17th October BIRMINGHAM - QUEENS PARK RANGERS
- Sat 15:00
Birmingham Vs Queens Park Rangers
- Game for: 11th round of Championship
- Take Place: St Andrews ( 30.016 )
- Last Game: Birmingham - Queens Park Rangers: 1-0
- History of Games: 1-0-1
- Predicted Score: Birmingham 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 4 | Birmingham | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | WWDWLD |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | WDDDDL |
4th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 6th home game this season.
- Home Record : 1W - 4D - 0L
- Last Game : Birmingham - Preston: 4-0
- Next Game : 24 Oct Cardiff - Birmingham
5th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 6th away game this season.
- Away Record : 2W - 3D - 0L
- Last Game : Queens Park Rangers - Derby: 4-1
- Next Game : 24 Oct Queens Park Rangers - Swansea
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Birmingham
Queens Park Rangers ( 4-3-3 )
- Beadle
- Cochrane
- Klarer
- Neumann
- Osayi-Samuel
- Solís
- Iwata
- Millar
- Stansfield
- Vicente
- Priske
- Charles
- Kemper
- Clarke-Salter
- Dunne
- Adamson
- Kamara
- Madsen
- Edwards
- Poku
- Kone
- Smyth
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
BirminghamVsQueens Park Rangers
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Marc Leonard | - | Out - injured |
| Paik Seung-Ho | 6.38 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Ilias Chair | 6.90 | Out - injured |
| Tariq Lamptey | 6.74 | Out - injured |
| Rumarn Burrell | 6.72 | Doubtful - injured |
| Koki Saito | 6.57 | Out - injured |
| Karamoko Dembélé | - | Out - injured |
| Amadou Mbengue | 6.49 | Out - injured |
| Dennis Cirkin | 6.36 | Out - suspended |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Chris Davies might opt to start Carlos Vicente in the place of Patrick Roberts this Saturday.
Marc Leonard and Paik Seung-Ho are Birmingham's sole injury concerns.
Amadou Mbengue sustained a serious knee injury during the Derby match and is facing a period on the sidelines.
Julien Stephan may make two changes in attack, bringing back Kwame Poku and Richard Kone.
Jake Clarke-Salter may feature at the back again this Saturday.
Odds
Birmingham Win: 1.96
DRAW: 3.50
Queens Park Rangers Win: 3.60
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
| England | Sky Sports+ |
| Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Northern Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Scotland | Sky Sports+ |
| Wales | Sky Sports+ |
Game Analysis
The market has a firm view on this one. Birmingham is the shortest price on a book of 1.96 / 3.50 / 3.60 (1 / X / 2), an implied 47.5%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 47.5% / 26.6% / 25.9% on an overround of 7.4%.
In the league table Birmingham sit 4th on 17 points (4W 5D 1L) with Queens Park Rangers 5th on 17 points (4W 5D 1L).
Birmingham read W-W-D-W-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 2D 1L) — patchy.
Queens Park Rangers read W-D-D-D-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 4D 1L) — patchy.
Head to head the record reads 1-0-1 — Birmingham wins, draws, then Queens Park Rangers wins. Their last meeting finished Birmingham - Queens Park Rangers: 1-0.
Birmingham team news: Chris Davies might opt to start Carlos Vicente in the place of Patrick Roberts this Saturday.
Birmingham team news: Marc Leonard and Paik Seung-Ho are Birmingham's sole injury concerns.
Queens Park Rangers team news: Amadou Mbengue sustained a serious knee injury during the Derby match and is facing a period on the sidelines.
Queens Park Rangers team news: Julien Stephan may make two changes in attack, bringing back Kwame Poku and Richard Kone.
Birmingham are without 2 — Marc Leonard (Out - injured), Paik Seung-Ho (Out - injured).
Queens Park Rangers are without 7 — Ilias Chair (Out - injured), Tariq Lamptey (Out - injured), Rumarn Burrell (Doubtful - injured), Koki Saito (Out - injured), Karamoko Dembélé (Out - injured), Amadou Mbengue (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Birmingham set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-3-3. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Birmingham lean hardest on Bright Osayi-Samuel (9.1), Phil Neumann (9.1), Tomoki Iwata (9.1) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Paik Seung-Ho is out for Birmingham — index 6.3, against 8.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Queens Park Rangers lean hardest on Glen Kamara (7.2), Kwame Poku (7.2), Nicolas Madsen (7.2) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Ilias Chair is out for Queens Park Rangers — index 6.4, against 8.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Tariq Lamptey is out for Queens Park Rangers — index 5.4, against 9.2 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Rumarn Burrell is out for Queens Park Rangers — index 7.0, against 8.6 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Koki Saito is out for Queens Park Rangers — index 5.6, against 8.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Amadou Mbengue is out for Queens Park Rangers — index 6.5, against 9.2 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Dennis Cirkin is out for Queens Park Rangers — index 6.7, against 9.2 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is Birmingham 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers, a draw with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.
The read: Birmingham at 1.96 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 16th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.