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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 UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2612683123842
6Middlesbrough26118743321141
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Portsmouth2558123044-1423
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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