In a weekend match in week 26, on Sun Jan 2nd, Birmingham City plays host to Queens Park Rangers in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 17th placed Birmingham City is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 6th minute, then Khadra added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Birmingham City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Birmingham City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while queens Park Rangers is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AFC Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke scored the first goal for AFC Bournemouth in the 41st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Queens Park Rangers couldn’t muster any offence and AFC Bournemouth ran away with the shutout win. Queens Park Rangers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers last played eachother at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on Sep 28th. Queens Park Rangers was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ilias Chair struck first for Queens Park Rangers in the 34th minute on a feed from Moses Odubajo, then Ilias Chair added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Lyndon Dykes In the end, Birmingham City was frustrated by Queens Park Rangers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Queens Park Rangers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Christopher Willock has been the most prolific scorer on Queens Park Rangers in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Troy Deeney has been the most effective weapon for Birmingham City lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.