Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Birmingham City FC

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'

Y 13' Chris Willock

Kristian Pedersen 52' Y

Y 73' Macauley Bonne

Alen Halilovic 86' Y

Marc Roberts 90' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Mather
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Adrian Waters
Referee David Webb

7 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-27 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-12-11 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2019-02-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–4 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
23 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	1–3	L
20 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
17 Feb	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
13 Feb	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
06 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
24 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
20 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–1	W
17 Feb	Brentford FC	H	2–1	W
06 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
01 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Queens Park Rangers FC
#1	Position	#8
29	Points	24
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 3
28	Scored	24
14	Conceded	18
+14	GD	+6
1.93	PPG	1.60
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
13' Chris Willock has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 13.
18' 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.
23' Stefan Johansen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
33' It’s high time Mark Warburton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 421 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
43' Rob Dickie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
44' The deadlock is broken! Charlie Austin gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
55' Lyndon Dykes gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Charlie Austin and will look to change the dynamic.
56' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Chris Willock trudges off to be replaced by Sam Field on 56 minutes.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Queens Park Rangers FC's compact .
63' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner is replaced by Alen Halilovic.
68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
71' Lukas Jutkiewicz is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Macauley Bonne is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — Yellow card on 73.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 398 games and scored 442 goals.
82' What an equalizer from Kristian Pedersen!
85' What a moment for Alen Halilovic! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Alen Halilovic is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 86.
87' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Stefan Johansen is withdrawn and Albert Adomah gets his opportunity.
90' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Ivan Sanchez Aguayo exits the field as Yan Valery enters on 90.
90' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Marc Roberts will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Birmingham City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Rekeem Harper
30
Neil Etheridge
2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
20
Gary Gardner ↓ Alen Halilovic 63'
3
Kristian Pedersen
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 71'
15
Jake Clarke-Salter ↓ Marc Roberts 63'
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↓ Yan Valery 90'
11
Jeremie Bela ↓ Jonathan Leko 63'
34
Ivan Sunjic

Bench

14
Jonathan Leko ↑ 63'
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 63'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 71'
5
George Friend
8
Adam Clayton
1
Andres Prieto
35
Alen Halilovic ↑ 63'
18
Riley McGree
6
Yan Valery ↑ 90'

Coach Karanka

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Sam Field ↑ 56'
1
Joe Lumley
24
Osman Kakay
10
Ilias Chair
26
Faysal Bettache
37
Albert Adomah ↑ 87'
19
George Thomas
29
Charlie Kelman ↑ 87'
9
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 55'

Coach Mark Warburton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Ilias Chair	2
Liam Millar	2
Chuks Aneke	1
Albert Adomah	1
Grant Hall	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-02-27 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC L 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-13 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2021-02-27 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-02-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-02-17 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2021-02-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-02-01 Watford FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.55 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC45% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC28%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

55%

Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC32% Draw46% Queens Park Rangers FC22%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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