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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
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Jan 2, 2022 2pm
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1-2
QPR
Aneke (75')
Sunjic (88')
Adomah (14'), Willock (71')
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Dozzell (54')

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5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
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