Championship · 2025St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Birmingham City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers · Championship

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Birmingham City won 1–0.

Shots
2110
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
1.580.37
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Birmingham City beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0. Recorded in this match (Birmingham City – Queens Park Rangers): shots 21–10, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 1.58–0.37, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

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/match ▲Goals 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 days ▲Rest 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/match ▲ShotsHome 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots10 shotsBirmingham City 21 shots, Queens Park Rangers 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotBirmingham City 6 shots, Queens Park Rangers 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.58 xG0.37 xGBirmingham City 1.58 xG, Queens Park Rangers 0.37 xG
  • Possession58%42%Birmingham City 58%, Queens Park Rangers 42%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerBirmingham City 10 corners, Queens Park Rangers 1 corner
  • Fouls9 fouls9 foulsBirmingham City 9 fouls, Queens Park Rangers 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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
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  • goal
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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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Birmingham City
1Draws
2Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers — Birmingham City · Championship2–1
Queens Park Rangers — Birmingham City · Championship2–1
Birmingham City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship0–0
Queens Park Rangers — Birmingham City · Championship0–1
Birmingham City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Birmingham City favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 0 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Birmingham City37 matchesQueens Park Rangers37 matches
1.27 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.24 goals/match
1.27 goals/match ▲Goals allowed37/371.59 goals/match
1.41 xG/match ▲Expected goals37/371.13 xG/match
14.1 shots/match ▲Shots36/3612.5 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on target36/363.78 shots/match
54.7% ●Possession36/3645.7%
5.83 corners/match ●Corners36/364.86 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls36/3510.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 11 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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