Colorado Spring vs Birmingham Legion Prediction 16 August 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Birmingham Legion are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 01:00. The tournament match USL Championship will take place in the city of Colorado Springs at the Weidner Field stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Colorado Springs Switchbacks being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 20 July 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 0:1. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Birmingham Legion):
- ball possession percentage: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 3;
- fouls: 11 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 3 vs 3.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Birmingham Legion:
- played 4 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 3, for the away team - 1, draws - 0;
- number of goals - 6 against 3;
- average total in the 1st half - 0.75, in the 2nd half - 1.5;
- average total goals in the match - 2.25.
Head-to-head statistics Colorado Spring - Birmingham Legion

Colorado Springs Switchbacks Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 8 August 2026 as part of the USL Championship tournament (home team - Rhode Island FC, away team - Colorado Springs Switchbacks). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:0.
Here's the game statistics (Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs Rhode Island FC):
- ball possession: 60% vs 40%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 2;
- fouls: 10 vs 23;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 6;
- shots on target: 4 vs 4.
- 7 wins,
- 7 losses,
- 4 draws.
📈Currently, Colorado Springs Switchbacks stands at a mid-tier position within the USL Championship standings, with a win percentage of 39% and a loss percentage of 39%.
⚽️Colorado Springs Switchbacks has scored a total of 28 goals. On the defensive end, Colorado Springs Switchbacks has allowed 26 goals over the season.
Match Results: Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Birmingham Legion Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 2 August 2026 as part of the USL Championship tournament (home team - Birmingham Legion, away - Rhode Island FC). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here are the match stats (Birmingham Legion vs Rhode Island FC):
- ball possession: 42% vs 58%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 13;
- fouls: 7 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 2 vs 6.
- 3 wins,
- 6 losses,
- 8 draws.
📈Currently, Birmingham Legion stands at a mid-tier position within the USL Championship standings, with a win percentage of 18% and a loss percentage of 35%.
⚽Birmingham Legion has scored a total of 18 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 21 goals over the season.
Match Results: Birmingham Legion
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 4;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 1; for visitors away - 0; number of draws - 0;
- Average first-half total: 0.75;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.5, while the visitors net 0.25.
First-Half Stats: Colorado Springs Switchbacks (home) vs Birmingham Legion (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 9 vs 7;
- wins: 1 (11.11%) vs 2 (28.57%);
- losses: 1 (11.11%) vs 1 (14.29%);
- draws: 7 (77.78%) vs 4 (57.14%);
- Average goals scored: 1 vs 1.43;
- Average goals conceded: 0.44 vs 0.57.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 1 vs 1;
- losses: 2 vs 2;
- draws: 7 vs 7;
- Average first-half total: 0.7 (scored - 0.3, conceded - 0.4) vs 0.9 (scored - 0.4, conceded - 0.5).
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks have drawn in the 1st half in last 6 games (USL Championship).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 4;
- home team wins - 3, away team wins - 1, draws - 0.
Statistics: Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs Birmingham Legion
- matches played in the tournament: 18 vs 17;
- wins: 7 vs 3;
- win percentage: 39% vs 18%;
- losses: 7 vs 6;
- draws: 4 vs 8.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 5 vs 1;
- losses: 5 vs 4;
- draws: 0 vs 5.
- Birmingham Legion won with a +1.5 handicap in 22 of last 23 games (USL Championship).
- Birmingham Legion won with a +1.5 handicap in 17 of last 18 away games.
- Birmingham Legion won with a +1.5 handicap in 15 of last 16 away games (USL Championship).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.5, the guests - 0.75;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.25;
- both teams scored: overall - 2; at the home team's field - 1.
Statistics: Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs Birmingham Legion
- average total in the tournament: 3 vs 2.29;
- average total goals scored: 1.56 vs 1.06;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.44 vs 0.59;
- average total in the 2nd half: 1.11 vs 0.47;
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks: average total at home in the tournament - 2;
- Birmingham Legion: average total away in the tournament - 1.43;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.1 (home - 1.6) vs 0.8 (away - 0.75).
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks have scored under 2.5 goals in 10 of last 11 games (USL Championship).
Prediction on corners
H2H
- average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 12 (5.75 - for home team and 6.25 - for away team);
- average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 14 (9 - for home team and 5 - for away team).
Colorado Springs Switchbacks: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 6.33; at home field - 7.22;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 7.1; at home field - 7.6.
Birmingham Legion: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.24, away - 4.43;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.1; away - 4.75.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 4;
- both teams scored all-time - 2 times;
- on the home team’s field - 1 times.
Statistics: Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs Birmingham Legion
- number of matches played in the tournament: 18 vs 17;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 11 vs 11;
- number of BTTS matches for Colorado Springs Switchbacks at home - 7 (78%);
- number of BTTS matches for Birmingham Legion away - 6 (86%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 4 vs 7;
- BTTS matches for Colorado Springs Switchbacks at home - 3 (60%);
- BTTS matches for Birmingham Legion away - 3 (75%).
- Birmingham Legion have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games (USL Championship).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (26/230, 11.3%);
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks at home most often finish matches: 0:1 , 1:1 , 1:2 , 2:0 , 2:1 , 2:2 , 3:1 , 3:2 , 4:1 (1/9, 11.1%);
- Birmingham Legion away most often play: 1:1 (2/7, 28.6%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 10.69% (odds 7.4)
1:1 - 10.07% (odds 7.4)
2:1 - 10.02% (odds 7.7)
Editorial Prediction
- Birmingham Legion have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games (USL Championship).