Champion Hill Stadium: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham City Championship preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Champion Hill Stadium (3000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Queens Park Rangers in 13th and Birmingham City in 14th place.

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

Queens Park Rangers have played 18 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-4-6 (wins-draws-losses). Queens Park Rangers has recorded two wins in a row here at Champion Hill Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Queens Park Rangers supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Derby County in Championship and win 2-1. 0-0 away at Nottingham Forest before that.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of M. Warburton when Ilias Chair scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute.

A decent goal production from Queens Park Rangers in their home games so far, with 35 goals from 18 league matches. Queens Park Rangers have conceded 31 from these games.

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Birmingham City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. With three draws in a row for Birmingham City the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Birmingham City has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Millwall for a Championship game that ended a draw (0-0). A draw for Birmingham City before that, at their own venue hosting Sheffield Wednesday (3-3).

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The FA Cup trip to Leicester City.

Birmingham City have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Birmingham City have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Birmingham City - Queens Park Rangers 0-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Queens Park Rangers won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Birmingham City has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
12 goals
Queens Park Rangers
E. Eze
11 goals
Queens Park Rangers
J. Hugill
10 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Queens Park Rangers Birmingham City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 18 4 Played P 6 18 35
13 8 2 Won W 1 6 12
7 4 1 Drew D 2 5 10
15 6 1 Lost L 3 7 13
53 35 11 Scored S 8 19 45
59 31 7 Conceded C 13 26 52
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
86% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 67% 74%
63% 72% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 46%
40% 61% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 23%
17% 22% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 20%
63% 72% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 60%
14% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 17%
29% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 26%
 
4.6 5.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.3 5.2
5.4 5.3 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.3 5.7
2.3 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
419 251 65 Total Shots T S 71 194 423
144 90 21 Shots on Target S O 17 56 131
37% 39% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 34% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 36 20 8 8 54 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 24 68
3 Fulham 35 17 9 9 49 37 18 11 2 5 30 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 12 60
4 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 35 14 10 11 50 40 18 8 7 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 52
9 Swansea City 35 13 12 10 44 43 18 8 4 6 24 20 17 5 8 4 20 23 1 51
10 Millwall 35 12 14 9 40 39 17 8 6 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 50
11 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
12 Sheffield Wednesday 35 13 9 13 45 41 17 7 5 5 15 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 4 48
13 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
14 Birmingham City 35 12 10 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 18 6 5 7 19 26 -7 46
15 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
16 Reading 35 11 9 15 41 41 17 6 2 9 21 24 18 5 7 6 20 17 0 42
17 Hull City 36 11 8 17 48 58 19 6 3 10 27 33 17 5 5 7 21 25 -10 41
18 Charlton Athletic 35 10 9 16 44 49 18 7 5 6 25 22 17 3 4 10 19 27 -5 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 35 11 5 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 17 4 2 11 19 30 -10 38
21 Middlesbrough 35 8 13 14 34 45 18 6 7 5 16 17 17 2 6 9 18 28 -11 37
22 Wigan Athletic 35 9 10 16 37 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 18 3 5 10 19 28 -13 37
23 Barnsley 35 8 10 17 42 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 17 3 3 11 16 27 -16 34
24 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33

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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 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 36 20 8 8 54 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 24 68
3 Fulham 35 17 9 9 49 37 18 11 2 5 30 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 12 60
4 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 35 14 10 11 50 40 18 8 7 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 52
9 Swansea City 35 13 12 10 44 43 18 8 4 6 24 20 17 5 8 4 20 23 1 51
10 Millwall 35 12 14 9 40 39 17 8 6 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 50
11 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
12 Sheffield Wednesday 35 13 9 13 45 41 17 7 5 5 15 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 4 48
13 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
14 Birmingham City 35 12 10 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 18 6 5 7 19 26 -7 46
15 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
16 Reading 35 11 9 15 41 41 17 6 2 9 21 24 18 5 7 6 20 17 0 42
17 Hull City 36 11 8 17 48 58 19 6 3 10 27 33 17 5 5 7 21 25 -10 41
18 Charlton Athletic 35 10 9 16 44 49 18 7 5 6 25 22 17 3 4 10 19 27 -5 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 35 11 5 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 17 4 2 11 19 30 -10 38
21 Middlesbrough 35 8 13 14 34 45 18 6 7 5 16 17 17 2 6 9 18 28 -11 37
22 Wigan Athletic 35 9 10 16 37 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 18 3 5 10 19 28 -13 37
23 Barnsley 35 8 10 17 42 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 17 3 3 11 16 27 -16 34
24 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33

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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.