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

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Championship · 2022-23

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Sam Field 22' Y

Luke Amos 56' Y

Y 78' John Ruddy

Y 81' Auston Trusty

Sinclair Armstrong 90' Y

Stefan Johansen 90' Y

Y 90' Kevin Long

Overview

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-02-27 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
14 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	1–6	L
11 Mar	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
04 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	1–3	L
25 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
18 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–0	W
14 Mar	Watford FC	A	0–3	L
11 Mar	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
04 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
21 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

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

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Queens Park Rangers FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
3' The deadlock is broken! Tahith Chong gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
8' It is a cagey affair so far. Queens Park Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
18' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
22' That is a Yellow card for Queens Park Rangers FC. Sam Field will be fuming at that decision.
27' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' It looks surprising Queens Park Rangers FC does not make any changes. Reda Khadra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Osman Kakay is replaced by Aaron Drewe.
51' Sam Field, a England , has 47 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Luke Amos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
59' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Luke Amos is withdrawn and Stefan Johansen gets his opportunity.
63' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Alfie Chang on, Juninho Bacuna off on 63 minutes.
68' Alfie Chang is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
73' Hannibal Mejbri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reda Khadra on 73 minute.
76' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Sinclair Armstrong comes on to replace Rob Dickie.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for John Ruddy.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Auston Trusty.
82' The whistle greets Jamal Lowe as he departs to be replaced by Elijah Dixon-Bonner.
86' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Graham. He replaces Tahith Chong on 86 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sinclair Armstrong.
Queens Park Rangers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Birmingham City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Ilias Chair	2
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Alen Halilovic	1
Steve Cook	1
Charlie Austin	1
Harlee Dean	1

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-03-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-03-14 Blackpool FC 6–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-03-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2023-03-04 Rotherham United FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-02-18 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-03-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC38% Draw31% Birmingham City FC31%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

62%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC28% Draw52% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

13.5%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	22%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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