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Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 15:00 BST, St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Chris Davies's Birmingham City side enjoy home advantage in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Julien Stéphan's Queens Park Rangers travel to the St. Andrew's Stadium. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head-to-head history, will update as you click through each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Birmingham
35%
--
Draw
26%
--
QPR
40%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
QPR 1-0
9%
--
QPR 2-1
9%
--
Birmingham 1-0
9%
--
Birmingham 2-1
8%
--
QPR 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Birmingham 2-0
6%
--
QPR 3-1
4%
--
Birmingham 3-1
3%
--
QPR 3-0
3%
--
QPR 3-2
3%
--
Birmingham 3-2
2%
--
Birmingham 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
52%
--
Away DNB
58%
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Birmingham win to nil
18%
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QPR win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Birmingham have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league. Birmingham are unbeaten in 3 games against teams above them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 3 games. Birmingham are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. Birmingham are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept zero clean sheets in those matches. Birmingham are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 3 and won zero. Birmingham have conceded 6 goals, scored 6, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Birmingham have played 4 games at home, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

QPR lay in 6th place on 13 points in the Championship league table having played 8 matches. QPR are unbeaten in 6 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 6 games. QPR are unbeaten away after 4 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. QPR have conceded 5 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

QPR have played 4 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Birmingham
QPR
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea8521717 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Oct 24
Dec 29
2
West Ham84311115 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Feb 27
Oct 9
3
M'Boro8431415 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 20
l
 
0-1A
Apr 10
4
Wolves7421514 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 10
Dec 8
Apr 24
5
West Brom8422214 
Feb 27
Oct 10
Feb 13
d
 
1-1F
6
QPR8341313 
Oct 17
Jan 16
-
-
7
Stoke8413113 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Mar 16
Dec 5
8
Bristol C8413-113 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 2
Dec 26
Mar 20
9
Charlton8332-312 
Mar 17
Dec 5
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
10
Birmingham8251111 
-
-
Jan 16
Oct 17
11
Millwall8323011 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Feb 6
Nov 21
12
Lincoln8323-111 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Nov 7
Jan 30
13
Southampton8422910 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 20
Jan 23
Oct 31
14
Wrexham8242-310 
Apr 17
w
 
1-2F
Apr 3
Dec 19
15
Bolton8314-410 
Nov 28
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 2
16
Blackburn823309 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Apr 17
w
 
1-2A
17
Norwich8305-19 
Apr 7
l
 
2-1A
May 1
Nov 24
18
Sheff Utd8233-29 
Mar 6
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 28
Mar 13
19
Portsmouth7223-18 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Mar 6
w
 
1-3A
20
Watford8224-38 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Dec 12
Jan 1
21
Cardiff8143-27 
Dec 29
Oct 24
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
22
Derby8125-75 
Feb 13
w
 
1-2A
Oct 14
Feb 16
23
Preston8116-74 
Oct 13
Feb 16
d
 
2-2A
Feb 20
24
Burnley8044-84 
May 1
Nov 25
Nov 3
Jan 26
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Birmingham 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
10
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham2 - 2M'Boro
Birmingham2 - 2Wolves
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham2 - 2Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Birmingham2 - 0Wrexham
Birmingham0 - 1Blackburn
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 0QPR
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 0West Brom
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Birmingham3 - 2Coventry
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Derby
Birmingham1 - 1Charlton
Birmingham2 - 1Watford
Birmingham4 - 1Norwich
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBirmingham2 - 2M'Boro
ABirmingham2 - 1Derby
ABirmingham1 - 2Norwich
HBirmingham2 - 2Wolves
HBirmingham1 - 1Southampton
ABirmingham2 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 2Bristol C
ABirmingham0 - 0Sheff Utd
ABirmingham1 - 1Portsmouth
HBirmingham2 - 1Bristol C
HBirmingham2 - 1Preston
ABirmingham1 - 1Hull
HBirmingham2 - 0Wrexham
ABirmingham1 - 2Ipswich
HBirmingham0 - 1Blackburn
ABirmingham0 - 1Derby
HBirmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 0QPR
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
HBirmingham1 - 3M'Boro
QPR 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom1 - 1QPR
Charlton0 - 0QPR
Blackburn1 - 2QPR
Portsmouth1 - 3QPR
Ipswich3 - 0QPR
Millwall2 - 0QPR
Preston1 - 1QPR
Leicester1 - 3QPR
Birmingham1 - 0QPR
Southampton5 - 0QPR
Hull1 - 3QPR
Charlton0 - 0QPR
Oxford Utd0 - 0QPR
Stoke0 - 0QPR
West Brom2 - 1QPR
Portsmouth1 - 1QPR
M'Boro3 - 1QPR
Norwich3 - 1QPR
Blackburn0 - 1QPR
Sheff Utd0 - 0QPR
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HQPR2 - 2Preston
AQPR1 - 1West Brom
AQPR0 - 0Charlton
HQPR0 - 1M'Boro
HQPR2 - 1Cardiff
AQPR2 - 1Blackburn
HQPR0 - 0Bolton
AQPR3 - 1Portsmouth
AQPR0 - 3Ipswich
HQPR2 - 3Derby
HQPR1 - 2Swansea
AQPR0 - 2Millwall
HQPR0 - 0Bristol C
AQPR1 - 1Preston
HQPR2 - 1Watford
HQPR6 - 1Portsmouth
AQPR3 - 1Leicester
AQPR0 - 1Birmingham
HQPR0 - 4M'Boro
HQPR0 - 2Sheff Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Birmingham have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with QPR
League games at Birmingham since 1998
Birmingham
QPR
Goals: Scored
17
15
Games: Scored
12 / 17
8 / 17
Clean sheets
9 / 17
5 / 17
BIR
9
D
3
QPR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Birmingham2 - 0
1 - 2QPR
Birmingham2 - 1
0 - 2QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2QPR
1 - 4QPR
Birmingham2 - 1
0 - 2QPR
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Birmingham2 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
Birmingham1 - 0
League games at QPR since 1997
QPR
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
22
17
Games: Scored
12 / 17
11 / 17
Clean sheets
6 / 17
5 / 17
BIR
4
D
6
QPR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT QPR
QPR2 - 1
QPR2 - 1
0 - 1Birmingham
QPR2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
3 - 4Birmingham
QPR3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
QPR2 - 0
QPR1 - 0
QPR1 - 0
0 - 2Birmingham
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Birmingham 10th QPR 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Birmingham will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that QPR will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Birmingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-21
QPR have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
QPR
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
15%
better
BIR
QPR
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Games scored7
5
Failed to score1
3
Scored first1
2
Goals scored12
10
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
13
Avg. shots per goal7
10
Conversion rate for15
10
Avg. XG for1.7
1.9
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
BIR
QPR
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded11
7
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+28%

Birmingham v QPR Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8233
J BeadleP NeumannL MillarP Neumann
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK8
-
P Neumann DEF82
3
-
A Cochrane DEF81
2
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF8
3
-
C Klarer DEF8
2
-
S Paik MID81
-
T Iwata MID8
-
C Vicente FWD82
2
-
J Stansfield FWD81
-
L Vázquez FWD8
2
-
E Laird DEF7
-
A. Priske FWD711
1
-
J Solís MID61
1
-
P Roberts FWD52
1
-
D Gray FWD51
-
M Ducksch FWD4
-
L Millar FWD413
-
K Lund DEF2
-
D Fry DEF2
-
M Bird MID1
-
QPR Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8214
P CharlesR BurrellA MbengueJ Clarke-Salter
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK8
-
A Mbengue DEF81
-
R Edwards DEF81
2
-
R Burrell FWD821
1
-
J Dunne DEF71
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF7
4
-
D Cirkin DEF7
1
K. Adamson DEF7
1
-
G Kamara MID7
2
-
N Madsen MID7
-
P Smyth FWD72
-
H Vale MID61
-
K Poku FWD61
-
A Lloyd FWD6
-
K Saito FWD61
1
-
T Lamptey  DEF51
-
I Chair MID521
-
J Varane MID4
1
-
R. Kone FWD3
-
B Kemper  DEF1
-
J. Obikwu FWD1
-