Birmingham vs QPR Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd September 2023
When QPR arrive at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium on Friday to face Birmingham in the Championship, the latter will be hoping to use their home turf to their advantage.
Birmingham are number 7 in the table on 11 points after seven matches. QPR rank as number 19 with seven points after seven matches played.
Birmingham have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing QPR. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.
Birmingham scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets.
QPR are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 15 times, an average of 1.5 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.
The last time the pair played each other, Birmingham came out the other side as 0-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.
Birmingham vs QPR Prediction
Birmingham Form
In their previous three outings, Birmingham drew 1-1 with Millwall, before losing 2-0 against Watford and 2-1 against Preston. In their last six Championship home matches, Birmingham have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored five and conceded five goals.
QPR Form
In has been a bit of everything for QPR in their previous three matches, as they first beat Middlesbrough by 0-2. This was followed by a disappointing 1-3 defeat against Sunderland, before an encounter with Swansea produced a 1-1 draw. QPR performed a very admirable four wins in six Championship away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored eight times, while also conceding eight goals.
Neither Birmingham nor QPR have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.
Birmingham recorded one points following zero wins from their last one games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored one goals, but also conceded one. Birmingham have a record of three wins, two draws and two defeats in the Championship this season. QPR put two wins, one draw and four defeats on the board in the Championship.
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Birmingham vs QPR Stats
- In 13 of the last 14 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have scored in 13 of the last 14 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 home matches in a row Birmingham played, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 8 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Queens P.R. have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Queens P.R. away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Queens P.R. have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Queens P.R. have lost 6 of the last 8 matches
- In 5 of the last 6 Queens P.R. matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Birmingham vs QPR Squads
Birmingham Squad
The 43-year-old Birmingham manager, John Eustace, will select the lineup against QPR from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):
John Ruddy (0/7), Neil Etheridge (0/0), Zachary Jeacock (0/0), Cody Drameh (0/4), Dion Sanderson (0/7), Emanuel Aiwu (0/0), Ethan Laird (0/3), Kevin Long (0/7), Lee Buchanan (0/6), Marc Roberts (0/0), Marcel Oakley (0/1), Alfie Chang (0/0), Brandon Khela (0/0), Gary Gardner (0/1), George Hall (0/1), Ivan Sunjic (0/7), Jordan James (0/7), Keshi Anderson (0/7), Koji Miyoshi (1/7), Krystian Bielik (0/7), Mark Duffy (0/0), Oliver Burke (0/0), Sam Cosgrove (0/0), Siriki Dembele (1/3), Emmanuel Longelo (0/6), Jay Stansfield (0/0), Juninho Bacuna (0/7), Lee Novak (0/0), Lukas Jutkiewicz (2/4), Scott Hogan (1/7), Tyler Roberts (0/1).
QPR Squad
This is the full squad of players that the QPR head coach Ainsworth will select from for his starting XI:
Asmir Begovic (0/7), Joe Walsh (0/0), Jordan Archer (0/0), Aaron Drewe (0/0), Jake Clarke-Salter (0/2), Jimmy Dunne (0/0), Morgan Fox (0/7), Osman Kakay (0/7), Stephen Duke-McKenna (0/4), Steve Cook (0/0), Ziyad Larkeche (0/2), Albert Adomah (0/2), Alexander Aoraha (0/0), Andre Dozzell (1/7), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (0/3), Ilias Chair (0/7), Jack Colback (2/4), Kenneth Paal (2/7), Sam Field (0/7), Steven Bala (0/0), Taylor Richards (0/1), Charlie Kelman (0/2), Chris Willock (0/5), Lyndon Dykes (1/4), Paul Smyth (0/7), Rayan Kolli (0/0), Sinclair Armstrong (1/7).
Birmingham vs QPR Team News
At the time of writing, Birmingham have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet QPR this coming Friday.
Due to various ailments Siriki Dembele, Ethan Laird, George Hall and Tyler Roberts will be absent from the squad, Birmingham are able to field against QPR this coming Friday.
QPR just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Birmingham at the St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
Jimmy Dunne won't be travelling with QPR this time, as he nurses an injury.
Birmingham vs QPR Lineups
Birmingham vs QPR H2H
Birmingham won the last two meetings against QPR, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. Birmingham enter the match against QPR with a 4-3-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Birmingham vs QPR Results
Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past ten matches between home side Birmingham and QPR. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 5/6.
Birmingham vs QPR Betting Tips
Jack Colback shows decent form right now for QPR, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Birmingham, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Jay Stansfield also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.
Birmingham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while QPR won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four. Birmingham managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Birmingham and QPR as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Birmingham scored an average of 1.2 goals a game, with QPR averaging 1.2 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that QPR played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.