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

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Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Rob Dickie 18' Y

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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Purkiss
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Richard West

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-09-01 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
21 Oct	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
17 Oct	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–0	D
03 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	2–3	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
19 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Birmingham City FC
#15	Position	#10
58	Points	64
46	Played	46
16 / 10 / 20	W / D / L	17 / 13 / 16
61	Scored	57
73	Conceded	56
-12	GD	+1
1.26	PPG	1.39
35%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Queens Park Rangers FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Sierra Leone international Osman Kakay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robert Dickie.
23' 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 Lukas Jutkiewicz suffering a number of foals already.
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Niko Hamalainen on, Lee Wallace off on 30 minutes.
35' San Jose has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Queens Park Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' 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.
63' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jonathan Leko is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 63 minute.
68' Dominic Ball gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Lyndon Dykes and will look to change the dynamic.
69' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Chris Willock on, Albert Adomah off on 69 minutes.
74' Maxime Colin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
76' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Scott Hogan by Ivan Sanchez Aguayo on 76 minute.
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Warburton

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

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

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-09-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-09-18 Coventry City FC 3–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.11 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC37% Draw30% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

63%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC24% Draw51% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.8%

1 – 0

10.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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