MATCH INFO:
Las Vegas Lights FC vs Birmingham Legion FC
Saturday, July 8
9:30pm CT Kickoff
Cashman Field – Las Vegas, NV
Watch – My68 & ESPN+
Birmingham Legion FC travels to Nevada to visit Las Vegas Lights FC for the first time this season on Saturday, July 8. After losing to San Antonio last week on the road, Legion FC will look for a result against a Las Vegas side that has struggled to win games. Fans can watch the late-night match locally on My68 or anywhere on ESPN+.
In its last fixture, Birmingham lost 3-1 despite leading in expected goal ratio (1.6 to 1.15), a statistic that determines how likely it is for a team to score a goal according to the chance. San Antonio scored once in the first half and put it away with two more goals in the second half. The Black & Gold looked good, but could not convert its chances.
Enzo Martinez (six goals, three asissts), Neco Brett (four goals, two assists), Tyler Pasher (three goals, two assists), Prosper Kasim (four assists), and Juan Agudelo make up Birmingham’s main attacking threat, with Super Substitute Diba Nwegbo also showing he can score with two goals in his last three matches played.
Opponent Info:
Las Vegas Lights FC: 1W – 9L – 7D / 16 Goals Scored – 29 Goals Allowed / 10 Points / 12th in USLC Western Conference
Las Vegas Lights FC hosts Birmingham looking for points. The Nevada side sits in last place in the Western Conference Standings at ten points in 17 matches, having won just one match this season. Pato Botello Faz leads the Lights in goals (three) on a side that has scored 16 goals this season.
FiveThirtyEight Odds
Birmingham – 35%
Las Vegas – 38%
Draw – 27%
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