Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Sep 22, 2023 at 8pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
0 - 0
QPR

Bacuna (54'), Sanderson (67'), Stansfield (90')

Field (45'), Smyth (61')

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

Birmingham City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Preston 2-1 Birmingham
Tuesday, September 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: QPR 1-1 Swansea
Tuesday, September 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Birmingham City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers

Unlike throughout the early weeks of the season, there is more momentum with the visitors heading into this contest. Nevertheless, Blues are under pressure to deliver maximum points to get back on track, and we feel that they will net during the latter stages to edge a tight encounter. 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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 42.53%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 29.22% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.33%) and 2-0 (8.32%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (10.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
42.53% ( -0.43)	28.25% ( 0.52)	29.22% ( -0.09)

Both teams to score 45.48% (

-1.47)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.62% (

-1.83)

60.38% (

1.83)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.47% (

-1.41)

80.53% (

1.41)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.91% (

-1.1)

28.09% (

1.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.24% (

-1.42)

63.75% (

1.42)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.25% (

-1.06)

36.75% (

1.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.46% (

-1.07)

73.54% (

1.07)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 42.52%

Queens Park Rangers 29.22%

Draw 28.25%

Birmingham City	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
1-0 @ 13.1% ( 0.49) 2-1 @ 8.33% ( -0.18) 2-0 @ 8.32% ( 0.06) 3-1 @ 3.53% ( -0.19) 3-0 @ 3.52% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 1.77% ( -0.15) 4-1 @ 1.12% ( -0.1) 4-0 @ 1.12% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.71% Total : 42.52%	1-1 @ 13.12% ( 0.13) 0-0 @ 10.32% ( 0.69) 2-2 @ 4.17% ( -0.22) Other @ 0.64% Total : 28.25%	0-1 @ 10.33% ( 0.4) 1-2 @ 6.57% ( -0.13) 0-2 @ 5.17% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 2.19% ( -0.11) 0-3 @ 1.73% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 1.39% ( -0.12) Other @ 1.84% Total : 29.22%