Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham City Prediction and Betting Tips

The EFL Championship returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Queens Park Rangers play host to Birmingham City at the Loftus Road Stadium on Tuesday. Both sides head into the game off the back of contrasting results, with Birmingham suffering defeat away to Southampton.

Queens Park Rangers returned to winning ways in style on Saturday when they cruised to a 3-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion on home turf.

Before that, Julien Stephan’s men picked up back-to-back victories over Hull City and Blackburn Rovers before crashing back to earth in a 3-1 loss against Norwich City on November 29.

QPR have picked up 28 points from their 19 Championship matches so far to sit 10th in the league standings, level on points with Hull and Tuesday’s visitors in eighth place.

On the other hand, Birmingham City were left empty-handed on Saturday when they fell to a 3-1 loss against Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium.

Before that, the Blues picked up victories over Norwich City and Watford on either side of a 1-1 stalemate against West Bromwich Albion on November 26.

While Birmingham will be looking to bounce back on Tuesday, results on the road offer little room for optimism, as they have failed to win their most recent four away games, losing three and claiming one draw since October’s 1-0 victory at Preston North End.

Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

With 26 wins from the last 69 meetings between the sides, Birmingham City boast a slightly superior record in the history of this fixture.
Queens Park Rangers have picked up one fewer win in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 18 occasions.
QPR are unbeaten in four of their most recent five home games against Birmingham City, picking up two wins and two draws since February 2020.
Birmingham have managed just one win from their last nine away matches in the league while losing six and claiming two draws since late August.

Queens Park Rangers vs Birmingham City Prediction

QPR and Birmingham City find themselves level on points in the top half of the table and we anticipate a thrilling contest at the Loftus Road Stadium as both sides look to get the better of each other.

While Birmingham are slight favorites on paper, home advantage gives QPR an edge on Tuesday, but we predict both teams will cancel out each other's efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.

Prediction: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Birmingham City