Technically, the Legion has now had two straight games against the Riverhounds without managing a shot on goal. The Three Sparks won the first one though; I guess you can say Pittsburgh scored three o...
Some of the most entertaining games I’ve ever watched have resulted in no-score draws. That of course runs counter to the American understanding of sports, but hey, it’s not called the bea...
Wednesday evening the Legion had 53.1% possession, lost 57.4% of all duels in the game, had a bare 3-shot advantage over the visitors, generated 2 big chances compared to 1, and had an xG of 1.21 wher...
The phrase “it’s a game of two halves” has of course become a cliché, but phrases get that way largely because they are true. The idea that a game can change at half time is also se...
Before getting into the direct game analysis, let’s consider this: the combined PPG of the Legion’s four opponents to date is a whopping 2.16. The Three Sparks have played 3 of the top fou...
This was a tough one to watch, and an even tougher one to unpack. That is partly why I have waited until today to do it (also partly because of work commitments) so I can get my thoughts entirely into...
When it comes down to it, there are basically two reasons the Legion lost this game: Sean Lewis and Matt van Oekel. Both are fairly obvious. Lewis had a monster game. He made 5 saves in the game (afte...
Other than Monterey Bay, who were given the daunting task of facing Phoenix Rising in their first ever game, the Legion probably had the toughest task in the USL Championship this weekend: defending t...
So we come to the end of the road. And in the USL, all roads lead to Tampa. At least this year. For neutral fans, this was probably a very entertaining game. Especially if you are a fan of defensive s...
Apparently in the cause of symmetry, the Legion’s 5-game win streak came to an end with a draw against OKC Energy, which happens also to have been the last result before the streak. Still, the L...