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

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Championship · 2020-21

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

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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

Match Preview

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

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.2 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
#15	Position	#8
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Birmingham City FC have kicked off against Queens Park Rangers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Albert Adomah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
13' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Chris Willock gets a Yellow card.
18' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
23' USA international Geoff Cameron has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
28' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Queens Park Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Macauley Bonne suffering a number of foals already.
44' The deadlock is broken! Charlie Austin gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
52' A moment of madness from Kristian Pedersen on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
55' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lyndon Dykes is hanging Charlie Austin on the field on 55 minute.
56' Sam Field is replacing Chris Willock for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
61' Queens Park Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
63' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Alen Halilovic comes on to replace Gary Gardner.
68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
71' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Scott Hogan by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 71 minute.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Macauley Bonne on 73.
78' Kristian Pedersen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
82' GOAL! Kristian Pedersen scores on 82. Assisted by Marc Roberts
85' Magnificent from Alen Halilovic! That is 10 goals in 515 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Alen Halilovic gets a Yellow card.
87' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Stefan Johansen has done his job and it is now time for Albert Adomah to step up.
90' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Yan Valery on, Ivan Sanchez Aguayo off on 90 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marc Roberts.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Queens Park Rangers FC.

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
Ilias Chair	2
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Juninho Bacuna	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Jimmy Dunne	1
Alen Halilovic	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

0 / 4

0.68 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC34% Draw37% Queens Park Rangers FC29%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	42%	58%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

66%

Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC17% Draw64% Queens Park Rangers FC19%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.2%

0 – 1

16.1%

1 – 0

14.9%

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1.7%

0 – 3

1.4%

3 – 0

1.2%

1 – 3

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	20%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	21%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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