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Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FCChampionship .

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Salisbury
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton

Head-to-Head

5
4
5
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
25 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
11 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Norwich City FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Queens Park Rangers FC
#10 Position #15
64 Points 58
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 16 / 10 / 20
57 Scored 61
56 Conceded 73
+1 GD -12
1.39 PPG 1.26
37% Win % 35%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Nahki Wells has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 25' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jacques Maghoma.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Omar Bogle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 53' Kristian Pedersen was booked on 53.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Wes Harding. He replaces Maxime Colin on 59 minute.
  • 64' Jota Peleteiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Che Adams is replaced by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 78' Harlee Dean is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve McClaren will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Nahki Wells has done his job and it is now time for Matt Smith to step up.
  • 86' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz by Omar Bogle on 86 minute.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Tomer Hemed is replaced by Geoff Cameron on 89 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC49% Draw30% Queens Park Rangers FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
51%
Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC33% Draw53% Queens Park Rangers FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% 76%
-1 24% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% 51%
+0.5 81% 19%
+1 81% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
49%
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
28%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.