Birmingham Legion v Charleston Battery: numbers & prediction

Birmingham Legion vs Charleston Battery: Betarazi preview and prediction

The fixture

Charleston Battery travel to face Birmingham Legion on Sunday 13 September in the USL Championship, with Protective Stadium the venue – the ball rolls at 00:00 WAT. In the table, Birmingham Legion are 11th, in the drop zone, on 30 points after 30 matches; Charleston Battery are 2nd (among the top four) with 53. There are 23 points between them, and the seasons have gone in opposite directions.

Current form

Birmingham Legion, last 5: DLLLW Their latest outing: 2–2 draw with Indy Eleven, away. Goals for and against: 1.7 scored, 2.2 conceded per game.

Charleston Battery, last 5: LWWLW Their latest outing: 1–2 defeat to Hartford Athletic, at home. Away from home the record reads 2 won, 1 lost from 3. Scoring is no problem – 2.5 a game lately. Defensively they have kept 4 clean sheets in that run.

Momentum favours Charleston Battery, collecting 2.0 points per game to 0.7 for Birmingham Legion.

Head to head

When they last met (22 Mar 2026) it ended Charleston Battery 3–2 Birmingham Legion.

Where the goals come from

Betarazi's ratings give Birmingham Legion 1.1 xG, Charleston Battery 1.9 xG – a total near 3.1. Both nets should be busy – over 2.5 sits at 59% and GG at 63%. Both teams' recent matches have tended to go over 2.5.

Markets worth a look

• 1X2 according to our numbers – Birmingham Legion 24%, draw 17%, Charleston Battery 60%.
• GG/NG: GG (63%) at 1.44.

Our call before kick-off

Our pre-match call was Charleston Battery to win (60%, odds 1.91 – longer than our fair 1.68, so there is value too). Most likely score in line with that pick: Birmingham Legion 1–2 Charleston Battery. Settled on the 90-minute result. Nothing in football is guaranteed – 18+, bet only what you can afford.