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

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

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

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
#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' Queens Park Rangers FC have kicked off against Birmingham City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
3' Tahith Chong adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
8' A quiet spell here at The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
13' The 28-year-old Sam Field has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
18' Queens Park Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Field on 22.
27' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' France international Maxime Colin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
37' Elijah Dixon-Bonner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 409 appearances.
42' Jamal Lowe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Osman Kakay trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Drewe on 46 minutes.
51' Luke Amos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Luke Amos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
59' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Luke Amos by Stefan Johansen on 59 minute.
63' Alfie Chang gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Juninho Bacuna and will look to change the dynamic.
68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
73' The supporters are chanting for Hannibal Mejbri. He replaces Reda Khadra on 73 minute.
76' The supporters are chanting for Sinclair Armstrong. He replaces Rob Dickie on 76 minute.
78' Poor challenge from John Ruddy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Auston Trusty on 81 minutes.
82' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Elijah Dixon-Bonner comes on to replace Jamal Lowe.
86' Birmingham City FC make a change. Tahith Chong trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Graham on 86 minutes.
90' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
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
Juninho Bacuna	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Jimmy Dunne	1
Alen Halilovic	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

1.25 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC35% Draw30% Birmingham City FC35%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

65%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC26% Draw49% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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