Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers

Championship, game week 11 — UK time

Step 2 of 4 — Home and away form.

What this step says

+0.52 points a game is the venue form gap, in Birmingham City's favour: Birmingham City takes 1.76 a game at home over the last two seasons, Queens Park Rangers 1.24 away.

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Birmingham City: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Queens Park Rangers: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.

The question this step asks

Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.

The two sides

Birmingham City -- at home

Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 4, lost 0 of 5, scoring 11 and conceding 7. Last season at home: won 10, drew 7, lost 3 of 20, scoring 36 and conceding 21 -- 1.85 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Preston North End 4-0 at home; beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 away; drew with Middlesbrough 2-2 at home; beat Derby County 2-1 away; lost to Norwich City 1-2 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 35 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Chris Davies. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Queens Park Rangers -- away

Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 3, lost 0 of 5, scoring 7 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 5, drew 7, lost 8 of 20, scoring 16 and conceding 26 -- 1.10 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Derby County 4-1 at home; drew with West Ham United 1-1 away; drew with Preston North End 2-2 at home; drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 away; drew with Charlton Athletic 0-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 36 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Julien Stéphan. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.

Built 03:23 from matches completed before kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator — not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.