
Defence rating (Sporting JAX / Birmingham Legion)
1.93 / 1.38

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 1.5% 2.3% 3.9% 3.6% 4.9% 1 1.3% 5.6% 7.1% 6.5% 8.9% 2 1.7% 4.7% 6.5% 6.0% 8.1% 3 1.0% 2.8% 3.9% 3.6% 4.9% 4+ 0.7% 1.9% 2.7% 2.5% 3.4%

Rows: Sporting JAX goals. Columns: Birmingham Legion goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 98%
Over 1.5 95%
Over 2.5 84%
Over 3.5 67%
Both teams to score
79%
No goals (0–0)
2%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Sporting JAX27%3.65
Draw23%4.35
Birmingham Legion50%2.01
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.584%1.20
Under 2.516%6.09
Both teams to scoreYes79%1.27
No21%4.77
Double chance1X (Sporting JAX or draw)50%1.99
12 (either side)77%1.30
X2 (draw or Birmingham Legion)73%1.38
Handicap -1Birmingham Legion win by 2+39%2.58
Push (exactly one goal)19%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

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Sporting JAX and Birmingham Legion recent form

Sporting JAX 1W 0D 5L
Birmingham Legion 1W 3D 2L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Sporting JAX at home

Record (W-D-L)
2-3-8
Win rate
15%
Goals for / match
1.54
Goals against / match
2.92
Clean sheets
0 of 13
  • They have won 3 of their 26 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • They average 1.5 goals per game at home against 0.8 on the road.
  • They have failed to score in 10 of 26 matches.
  • They have converted 3 of 4 penalties (75%).
  • 31% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Birmingham Legion away

Record (W-D-L)
1-4-7
Win rate
8%
Goals for / match
1.33
Goals against / match
2.08
Clean sheets
0 of 12
  • They have won 4 of their 25 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.
  • They have kept 5 clean sheets in 25 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 5 of 25 matches.
  • They have converted 3 of 5 penalties (60%).
  • 37% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

League matches this season before kick-off: Sporting JAX at home only, Birmingham Legion away only.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion head-to-head

Last 1 meetings: Sporting JAX 1 · draws 0 · Birmingham Legion 0.

Sporting JAXDrawsBirmingham Legion
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-08-23Birmingham Legion2-3Sporting JAXUSL Championship

Other Group Stage fixtures

Prediction snapshot Birmingham Legion to win Predicted score 1 – 2 C Bet on Birmingham Legion