Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Birmingham City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Queens Park Rangers FC

Fri 28 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Hannibal Mejbri 7' Y

Auston Trusty 35' Y

Y 53' Rob Dickie

Krystian Bielik 55' Y

Y 60' Leon Balogun

Y 71' Tim Iroegbunam

Emmanuel Longelo 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
19 Oct	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
16 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
08 Oct	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
05 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Oct	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	3–0	W
15 Oct	Luton Town FC	A	1–3	L
07 Oct	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Sheffield United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Queens Park Rangers FC
#10	Position	#6
11	Points	13
8	Played	8
2 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 4 / 1
12	Scored	10
11	Conceded	7
+1	GD	+3
1.38	PPG	1.63
25%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
4' Auston Trusty adds to his 1 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
7' Hannibal Mejbri has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 7.
12' Sinclair Armstrong, a Ireland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Queens Park Rangers FC's compact .
21' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rob Dickie is hanging Jake Clarke-Salter on the field on 21 minute.
26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' The crowd applauds Tyler Roberts as he leaves the pitch. Sinclair Armstrong steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
28' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sinclair Armstrong is hanging Tyler Roberts on the field on 28 minute.
29' GOAL! Emmanuel Longelo fires home to make it 2-0!
34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
35' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Auston Trusty will be fuming at that decision.
40' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Luke Amos gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Stefan Johansen and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Queens Park Rangers FC's shape.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Rob Dickie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' The supporters are chanting for Juninho Bacuna. He replaces Hannibal Mejbri on 54 minute.
55' Krystian Bielik was booked on 55.
60' The referee has no hesitation. Leon Balogun is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — Yellow card on 60.
65' England international Ethan Laird has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' Stefan Johansen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
71' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a Yellow card on 71.
76' Tyler Roberts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 361 appearances.
79' The referee calls foul for Emmanuel Longelo. He receives a Yellow card.
81' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Lukas Jutkiewicz on, Troy Deeney off on 81 minutes.
86' The 24-year-old Tim Iroegbunam has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
88' Jordan James is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
Birmingham City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Sam Field ↓ Taylor Richards 81'
26
Leon Balogun
6
Stefan Johansen ↓ Luke Amos 46'
10
Ilias Chair
11
Tyler Roberts ↓ Sinclair Armstrong 27'
1
Seny Dieng
5
Jake Clarke-Salter ↓ Rob Dickie 21'
22
Kenneth Paal
9
Lyndon Dykes
27
Ethan Laird
47
Tim Iroegbunam

Bench

8
Luke Amos ↑ 46'
13
Jordan Archer
17
Andre Dozzell
2
Osman Kakay
4
Rob Dickie ↑ 21'
20
Taylor Richards ↑ 81'
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 27'

Coach Michael Beale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Scott Hogan	2
Ilias Chair	2
Matt Smith	2
Bright Osayi-Samuel	1
Auston Trusty	1
Emmanuel Longelo	1
Marc Pugh	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-10-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-10-19 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-10-16 Hull City AFC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2022-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-10-22 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-10-15 Luton Town FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2022-10-04 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC46% Draw29% Queens Park Rangers FC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

54%

Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC31% Draw51% Queens Park Rangers FC18%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 0

13.1%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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