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Championship | Gameweek 18
Oct 28, 2022 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
2 - 0
QPR

Trusty (4'), Longelo (29')
Mejbri (7'), Trusty (35'), Bielik (55'), Longelo (78')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Dickie (53'), Balogun (60'), Iroegbunam (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham
Saturday, October 22 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: QPR 2-1 Wigan
Saturday, October 22 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers will be favourites heading into this game but attentive followers of the Championship will know an away assignment at Birmingham is one of the tougher tasks in the division. Blues have had nearly a full week to prepare for the visit of Beale's men so should be ready to match a quality visiting side and force them to share the points on Friday night. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 38.7%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 34.29% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.29%) and 0-2 (6.91%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawQueens Park Rangers
34.29% (0.088000000000001 0.09) 27.01% (-0.035 -0.04) 38.7% (-0.050000000000004 -0.05)
Both teams to score 50.71% (0.127 0.13)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.45% (0.152 0.15)54.55% (-0.15 -0.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.1% (0.127 0.13)75.9% (-0.123 -0.12)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.9% (0.13200000000001 0.13)30.1% (-0.132 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.76% (0.157 0.16)66.24% (-0.155 -0.16)
Queens Park Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.55% (0.045000000000002 0.05)27.45% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.07% (0.055 0.05)62.93% (-0.055 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 34.29%
    Queens Park Rangers 38.69%
    Draw 27%
Birmingham CityDrawQueens Park Rangers
1-0 @ 9.92% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-1 @ 7.7% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 5.95% (0.008 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.08% (0.019 0.02)
3-0 @ 2.38% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.99% (0.015 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.93% (0.009 0.01)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 34.29%
1-1 @ 12.82% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.26% (-0.049000000000001 -0.05)
2-2 @ 4.98% (0.019 0.02)
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 27%
0-1 @ 10.68% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
1-2 @ 8.29% (0.0010000000000012 0)
0-2 @ 6.91% (-0.024 -0.02)
1-3 @ 3.57% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 2.98% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.15% (0.011 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.16% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-4 @ 0.96% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.01%
Total : 38.69%

How you voted: Birmingham vs QPR

Birmingham City
22.1%
Draw
16.6%
Queens Park Rangers
61.3%
235
Head to Head
Jan 2, 2022 2pm
Birmingham
1-2
QPR
Aneke (75')
Sunjic (88')
Adomah (14'), Willock (71')
Dickie (59'), Amos (74'), Field (88')
Sep 28, 2021 7.45pm
QPR
2-0
Birmingham
Chair (34', 64')
Dozzell (54')

Sunjic (86')
Feb 27, 2021 3pm
Birmingham
2-1
QPR
Pedersen (82'), Halilovic (85')
Pedersen (52'), Halilovic (86'), Roberts (90+6')
Austin (44')
Willock (13'), Bonne (73')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
6Middlesbrough29128947361144
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn29126113228442
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Preston North EndPreston2981383236-437
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
16Millwall28810102726134
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2878133651-1529
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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