USL Championship · Full time ·Group Stage

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion

0 – 1 Full time

11′H. DiopPaterson AJ
36′G. Diarbian
46′K. SadlierA. Al Qaq

Hodges StadiumReferee: E. Osmanovic

Sporting JAX 26%
Draw 23%
Birmingham Legion 51%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilitySporting JAXDrawBirmingham Legion
Model23.9%18.6%57.5%
Market26.7%24.2%49.1%
Final26.0%22.8%51.2%
Edge-0.7%-1.4%+2.1%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Birmingham Legion

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.77 vs 1.82.
  • The market prices Birmingham Legion below our published probability: +2.1 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

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

Sporting JAX ↓ / Birmingham Leg → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 5% 1 6% 7% 7% 9% 2 5% 6% 6% 8% 3 5% 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 98%
2+ goals 95%
3+ goals 84%
No goals 2%

Sporting JAX and Birmingham Legion expected goals

Sporting JAX 1.82
Birmingham Legion 2.77

Total expected goals: 4.59

Sporting JAX and Birmingham Legion attack and defence ratings

Sporting JAX

Attack 0.88 -12%
Defence 1.93 +93%

Birmingham Legion

Attack 1.22 +22%
Defence 1.38 +38%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion: result vs prediction

Sporting JAX 0 – 1 Birmingham Legion

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

Before and after this match

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Birmingham Legion 51.2% 1.95 +2.1% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 83.7% 1.20 — —
Both teams to score Yes 79.1% 1.27 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 77.2% 1.30 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 42.5% 2.35 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Sporting JAX26.0%
Draw22.8%
Birmingham Legion51.2%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.583.7%
Under 2.516.3%
Both teams to scoreYes79.1%
No20.9%
Double chance1X (home or draw)48.8%
12 (either side)77.2%
X2 (draw or away)74.0%
Handicap -1Birmingham Legion win38.9%
Push (exactly one goal)18.6%
Loss42.5%
Correct score (top 3)1-27.1%
1-36.6%
2-26.4%

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion stats

Sporting JAX and Birmingham Legion recent form

newest first

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Sporting JAX and Birmingham Legion going into this match

league record before kick-off

Sporting JAX record

  • They have won 3 of their 27 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • They average 1.5 goals per game at home against 0.9 on the road.
  • They have failed to score in 10 of 27 matches.
  • They have converted 3 of 4 penalties (75%).
  • 31% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Birmingham Legion record

  • They have won 4 of their 26 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.
  • They have kept 5 clean sheets in 26 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 6 of 26 matches.
  • They have converted 3 of 5 penalties (60%).
  • 37% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion head-to-head

Last 1 meetings

1Sporting JAX wins 0Draws 0Birmingham Legion wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-08-23Birmingham LegionSporting JAXUSL Championship2-3

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 26.7%, draw 24.2%, away 49.1%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 3.42 3.70 1.84
Bet365 3.40 3.75 1.80
BetVictor 3.40 4.00 1.85
Betano 3.40 3.75 1.85
Betfair 3.30 4.00 1.80
Dafabet 3.45 3.85 1.92
Marathonbet 3.34 3.70 1.82
Pinnacle 3.54 4.02 1.92
William Hill 3.30 3.60 1.85

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 3.40 ▲ +0.15
X 3.75 ▼ -0.05
2 1.85 ▼ -0.06

20 snapshots recorded, from .