Championship duel: Close contest expected between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium (18000 seats)

Very important clash in the "wrong" end of the Championship, with both Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City going through more angst than happiness. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visiting team in 18th spot.

Insights:
  • Queens Park Rangers have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

6-4-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Queens Park Rangers, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) at home in Championship, so far this season.

The regulars are hoping that Queens Park Rangers will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the game against Blackpool (placed 22nd). Queens Park Rangers were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The attacker Martin was named "man of the match" for QPR with the rating of 7.11/10. Martin scored one goal.

Ahead of that match, Queens Park Rangers won a home game hosting Watford (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with QPR perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Queens Park Rangers as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Queens Park Rangers has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Betting people might want to know that 9 of the latest 12 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.

The Queens Park Rangers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. QPR's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Birmingham City form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L9 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Birmingham City lost away at Watford (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Midfielder Bielik was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Bielik hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Rotherham United.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Birmingham City in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Birmingham City, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

Birmingham City have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 19 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Birmingham have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have played previously this season: Birmingham City - Queens Park Rangers 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Queens Park Rangers victories, three draws and three Birmingham City wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
10 goals
Birmingham CityT. Deeney
T. Deeney
7 goals
QPRC. Willock
C. Willock
6 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Queens Park Rangers Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
11 6 2 Won W 1 5 11
9 4 2 Drew D 2 4 9
17 8 2 Lost L 3 9 17
38 20 8 Scored S 6 19 41
58 26 6 Conceded C 9 29 50
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 89%
73% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 73%
54% 61% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 46%
27% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 19%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 11%
51% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 49%
22% 17% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 27%
35% 33% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 39% 35%
 
5.1 5.4 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.7 4.5
4.9 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.9
1.8 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 13.6 18.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 10.4 10.5
3.5 4.2 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 3.1
29% 27% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 35% 36%
 
11 9.8 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 12.6 11.8
4.1 3.7 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 3.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Queens Park Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Queens Park Rangers have the fewest clean sheets (3) at home in Championship
  • Queens Park Rangers have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 36 23 11 2 71 28 19 14 5 0 43 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 43 80
2 Sheffield United 36 20 7 9 56 32 18 11 3 4 35 17 18 9 4 5 21 15 24 67
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 36 16 12 8 44 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 10 60
5 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
6 Blackburn Rovers 36 18 4 14 41 41 17 12 1 4 23 13 19 6 3 10 18 28 0 58
7 Norwich City 36 16 7 13 51 40 19 8 4 7 27 22 17 8 3 6 24 18 11 55
8 West Bromwich Albion 36 15 9 12 46 38 19 10 5 4 26 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 54
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 36 14 10 12 51 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 19 8 5 6 29 21 8 52
13 Bristol City 36 12 12 12 45 43 19 8 5 6 24 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 2 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 36 12 10 14 41 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 6 7 21 26 -8 46
16 Reading 36 13 5 18 38 55 18 10 3 5 27 20 18 3 2 13 11 35 -17 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 36 10 8 18 27 40 18 6 5 7 15 16 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 38
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33
24 Huddersfield Town 36 8 8 20 30 52 18 6 4 8 16 20 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 32

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 36 23 11 2 71 28 19 14 5 0 43 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 43 80
2 Sheffield United 36 20 7 9 56 32 18 11 3 4 35 17 18 9 4 5 21 15 24 67
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 36 16 12 8 44 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 10 60
5 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
6 Blackburn Rovers 36 18 4 14 41 41 17 12 1 4 23 13 19 6 3 10 18 28 0 58
7 Norwich City 36 16 7 13 51 40 19 8 4 7 27 22 17 8 3 6 24 18 11 55
8 West Bromwich Albion 36 15 9 12 46 38 19 10 5 4 26 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 54
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 36 14 10 12 51 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 19 8 5 6 29 21 8 52
13 Bristol City 36 12 12 12 45 43 19 8 5 6 24 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 2 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 36 12 10 14 41 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 6 7 21 26 -8 46
16 Reading 36 13 5 18 38 55 18 10 3 5 27 20 18 3 2 13 11 35 -17 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 36 10 8 18 27 40 18 6 5 7 15 16 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 38
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33
24 Huddersfield Town 36 8 8 20 30 52 18 6 4 8 16 20 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 32

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.