Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Birmingham City FC

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Sun 2 Jan 2022 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 59' Rob Dickie

Y 73' Luke Amos

Y 74' Luke Amos

Ivan Sunjic 88' Y

Y 88' Sam Field

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)

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

2022-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-09-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
18 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–4	L
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
04 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L
27 Nov	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	2–1	W
30 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
27 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–1	L
05 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	0–2	L
29 Nov	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
24 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	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' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Adomah makes no mistake. 0-1!
19' 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 Seny Dieng suffering a number of foals already.
24' Matija Sarkic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
29' The 28-year-old Chris Willock has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
34' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 421 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Jimmy Dunne, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
44' Scott Hogan is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Ryan Woods on, Juan Familio-Castillo off on 46 minutes.
51' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' 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.
59' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
63' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Stefan Johansen comes on to replace Andre Gray.
67' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Gary Gardner is replaced by Chuks Aneke on 67 minute.
71' What a moment for Chris Willock! That strike on 71 puts his side firmly in control.
73' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Luke Amos gets a Yellow card.
74' Queens Park Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
75' The deadlock is broken! Chuks Aneke gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
84' Scott Hogan is replacing George Hall for the Birmingham City FC side.
85' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 85 minute. Lyndon Dykes leaves to be changed by Charlie Austin.
88' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sunjic will be fuming at that decision.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Queens Park Rangers FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

36
Troy Deeney
2
Maxime Colin
20
Gary Gardner ↓ Chuks Aneke 67'
3
Kristian Pedersen
5
George Friend
13
Matija Sarkic
34
Ivan Sunjic
21
Dion Sanderson
23
Juan Familio-Castillo ↓ Ryan Woods 46'
19
Jordan James
35
George Hall ↓ Scott Hogan 85'

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Warburton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Ilias Chair	2
Liam Millar	2
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Marc Pugh	1
Tahith Chong	1
Jordan Hugill	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2022-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-12-30 Bristol City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-12-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-12-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2021-11-29 Derby County FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-11-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.44 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC37% Draw28% Queens Park Rangers FC35%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

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

65%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

63%

Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC29% Draw46% Queens Park Rangers FC25%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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