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Q.P.R. face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's at lunchtime on Saturday, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 15 out of 23 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2006, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Q.P.R. | 0 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 27 Oct | Q.P.R. | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 20 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Rangers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rangers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 20 points from the 9 games they have played so far. Q.P.R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 14 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Rangers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Q.P.R. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |