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

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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

2022-10-28 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
#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' Birmingham City FC have kicked off against Queens Park Rangers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
4' What composure from Auston Trusty! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
7' Hannibal Mejbri has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 7.
12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 393 games and scored 421 goals.
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
21' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Rob Dickie comes on to replace Jake Clarke-Salter.
26' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 421 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
27' Sinclair Armstrong gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Tyler Roberts and will look to change the dynamic.
28' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Tyler Roberts has done his job and it is now time for Sinclair Armstrong to step up.
29' Emmanuel Longelo does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
34' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' A moment of madness from Auston Trusty on 35 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Luke Amos is replacing Stefan Johansen for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
51' Sinclair Armstrong has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rob Dickie.
54' The supporters are chanting for Juninho Bacuna. He replaces Hannibal Mejbri on 54 minute.
55' Krystian Bielik is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
60' Leon Balogun was booked on 60.
65' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
70' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tim Iroegbunam on 71.
76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
79' Emmanuel Longelo is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
81' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Troy Deeney exits the field as Lukas Jutkiewicz enters on 81.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
88' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan James is hanging Scott Hogan on the field on 88 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

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
Ilias Chair	2
Liam Millar	2
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Steve Cook	1
Charlie Austin	1
Demarai Gray	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

1.68 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC54% Draw26% Queens Park Rangers FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

46%

Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC39% Draw47% Queens Park Rangers FC14%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.9%

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.2%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	25%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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