Cleveland is 0-8-2 against Birmingham since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Cleveland Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Birmingham Patriots at 2:30 p.m.
Cleveland is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 5-0 to Granada Hills Charter. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 564th, while the Highlanders are ranked 222nd).
Meanwhile, Birmingham had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Toreadors a 2-0 shutout. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Birmingham pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those eight contests. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-4.
Cleveland came up short against Birmingham in their previous matchup on Saturday, falling 2-0. Will Cleveland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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