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

Tue 9th Dec, 20:00 BST, Loftus Road Stadium, London

Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City go head to head at the Loftus Road Stadium on Tuesday night, with both Julien Stéphan and Chris Davies seeking a win in the Championship. For every Championship match, KickOff dives into the stats for all of the biggest markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds.


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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
QPR
41%
--
Draw
27%
--
Birmingham
32%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
QPR 1-0
11%
--
Birmingham 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
QPR 2-1
8%
--
QPR 2-0
7%
--
Birmingham 2-1
7%
--
Birmingham 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
QPR 3-1
4%
--
QPR 3-0
3%
--
Birmingham 3-1
3%
--
Birmingham 3-0
2%
--
QPR 3-2
2%
--
Birmingham 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
51%
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QPR win to nil
23%
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Birmingham win to nil
18%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

QPR have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 4. QPR have conceded 19 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

QPR have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Birmingham lay in 9th place on 25 points in the Championship league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Birmingham have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Birmingham have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
QPR
Birmingham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
Jan 31
l
 
7-1A
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
2
Stoke179351330 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
3
M'Boro17863430 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Feb 28
l
 
2-1A
4
Millwall17845-428 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
w
 
4-0F
Feb 25
5
Ipswich167631227 
l
 
1-4A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
6
Preston17764527 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
7
Bristol C17755526 
Apr 11
w
 
1-2A
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
8
Derby17755126 
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
Dec 26
Mar 21
9
Birmingham17746625 
Dec 9
Mar 10
-
-
10
Wrexham17674325 
Jan 24
w
 
1-3F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
11
Hull17746-125 
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
12
QPR17746-425 
-
-
Mar 10
Dec 9
13
Southampton17665424 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 24
Dec 29
Dec 6
14
Watford17665224 
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
Dec 1
Jan 1
15
Leicester17665024 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
16
Charlton17656-323 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 6
Dec 13
Mar 7
17
West Brom17647-322 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
18
Blackburn16619-519 
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
19
Swansea17458-817 
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
Mar 21
Dec 26
w
 
4-0F
May 2
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
Feb 28
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
Dec 20
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 20
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
23
Norwich172411-1210 
Jan 1
Nov 29
w
 
4-1F
Feb 21
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
Jan 20
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
QPR 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Birmingham 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at QPR since 1997
QPR
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
20
16
Games: Scored
11 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
5 / 16
QPR
6
D
6
BIR
4
League games at Birmingham since 1998
Birmingham
QPR
Goals: Scored
16
15
Games: Scored
11 / 16
8 / 16
Clean sheets
8 / 16
5 / 16
QPR
5
D
3
BIR
8
Goal Statistics
QPR 12th Birmingham 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that QPR will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Birmingham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
QPR’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-22
Birmingham have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
QPR
PG (predicted goals)
Birmingham
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
QPR
BIR
7%
better
view stats
Games scored14
13
Failed to score3
4
Scored first6
8
Goals scored21
25
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
QPR
BIR
7%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded25
19
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
+7%

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

QPR Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15627
N MadsenR BurrellJ DunneA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Madsen MID1711
1
-
R Burrell FWD1761
2
-
A Mbengue DEF16
7
-
R. Kone FWD164
2
-
J Dunne DEF1512
2
-
J Varane MID151
2
-
K Dembélé MID15
2
-
S Cook DEF13
2
-
K Saito FWD1311
-
P Nardi GLK11
1
-
L Morrison DEF111
3
-
H Vale MID1111
1
-
P Smyth FWD113
1
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF10
3
-
S Field MID10
-
I Chair MID912
1
-
M Frey FWD9
-
J Silva DEF71
-
K. Morgan DEF71
-
I Hayden MID71
2
-
R. Kolli FWD6
-
J Walsh GLK4
-
B Hamer GLK3
-
K. Adamson DEF2
-
K Poku FWD2
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF1
-
Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17835
C KlarerJ StansfieldD GrayT Iwata
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Klarer DEF171
4
-
T Doyle MID172
-
T Iwata MID1711
5
-
D Gray FWD1733
2
-
S Paik MID163
3
-
K Furuhashi FWD16
1
-
J Stansfield FWD1682
3
-
A Cochrane DEF1513
2
-
L Dykes FWD142
-
L. Koumas FWD13
1
-
K Anderson  FWD131
1
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF12
5
-
P Neumann DEF121
1
-
P Roberts FWD1213
1
-
M Leonard MID10
1
-
J Beadle GLK9
2
-
M Ducksch FWD93
-
R Allsop GLK8
1
-
E Laird DEF71
-
E Cashin DEF5
-
J Robinson DEF4
2
2
W Willumsson MID3
-
A Sampsted DEF1
-
K Fujimoto MID1
-