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

· USL Championship

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36': Gevork Diarbian

About

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

Match Timeline

11': A.J. Paterson (Birmingham Legion FC) Substitution at 11'
36': Gevork Diarbian (Birmingham Legion FC) Goal at 36'
45': Ahmad Al-Qaq (Sporting JAX) Substitution at 45'

Statistics

BRM		JAX
2	Fouls	3
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	1
52.4	Possession	47.6
9	SHOTS	4
1	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
288	Accurate Passes	256
318	Passes	293
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
3	Blocked Shots	0
6	Effective Tackles	3
6	Tackles	5
1.0	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
5	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Hodges Stadium
Location: Jacksonville, USA

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	28	+23	55
2	Detroit City FC	28	+14	50
3	Charleston Battery	27	+19	46
4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	+2	41

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sporting JAX (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Jake McGuire (GK)
13	Ventura Alvarado
2	Harvey Neville
22	Antonio Gomez
6	Jordan Rossiter
14	Jean Mota
24	Thomas Roberts
12	Edgardo Rito
16	Emil Jääskeläinen
10	Kieran Sadlier
8	Wan Kuzain

Sporting JAX Substitutes:

Juan Casas, Mohamed Traore, Ahmad Al-Qaq, Ethan Underwood, Rafferty Pedder, Wahab Ackwei, Adam Luckhurst, Raheem Somersall.

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

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

Birmingham Legion FC Substitutes:

Trevor Mcmullen, Sebastian Tregarthen, A.J. Paterson, Romario Williams, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Saucedo, Tyler Pasher.

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