Ace Football previews the Championship round 37 match between Birmingham and Queens Park Rangers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Birmingham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Queens Park Rangers swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Birmingham approach round 37 as number 12 in the Championship table with 49 points on their account so far. With 36 rounds behind them, Queens Park Rangers have amassed 47 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.
Form: Birmingham vs Queens Park Rangers
Birmingham Form
Birmingham endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-0 against Millwall, before Middlesbrough won 1-3, while Charlton claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Birmingham only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.
Queens Park Rangers Form
Queens Park Rangers endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-0 by Southampton, before Sheffield United ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Middlesbrough, who came out 0-4 winners. Queens Park Rangers managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in four.
Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Queens Park Rangers
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Birmingham and Queens Park Rangers. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 17 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Birmingham have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Queens Park Rangers away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Queens Park Rangers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Queens Park Rangers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Birmingham vs Queens Park Rangers
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Birmingham, Marvin Ducksch has been good for them over the course of the season with nine goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Queens Park Rangers, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Wednesday, depending on your betting strategy.
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Full-time result
Birmingham claimed three wins, drew six and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Queens Park Rangers won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Queens Park Rangers scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Queens Park Rangers have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Queens Park Rangers managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Birmingham were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, who scored 0.8 times on average in these matches. Queens Park Rangers did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
