Sunday , 16 August 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Fri 22 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Sam Field
Juninho Bacuna 54' Y
Y 61' Paul Smyth
Dion Sanderson 67' Y
Jay Stansfield 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

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

5
4
5
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Queens Park Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-03-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
19 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
16 Sep Watford FC A 0–2 L
02 Sep Millwall FC H 1–1 D
26 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
19 Sep Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
16 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L
02 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
26 Aug Southampton FC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Birmingham City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC get this one started.
  • 5' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 398 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' It’s high time Gareth Ainsworth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Albert Adomah, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Sam Field needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Queens Park Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Kenneth Paal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Asmir Begovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 43' The whistle greets Keshi Anderson as he departs to be replaced by Oliver Burke.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sam Field.
  • 50' Morocco international Ilias Chair has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Queens Park Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Paul Smyth.
  • 65' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Paul Smyth departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
  • 67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dion Sanderson on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Birmingham City FC make a change. Koji Miyoshi trudges off to be replaced by Siriki Dembele on 71 minutes.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Chris Willock comes on to replace Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Queens Park Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Jay Stansfield is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-03-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-08-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-09-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-26 Southampton FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.37 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC29% Draw49% Queens Park Rangers FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 50%
50%
± 1.5 19%
81%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
71%
Birmingham City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC10% Draw80% Queens Park Rangers FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.8%
1 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 2
2.8%
2 – 0
2.6%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 1
1.5%
2 – 2
0.5%
0 – 3
0.4%
3 – 0
0.3%
1 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 17% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 17% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
69% ✓

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