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

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Championship · 2022-23

Queens Park Rangers FC

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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 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 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

Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · Avg 2.3 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
#8	Position	#1
24	Points	29
15	Played	15
6 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
24	Scored	28
18	Conceded	14
+6	GD	+14
1.60	PPG	1.93
40%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Queens Park Rangers FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
3' Tahith Chong makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Queens Park Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sam Field on 22 minutes.
27' Marc Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Birmingham City FC winning 100% of all matches.
37' Queens Park Rangers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Osman Kakay by Aaron Drewe on 46 minute.
51' 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 Seny Dieng suffering a number of foals already.
56' Queens Park Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
59' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Johansen is hanging Luke Amos on the field on 59 minute.
63' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Juninho Bacuna departs to be replaced by Alfie Chang.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Queens Park Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
73' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Reda Khadra is replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
76' Sinclair Armstrong gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Rob Dickie and will look to change the dynamic.
78' John Ruddy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
81' The referee calls foul for Auston Trusty. He receives a Yellow card.
82' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Jamal Lowe is replaced by Elijah Dixon-Bonner.
86' Birmingham City FC make a change. Tahith Chong trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Graham on 86 minutes.
90' Sinclair Armstrong picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Queens Park Rangers FC 0-1 Birmingham City FC.

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
Liam Millar	2
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Juninho Bacuna	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Jimmy Dunne	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

3 / 4

1.12 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC32% Draw30% Birmingham City FC38%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

68%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC23% Draw50% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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