Championship: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Both Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Championship table. The match takes place at Loftus Road and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Team form: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham

Queens Park Rangers Form

Queens Park Rangers failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against West Bromwich in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Middlesbrough in a 0-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 0-0 draw against Sunderland. Queens Park Rangers 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 nine and conceded eight goals.

Birmingham Form

Birmingham endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Millwall, before Middlesbrough ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Watford, who came out 0-1 winners. Birmingham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by nine goals to four.

Betting stats for Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham

Ilias Chair is showing good form for Queens Park Rangers, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Lukas Jutkiewicz scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Popular markets: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Queens Park Rangers claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Birmingham won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Birmingham conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Queens Park Rangers scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Birmingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Birmingham have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Queens Park Rangers probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Birmingham managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Birmingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches. Birmingham conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Recommended tip: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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