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Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Birmingham City · Championship

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Queens Park Rangers won 2–1.

Shots
163
Shots on target
31
Expected goals
1.510.31
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Queens Park Rangers beat Birmingham City 2–1. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Birmingham City): shots 16–3, shots on target 3–1, expected goals 1.51–0.31, possession 38%–62%. 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 above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals 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 days ▲Rest 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/match ▲ShotsAway 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots3 shotsQueens Park Rangers 16 shots, Birmingham City 3 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots1 shotQueens Park Rangers 3 shots, Birmingham City 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.51 xG0.31 xGQueens Park Rangers 1.51 xG, Birmingham City 0.31 xG
  • Possession38%62%Queens Park Rangers 38%, Birmingham City 62%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersQueens Park Rangers 6 corners, Birmingham City 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls8 foulsQueens Park Rangers 11 fouls, Birmingham City 8 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.

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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Queens Park Rangers
1Draws
2Birmingham City
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
Birmingham City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Queens Park Rangers favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Birmingham City in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers20 matchesBirmingham City20 matches
1.35 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 1.45 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲ 1.25 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals20/20▲ 1.52 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots19/1913.8 shots/match
3.95 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/193.74 shots/match
47.5%Possession19/19● 56.8%
5.21 corners/matchCorners19/19● 5.26 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls18/1910.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 10 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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