Queens Park Rangers - Birmingham City predictions

Queens Park Rangers are easily the favourites in the match this Friday, but we wouldn’t call a Home Win bet at the odds of 2.01 safe, exactly. They are more likely to win than not, but Birmingham City may have a few tricks up their sleeve yet.

Birmingham appear severely unprepared for a clash with Queens Park Rangers, to the point of being considered hard underdogs. We would consider even a draw a success, so the long 4.03 odds for an away win bit seem fitting.

The hosts can feel pretty satisfied with their previous match. QPR had a difficult trip to survive in the Championship and they did it by holding on both at the halftime mark and following the final whistle for an HT/FT Sunderland draw.

The Blues are coming on the back of a narrow home defeat to Watford. The match could have gone either way, but the opposition displayed better form by grabbing an early lead and maintaining it until the 0:1 finish.

Birmingham may need more consistency in their defense if they want to get anywhere. They have more than 5 conceded goals over their 3 most recent home games, for instance.

If there’s one thing to note about the history of this matchup, it’s a fact their matches tend to end in a draw. Several matches this season ended inconclusively, so it neems neither team is able to reliably tip the scales one way or another.

Friday's matchup will see both teams at full strength, free of injuries and suspensions.

Our prediction would be a fairly safe Home Win bet at the odds of 2.03. It’s obvious the hosts have a clear advantage going into this clash, and there’s plenty of reasons to feel confident in their success.