Level on points
8.Queens Park Rangers20 pts
7.Birmingham City20 pts
Queens Park Rangers: place 8, 20 pts · Birmingham City: place 7, 20 pts.
Match Centre: Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham City
Home
Queens Park Rangers
16:00
Sat 16 Jan · your time
in 77 days 19 h
Away
Birmingham City
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers5:0Swansea City
Kone 2', 9', 15' (p)Dunne 45+1', 86'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City3:0Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49'Gray 90+1'
Wed 14 Oct · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers4:1Derby County
Lloyd 18'Madsen 22' (p)Vale 45'Smyth 68'
Salvesen 90+10'
Fri 9 Oct · Championshipaway
West Ham United1:1Queens Park Rangers
Bowen 70'
Madsen 18' (p)
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City3:0Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49'Gray 90+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Stadium: MATRADE Loftus Road, London
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Last meeting, 17 October: Birmingham City – Queens Park Rangers 3:0
LWW
Liam Millar: 2 goals.
Richard Kone: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches
Goals3
The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Liam Millar: 4 goals in 5 league matches
Goals4
The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Paul Smyth
Queens Park Rangers · forward
3goals
1assist
7.07avg rating
Last match, Swansea City: 1 assist, rating 7.3.
Liam Millar
Birmingham City · midfielder
4goals
3assists
7.35avg rating
Last match, Cardiff City: rating 6.6.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.
“This set-up” is Queens Park Rangers at home and Birmingham City away, as in this match.
Queens Park Rangers
all matches · 10
4W4D2L1.7scored per match1.1conceded per match
at home · 10
3W3D4L1.7scored per match1.1conceded per match
away · 10
3W4D3L1.1scored per match1.4conceded per match
- 24 Oct Swansea CityHChampionship 5:0W
- 17 Oct Birmingham CityAChampionship 3:0L
- 14 Oct Derby CountyHChampionship 4:1W
- 9 Oct West Ham UnitedAChampionship 1:1D
- 19 Sep Preston North EndHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 1:1D
- 9 Sep Charlton AthleticAChampionship 0:0D
- 5 Sep MiddlesbroughHChampionship 0:1L
- 2 Sep Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 29 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 1:2W
- 22 Aug Bolton WanderersHChampionship 0:0D
- 15 Aug PortsmouthAChampionship 1:3W
- 8 Aug MillwallHCarabao Cup 1:1L
- 2 May Ipswich TownAChampionship 3:0L
- 25 Apr Derby CountyHChampionship 2:3L
- 21 Apr Swansea CityHChampionship 1:2L
- 18 Apr MillwallAChampionship 2:0L
- 11 Apr Bristol CityHChampionship 0:0D
- 6 Apr Preston North EndAChampionship 1:1D
- 14 Mar Leicester CityAChampionship 1:3W
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers5:0Swansea City
Kone 2', 9', 15' (p)Dunne 45+1', 86'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City3:0Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49'Gray 90+1'
Wed 14 Oct · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers4:1Derby County
Lloyd 18'Madsen 22' (p)Vale 45'Smyth 68'
Salvesen 90+10'
Fri 9 Oct · Championshipaway
West Ham United1:1Queens Park Rangers
Bowen 70'
Madsen 18' (p)
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipaway
West Bromwich Albion1:1Queens Park Rangers
Styles 41'
Mepham 38' (og)
Wed 2 Sep · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers2:1Cardiff City
Burrell 36', 53'
Ng 74'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers1:2Queens Park Rangers
Morishita 49'
Smyth 51'Dunne 74'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipaway
Portsmouth1:3Queens Park Rangers
Devlin 15'
Chair 33', 45+2'Saito 40'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Queens Park Rangers1:1Millwall
pens 0:2
Sykes 86' (og)
Cundle 54'
Sat 2 May · Championshipaway
Ipswich Town3:0Queens Park Rangers
Hirst 3'Philogene 9'McAteer 85'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers2:3Derby County
Vale 13'Kone 55'
Fraulo 25'Langås 76'Banel 88'
Tue 21 Apr · Championshipat home
Queens Park Rangers1:2Swansea City
Norrington-Davies 90'
Ronald 2'Vipotnik 80' (p)
Sat 18 Apr · Championshipaway
Millwall2:0Queens Park Rangers
Mazou-Sacko 3'Neghli 17'
Mon 6 Apr · Championshipaway
Preston North End1:1Queens Park Rangers
Potts 46'
Small 82' (og)
Sat 14 Mar · Championshipaway
Leicester City1:3Queens Park Rangers
James 14'
Vale 43'Nelson 50' (og)Edwards 58'
Birmingham City
all matches · 10
5W3D2L1.8scored per match1.0conceded per match
at home · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.7conceded per match
away · 10
4W3D3L1.0scored per match0.9conceded per match
- 24 Oct Cardiff CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 17 Oct Queens Park RangersHChampionship 3:0W
- 13 Oct Preston North EndHChampionship 4:0W
- 10 Oct West Bromwich AlbionAChampionship 0:1W
- 19 Sep MiddlesbroughHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Derby CountyAChampionship 1:2W
- 9 Sep Norwich CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 6 Sep Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 2:2D
- 1 Sep SouthamptonHChampionship 1:1D
- 28 Aug WrexhamAChampionship 1:2W
- 25 Aug BrentfordHCarabao Cup 1:6L
- 22 Aug Bristol CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Aug Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 0:0D
- 8 Aug Swansea CityACarabao Cup 0:1W
- 31 Jul FC BarcelonaHFriendly 2:2W
- 2 May PortsmouthAChampionship 1:1D
- 25 Apr Bristol CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 22 Apr Preston North EndHChampionship 2:1W
- 18 Apr Hull CityAChampionship 1:1D
- 12 Apr WrexhamHChampionship 2:0W
- 6 Apr Ipswich TownAChampionship 2:1L
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City3:0Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49'Gray 90+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipaway
Derby County1:2Birmingham City
Clark 40'
Vicente 42'Paik 63'
Wed 9 Sep · Championshipaway
Norwich City2:1Birmingham City
Schwartau 28'Diallo 39'
Vicente 64'
Sun 6 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stansfield 22'Tchatchoua 36' (og)
López 3'Krejci 31'
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Birmingham City1:1Southampton
Priske 55'
Schlotterbeck 45+3'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Birmingham City1:6Brentford
Gray 28'
Wilson 6'Hickey 35'Collins 40', 77'Damsgaard 70'Thiago 73'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:2Bristol City
Tickle 42' (og)Gray 90+5' (p)
Twine 33'Ballard 85'
Fri 31 Jul · Friendlyat home
Birmingham City2:2FC Barcelona
pens 3:2
Priske 31'Solís 68'
Abdelkarim 42' (p), 60'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:1Bristol City
Neumann 8'Solís 29'
Horvat 82' (p)
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipat home
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Mon 6 Apr · Championshipaway
Ipswich Town2:1Birmingham City
Johnson 41'McAteer 45'
Vicente 32'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 17 Oct 2026 · Championship
Birmingham City 3:0 Queens Park Rangers
Millar 27', 49' · Gray 90+1'. Birmingham City: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
1wins
2wins
0 draws2.3 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3
1wins
0wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
0wins
2wins
0 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Queens Park Rangers (4-4-2, last: Swansea City) · Birmingham City (4-2-3-1, last: Cardiff City).
PCCharles
KAAdamson
JDDunne
REEdwards
BKKemper
KPPoku
JVVarane
GKKamara
HVVale
RKKone
PSSmyth
JBBeadle
ACCochrane
CKKlarer
PNNeumann
BSOsayi-Samuel
JSSolís
TIIwata
LMMillar
JSStansfield
CVVicente
LVVázquez
Queens Park RangersBirmingham City
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
50.6
54.6
Queens Park RangersBirmingham City
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 16 January, 16:00Your time · in 77 days 19 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- MATRADE Loftus Road London · show map
- Rest
- Queens Park Rangers 84 days · Birmingham City 84 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 8. Queens Park Rangers and 7. Birmingham City, 20 pts each Matchday 26 of 46