WEEK AHEAD PREVIEW

Saturday Oct 26 thru Friday Nov 1

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Birmingham Legion at Oakland Roots Sat Oct 26 at 9:00

Oakland comes into this game safely into the playoffs, and it's just a matter of who they'll go on the road to face. Their run of form in the past five games hasn't been that great, except that they are coming off of a win against a heavily-rotated Las Vegas team (who thumped Bham 3-0 the game before that). Strangely, the official USLC standings do not list Legion as being eliminated from the playoffs. A win could potentially pile them in with as many as three other teams at 45 points. Unless there's something way more convoluted than I know, I don't see how Bham isn't already eliminated on tiebreakers. If the Legion players think they're still alive, maybe they'll be motivated enough for a last gasp win.

FCB at Albion Atlanta Sat Oct 26 at 6:00

These two teams are next to each other in the table, both on 7 points. They've both had porous defenses, but the clear advantage for Albion is that they're much better at home. Two wins and a draw out of four home games. FCB will be looking to steal a result and move up the table.

FCB2 at Club the Strongest Sat Oct 26 at 3:30. This is a match-up of two teams looking for positive momentum. The Strongest give up a lot of goals, so FCB2 has a chance to grab three points here.

The Adjacency

Fountain City are on the road to face FC Atlanta Sat Oct 26 at 2:00. Atlanta has no wins from 8 games, but has a handful of draws. This will most likely be a close contest, but one that Fountain should win.

FC Columbus Elite travel to Atlanta Ignite Sun Oct 27 at 3:30. This is a huge match in the division. Ignite is in second place, and Elite is in fifth. Both teams score, and have tight defenses. Elite can make a statement with a win.

Columbus Knight Eagles are on the road at Georgia Impact Sat Oct 26 at 2:00. Impact is one of those strange teams that is undefeated on the road, and hasn't won a game at home. CKE seems to have hit their stride, and are undefeated in the last four games.

News and tidbits

Dalton United hosts Mint Hill SC Sat Oct 26 at 5:00. Mint Hill is another UPSL Premier team, from Mint Hill, NC.