Championship · 2025Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 19:45 UTCFull timeSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricBirmingham CityQueens Park Rangers
Shots21 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.58 xG/match0.37 xG/match
Possession58%42%
Corners10 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match9 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Kwame Poku · Queens Park Rangers · 75′ · 0.01 xG · on targetIbrahim Osman · Birmingham City · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRhys Norrington-Davies · Queens Park Rangers · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKwame Poku · Queens Park Rangers · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomoki Iwata · Birmingham City · 27′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Osman · Birmingham City · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJack Robinson · Birmingham City · 86′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 21′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTomoki Iwata · Birmingham City · 32′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 44′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 21′ · 0.05 xG · on targetEthan Laird · Birmingham City · 43′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 81′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Birmingham City · 88′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 72′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 32′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Birmingham City · 85′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 56′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Osman · Birmingham City · 44′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedEthan Laird · Birmingham City · 33′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 6′ · 0.18 xG · goalChristoph Klarer · Birmingham City · 13′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 29′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Birmingham City: 21 shots, 6 on target, 1.61 xG. Queens Park Rangers: 10 shots, 1 on target, 0.37 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Patrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 6′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Birmingham City 1.61 xG · Queens Park Rangers 0.37 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.24 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.24 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers.

4.2 daysRest daysBirmingham City · Queens Park Rangers3.14 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBirmingham CityQueens Park RangersBaseline
Rest days4.2 days3.14 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Birmingham City have a visible home split

strong

Birmingham City's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.1 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.1 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Birmingham City
0Draws
1Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park RangersBirmingham City · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Birmingham City favored in 7 of 14 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 0 · 7 too close

1.27 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 37/371.24 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 37/371.59 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 37/371.13 xG/match
1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 37/371.23 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 36/3612.5 shots/match
10.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 36/3612 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 36/363.78 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 36/364 shots/match
54.7%Possessionseason · 36/3645.7%
5.83 corners/matchCornersseason · 36/364.86 corners/match
3.97 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 36/365.28 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 36/3510.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 37/3724%
76%Scoring frequencyseason · 37/3773%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Birmingham City81.2
Queens Park Rangers22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Birmingham City60.4
Queens Park Rangers42.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Birmingham City76.4
Queens Park Rangers39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Birmingham City64.6
Queens Park Rangers85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City68.8
Queens Park Rangers33.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City85.4
Queens Park Rangers47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Birmingham City72.9
Queens Park Rangers42.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.6 goals/match
0.79 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.81 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/53 shots/match
52.8%Possession5/539.6%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.92 xG/match
14.2 shots/matchShots10/1012.8 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target10/103.6 shots/match
55.2%Possession10/1044.5%
7.1 corners/matchCorners10/104.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

37 / 37 matches
1.27 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.24 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed37/371.59 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals37/371.13 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots36/3612.5 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on target36/363.78 shots/match
54.7%Possession36/3645.7%
5.83 corners/matchCorners36/364.86 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls36/3510.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 19 matches
1.78 goals/matchGoals scored18/190.89 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed18/191.53 goals/match
1.88 xG/matchExpected goals18/190.84 xG/match
18.1 shots/matchShots18/1810.6 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target18/183.11 shots/match
55.4%Possession18/1844.8%
6.67 corners/matchCorners18/183.94 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls18/1810.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.14 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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