Championship · 2025Tue, 9 Dec 2025, 20:00 UTCFull timeLoftus Road StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricQueens Park RangersBirmingham City
Shots16 shots/match3 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.51 xG/match0.31 xG/match
Possession38%62%
Corners6 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match8 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.

Steve Cook · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.02 xG · goalAmadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRhys Norrington-Davies · Queens Park Rangers · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 81′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 79′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Ducksch · Birmingham City · 34′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 60′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 31′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJimmy Dunne · Queens Park Rangers · 40′ · 0.16 xG · goalPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 90′ · 0.19 xG · goalRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 61′ · 0.34 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 30′ · 0.40 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 16 shots, 3 on target, 1.49 xG. Birmingham City: 3 shots, 1 on target, 0.32 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Jimmy Dunne · Queens Park Rangers · 40′Kieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 90′Patrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 1.49 xG · Birmingham City 0.32 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City. 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 above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.35 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 for2 goals/match1.35 goals/match1.33 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 Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City.

3.21 daysRest daysQueens Park Rangers · Birmingham City3.21 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersBirmingham CityBaseline
Rest days3.21 days3.21 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

Birmingham City have a visible away split

moderate

Birmingham City's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.4 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match13.8 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Queens Park Rangers favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 7 · 5 too close

1.35 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 20/201.45 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 20/201.25 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 20/201.52 xG/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 20/200.97 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 19/1913.8 shots/match
12.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 19/199.47 shots/match
3.95 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 19/193.74 shots/match
3.74 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 19/193.26 shots/match
47.5%Possessionseason · 19/1956.8%
5.21 corners/matchCornersseason · 19/195.26 corners/match
5.05 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 19/194 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 18/1910.9 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
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 20/2025%
85%Scoring frequencyseason · 20/2080%

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.

Queens Park Rangers39.6
Birmingham City97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Queens Park Rangers61.1
Birmingham City65.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Queens Park Rangers45.1
Birmingham City85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Queens Park Rangers85.4
Birmingham City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers39.6
Birmingham City52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 45%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers52.1
Birmingham City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Queens Park Rangers55.2
Birmingham City57.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.8 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.69 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.63 xG/match
14.6 shots/matchShots5/513.6 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
43.4%Possession5/556%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.9 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.57 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots9/913.9 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target9/94.33 shots/match
46.3%Possession9/956.6%
5.67 corners/matchCorners9/95 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls9/99.56 fouls/match

Window

Season

20 / 20 matches
1.35 goals/matchGoals scored20/201.45 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.25 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.52 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots19/1913.8 shots/match
3.95 shots/matchShots on target19/193.74 shots/match
47.5%Possession19/1956.8%
5.21 corners/matchCorners19/195.26 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls18/1910.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 11 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/110.73 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/111.55 goals/match
1.61 xG/matchExpected goals10/110.99 xG/match
15.6 shots/matchShots10/1010.4 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target10/102.3 shots/match
47.9%Possession10/1057.5%
6 corners/matchCorners10/104.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls9/1011 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.21 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 10 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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