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

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Championship · 2023-24

Queens Park Rangers FC

2 – 1

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Birmingham City FC

Fri 29 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 62' Juninho Bacuna

Steve Cook 65' 1–1

Jimmy Dunne 90+2' 2–1

Y 47' Ethan Laird

Y 51' Tyler Roberts

Isaac Hayden 58' Y

Jack Colback 74' Y

Overview

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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

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

Match Details

Referee Josh Smith (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

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

2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
16 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
06 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–2	D
02 Mar	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
24 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	Watford FC	H	0–1	L
12 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Southampton FC	H	3–4	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' Three points are at stake. Queens Park Rangers FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Gary Gardner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Jimmy Dunne is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
30' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Ilias Chair has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jake Clarke-Salter, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
47' Poor challenge from Ethan Laird. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
51' That looks like a foul for a card for Tyler Roberts.
56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
58' Isaac Hayden catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
59' Michael Frey makes way for Sinclair Armstrong at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
60' Jack Colback is replacing Isaac Hayden for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
62' Juninho Bacuna puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
65' What a strike from Steve Cook! The score is 1-1.
70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Andersen made 95 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Koji Miyoshi comes on to replace Tyler Roberts.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Colback on 74.
76' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Chris Willock trudges off to be replaced by Paul Smyth on 76 minutes.
81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Rowett will be considering his options from the bench.
84' The supporters are chanting for Scott Hogan. He replaces Jay Stansfield on 84 minute.
85' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Juninho Bacuna has done his job and it is now time for Jordan James to step up.
87' Ziyad Larkeche gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Kenneth Paal and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Krystian Bielik makes way for Gary Gardner at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Queens Park Rangers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
12
Michael Frey ↓ Sinclair Armstrong 59'
8
Sam Field
1
Asmir Begovic
5
Steve Cook
14
Isaac Hayden ↓ Jack Colback 60'
10
Ilias Chair
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
22
Kenneth Paal ↓ Ziyad Larkeche 87'
7
Chris Willock ↓ Paul Smyth 76'
25
Lucas Andersen

Bench

4
Jack Colback ↑ 60'
15
Morgan Fox
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 76'
20
Reggie Cannon
9
Lyndon Dykes
32
Joe Walsh
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 59'
21
Ziyad Larkeche ↑ 87'
16
Joe Hodge

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Birmingham City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	3
Matt Smith	2
Scott Hogan	2
Ilias Chair	2
Albert Adomah	1
Grant Hall	1
Chris Willock	1
Bright Osayi-Samuel	1

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-03-02 Leicester City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-02-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.31 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC48% Draw28% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

52%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC29% Draw51% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	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

28% ✓

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