Sporting JAX vs Birmingham Legion FC, 2026 USL Championship, Regular Season

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37': A.J. Paterson

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Sporting JAX are hosting Birmingham Legion FC at Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Commentary

26': Harvey Neville (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 26'
27': Ventura Alvarado (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 27'
37': A.J. Paterson (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 37'
60': Edgardo Rito (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 60'
62': Kieran Sadlier (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 62'
66': Sebastian Tregarthen (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 66'
69': Emil Jääskeläinen (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 69'
71': Sebastian Saucedo (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 71'
75': Nico Brown (Birmingham Legion FC) Yellow Card at 75'
77': Rafferty Pedder (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 77'
78': Raheem Somersall (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 78'
85': Romario Williams (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 85'
86': Phanuel Kavita (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 86'
88': Antonio Gomez (Sporting JAX) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

BRM		JAX
11	Fouls	19
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	6
52.6	Possession	47.4
14	SHOTS	10
7	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
436	Accurate Passes	367
494	Passes	431
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	11
10	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
21	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Hodges Stadium
Location: Jacksonville, USA

USL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	29	+24	58
2	Charleston Battery	29	+20	50
3	Detroit City FC	29	+13	50
4	Louisville City FC	28	+6	43

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sporting JAX (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jake McGuire (GK)
13	Ventura Alvarado
22	Antonio Gomez
2	Harvey Neville
12	Edgardo Rito
6	Jordan Rossiter
24	Thomas Roberts
8	Wan Kuzain
9	Adam Luckhurst
11	Ahmad Al-Qaq
14	Jean Mota

Sporting JAX Substitutes:

Juan Casas, Rafferty Pedder, Wahab Ackwei, Marcus Godinho, Ethan Underwood, Emil Jääskeläinen, Kieran Sadlier, Raheem Somersall.

Birmingham Legion FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jassem Koleilat (GK)
20	A.J. Paterson
27	Bryce Washington
11	Dawson McCartney
77	Nico Brown
10	Samuel Shashoua
18	Seth Antwi
6	Samuel McIllhatton
9	Ronaldo Damus
19	Gevork Diarbian
16	Peter Vassell

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Trevor Mcmullen, Sebastian Saucedo, Jaylen Lester, Romario Williams, Amir Daley, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Tregarthen.

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