Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers prediction — Championship · Sat 17 Oct · 15:00 UK

Championship · Sat 17 Oct · 15:00 UK
Birmingham City 48Draw 26Queens Park Rangers 25
Birmingham City or draw has not moved in a day — steady at 75%
The call
75%
Birmingham City or draw
Calls on the result published at 75–80% have landed 75% of the time
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2.7
Goals expected
13d 13hUntil lineups lock
Goal before half-time
74%
Both teams score
53%
3+ goals
51%

What we expect · full match

Birmingham CityQueens Park Rangers
1.6Goals1.1
avg 1.7 · 3 away · 2+ in 4/6
avg 1.2 · 3 away · 1+ in 4/6
13.9Shots11.0
avg 14.5 · 3 away · 14+ in 5/6
avg 17.3 · 3 away · 11+ in 5/6
4.0On target5.6
avg 5.2 · 3 away · 4+ in 5/6
avg 4.3 · 3 away · 6+ in 2/6
5.1Corners6.3
avg 5.5 · 3 away · 5+ in 4/6
avg 7.0 · 3 away · 6+ in 3/6
How to read this

The small bars under each number are that side’s most recent matches (up to six), home and away, against opponents of mixed strength, oldest on the left; the dashed line is the number we expect. Our forecast is for this opponent at this ground, so a favourite’s recent numbers often sit below it and an underdog’s above it.

Recent averages · last 6 matches

What each side has actually done lately, home and away — a record, not a forecast.

Birmingham CityQueens Park Rangers
Attack
1.7Goals1.2
1.7Expected goals (xG)1.6
14.5Shots17.3
5.2Shots on target4.3
3.5Big chances2.5
5.5Corners7.0
Defence
1.5Goals conceded1.0
1.4xG conceded1.2
13.2Shots faced11.8
4.3On target faced3.2
5.2Corners conceded3.8
2.7Keeper saves2.2
Style & discipline
45%Possession51%
12.5Fouls8.5
2.3Yellow cards1.8
2.0Offsides1.2

What we expect

MarketProbability1-day change
Birmingham City to score80%0
Over 1.5 goals75%0
Under 3.5 goals71%0
Queens Park Rangers to score67%0

In plain English

Birmingham City are more likely than not to avoid defeat, but it is close. The model expects them to create around half a goal more per game than Queens Park Rangers. The model sees around three goals in it.

What would change the call

Birmingham City or draw, priced again from the same expected goals if the match reaches these states.

Birmingham City lead 1–0 at half-time75% → 95%
Queens Park Rangers lead 1–0 at half-time75% → 39%
Goalless at half-time75% → 78%

Each row is the call re-priced for that scoreline at half-time. Lineups are not in it — we publish per-player shooting rates, not a squad-strength number, so what a rested front three does to this figure is not something we can honestly put a number on.

Birmingham City · last 6

Dv Middlesbrough2–215 shots
Wat Derby County2–118 shots
Lat Norwich City1–214 shots
Dv Wolverhampton Wanderers2–215 shots
Dv Southampton1–116 shots
Wat Wrexham2–19 shots

Queens Park Rangers · last 6

Dv Preston North End2–230 shots
Dat West Bromwich Albion1–14 shots
Dat Charlton Athletic0–015 shots
Lv Middlesbrough0–116 shots
Wv Cardiff City2–120 shots
Wat Blackburn Rovers2–119 shots

First half — what we expect

Birmingham City
58%
to score before half-time
Queens Park Rangers
38%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 74%

Birmingham CityQueens Park Rangers
6.71st-half shots4.4
avg 6.7 · 3 away · 7+ in 4/6
avg 6.3 · 3 away · 4+ in 5/6
2.01st-half shots on target2.1
avg 2.2 · 3 away · 2+ in 5/6
avg 1.0 · 3 away · 2+ in 1/6
2.41st-half corners3.0
avg 2.5 · 3 away · 2+ in 5/6
avg 3.3 · 3 away · 3+ in 3/6

First-half chances

60%Chance of 6+ shots30%
36%Chance of 8+ shots13%
82%Chance of 1+ shots on target85%
31%Chance of 3+ shots on target35%
64%Chance of 2+ corners75%
24%Chance of 4+ corners35%

How the match splits

1st half2nd half
Shots · Birmingham City6.77.2
Shots · Queens Park Rangers4.46.6
Shots on target · Birmingham City2.02.1
Shots on target · Queens Park Rangers2.13.5
Corners · Birmingham City2.42.7
Corners · Queens Park Rangers3.03.4
How to read this

First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).

Second half — who scores?

At half-time we update each side’s chance of scoring in the second half from what the first half showed.

Player forecasts

How much each player is expected to threaten the goal if he starts — lineups are confirmed about an hour before kickoff.

Based on counted shooting from the 2025/26 season in this competition.

Birmingham City
1+ shot1+ on target2+ on target
Kyogo Furuhashi
FW · 2.9 shots expected
95%
62%
25%
Marvin Ducksch
FW · 2.6 shots expected
93%
70%
34%
Demarai Gray
MF · 2.5 shots expected
92%
52%
17%
Jay Stansfield
MF · 2.5 shots expected
91%
53%
18%
Patrick Roberts
MF · 1.9 shots expected
85%
35%
7%
Tommy Doyle
MF · 1.3 shots expected
72%
31%
5%
Queens Park Rangers
1+ shot1+ on target2+ on target
Rayan Kolli
FW · 2.1 shots expected
88%
54%
18%
Richard Kone
FW · 2.0 shots expected
87%
53%
17%
Karamoko Dembélé
MF · 1.8 shots expected
83%
36%
7%
Paul Smyth
MF · 1.6 shots expected
80%
48%
14%
Harvey Vale
MF · 1.5 shots expected
78%
33%
6%
Rumarn Burrell
FW · 1.4 shots expected
76%
53%
18%

These are forecasts, not tips. A player’s rate is weighted toward the league average when it rests on fewer minutes, so a small sample never reads as a certainty.

Model inputs

Birmingham City form (last 6)W D D L W D
Expected goals gap (home minus away)+0.5 / match
Head-to-head, last 5Birmingham City 2 · Draws 1 · Queens Park Rangers 2
Queens Park Rangers in their league tableTop quarter

Head to head

Mar 2026Birmingham City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers
Dec 2025Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Birmingham City
Mar 2024Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Birmingham City
Sept 2023Birmingham City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers
Mar 2023Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Birmingham City
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Common questions

Who will win Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers?

Bawler's model rates this match: Birmingham City are favoured (48% win probability vs 25% for Queens Park Rangers, 26% draw). The model uses each side’s expected goals, recent form and the strength of the opposition.

What is the predicted score for Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers?

The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Birmingham City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers (12.5% probability). Expected total goals: 2.7.

How does Bawler predict Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers?

Bawler estimates each side's expected goals from its results and the quality of its chances, adjusted for the strength of the opposition and for home advantage, then works out the chance of every scoreline to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. Team news and lineups are not built into these numbers. For this match that gives Birmingham City 48%, the draw 26% and Queens Park Rangers 25%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.

Will both teams score in Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers?

Probably — Bawler's model gives both teams scoring a 53% chance. That is based on Birmingham City expecting 1.61 goals and Queens Park Rangers 1.10.

Over or under 2.5 goals in Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers?

Bawler's model expects 2.7 goals in total. It leans slightly towards three or more goals: over 2.5 goals is 51%.

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