FootyMAD's Birmingham City match preview

Last updated : 11 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City fixture

Q.P.R. play host to Birmingham City at Loftus Road on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 23 games played, Rangers have recorded 11 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 4 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Q.P.R. was back in August 2000, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2000/2001Sat 23 DecBirmingham C.0 - 0Q.P.R.CHMP
2000/2001Sat 12 AugQ.P.R.0-0Birmingham C.CHMP
1999/2000Wed 27 OctQ.P.R.2 - 2Birmingham C.CHMP
1999/2000Sat 25 SepBirmingham C.2 - 0Q.P.R.CHMP
1998/1999Tue 20 AprBirmingham C.1 - 0Q.P.R.CHMP
1998/1999Sun 25 OctQ.P.R.0 - 1Birmingham C.CHMP
1997/1998Sat 07 MarBirmingham C.1 - 0Q.P.R.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Queens Park Rangers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Blues have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Q.P.R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 6 points from their 6 games thus far. Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 13 points from the 6 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Q.P.R.62311099
Birmingham C.64116413

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Q.P.R.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Birmingham C.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Q.P.R. 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Birmingham C. Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.