Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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.

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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 game is set. Queens Park Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 13' Chris Willock picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' Harlee Dean has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' The 29-year-old Niko Hamalainen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yan Valery made 348 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karanka might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Charlie Austin makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Queens Park Rangers FC are in front.
  • 49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Kristian Pedersen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Charlie Austin is replaced by Lyndon Dykes on 55 minute.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Sam Field on, Chris Willock off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Gary Gardner departs to be replaced by Alen Halilovic.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Hogan departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Macauley Bonne.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' Assisted by Marc Roberts with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kristian Pedersen makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 85' A stunning finish from Alen Halilovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 86' Poor challenge from Alen Halilovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Stefan Johansen trudges off to be replaced by Albert Adomah on 87 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Yan Valery on, Ivan Sanchez Aguayo off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Warburton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Adams 3
Ilias Chair 2
Matt Smith 2
Scott Hogan 2
Kristian Pedersen 1
Jimmy Dunne 1
Alen Halilovic 1
Steve Cook 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.32 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC43% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC30%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
57%
Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC31% Draw45% Queens Park Rangers FC24%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
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.