Championship

Championship | Gameweek 39

Mar 29, 2024 at 3pm UK

Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

QPR
2 - 1
Birmingham

Cook (65'), Dunne (90+2')
Hayden (58'), Colback (74')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Bacuna (62')
Laird (47'), Roberts (51')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 0-0 QPR
Saturday, March 16 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Birmingham City

All competitions

Last Game: Birmingham 0-1 Watford
Saturday, March 16 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Birmingham City

With a different manager at the helm on an interim basis, Birmingham may respond in a positive manner after a number of defeats. Nevertheless, we can only back QPR to end their only winless streak, potentially courtesy of a late goal at Loftus Road. 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 46.6%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 27.97% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.26%) and 2-0 (8.21%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Queens Park Rangers in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Queens Park Rangers.

Result
Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Birmingham City
46.6% ( -0.26)	25.42% ( 0.03)	27.97% ( 0.23)

Both teams to score 53% (

0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.64% (

0.02)

50.36% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.7% (

0.02)

72.3% (

-0.02)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.39% (

-0.11)

21.61% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.28% (

-0.16)

54.72% (

0.16)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.62% (

0.19)

32.38% (

-0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.1% (

0.22)

68.89% (

-0.22)

Score Analysis

Queens Park Rangers 46.6%

Birmingham City 27.97%

Draw 25.42%

Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 10.72% ( -0.04) 2-1 @ 9.26% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 8.21% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 4.73% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 4.19% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.67% 4-1 @ 1.81% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 1.61% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.02% ( -0) Other @ 2.39% Total : 46.6%	1-1 @ 12.08% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.22% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.42%	0-1 @ 7.89% ( 0.03) 1-2 @ 6.82% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 4.45% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 2.56% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.96% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.67% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.62% Total : 27.97%