England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City, taking place on Saturday, 18 March 2023, at Loftus Road in London.
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Queens Park Rangers, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 6-1 away defeat by Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers manager Gareth Ainsworth will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. They achieved 62% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Blackpool's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 8 of which were on target.
They have bagged 5 goals in their last 6 matches but haven't taken the points they might have hoped for, primarily due to some indecisive defending that has seen their goal breached 18 times in that period. They are showing great consistency at Loftus Road in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 home games. Having shipped goals in 15 out of their 18 matches this season, Ainsworth will not be pleased with his team's struggles to keep a clean sheet at home.
With 5 defeats in their last 6 outings, they will be looking for a significant change in their current run of form.
Birmingham City, Recent FormJohn Eustace will have some work to do building up his players after their 3-0 away thrashing at the hands of Watford. In that game they recorded 49 % of the possession, with 8 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 5 of their 11 shots on goal.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. Away goals have been high on their agenda recently, having scored in 5 of their last 6 away league games. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
On an individual basis, Troy Deeney has scored in each of Birmingham City's last league game away from home.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 2-0 win for Birmingham City.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Loftus Road, The Blues have been unable to break through the QPR defence and find the back of the net.
In the league, QPR have been unbeaten in their last 3 times they have welcomed Birmingham to Loftus Road.
Birmingham man Scott Hogan will be out for more of the same in front of goal in this match against QPR, having bagged 2 goals in the last 3 encounters between these sides at Loftus Road.
QPR manager Gareth Ainsworth has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Leon Balogun (Knee), Ilias Chair (Hamstring), Jake Clarke-Salter (Calf), Ethan Laird (Hamstring), Kenneth Paal (Leg) and Chris Willock (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
John Eustace has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Jobe Bellingham (Abdominal), Tate Campbell (Hamstring), Harlee Dean (Muscle), Troy Deeney (Hamstring), Gary Gardner (Groin) and Dion Sanderson (Back)
Queens Park Rangers Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 24' | Time first goal scored | 29' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 29' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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