The Blues have won just one of their last six league meetings with the Hoops (D1 L4), failing to score in each defeat.
However, QPR have won just one of their last 10 league visits to St. Andrew`s (D2 L7), last doing so in March 2014 (2-0).
Birmingham City have won just six points in 11 games under Gianfranco Zola (W1 D3 L7) – only Bristol City (five points) have won fewer since his appointment on December 14th 2016 and they have played one game fewer than the Blues.
QPR have accumulated 14 points in 15 league games under Ian Holloway; 0.93 points per game. Before his arrival, they averaged 1.25 points per game (20 in 16 games).
QPR have kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 games in all competitions (1-0 v Reading).
QPR have won more Championship away games this season (5) than they did in 2015/16 (4).
QPR have won more points away from home in the Championship this season (18) than they have at Loftus Road (16).
Birmingham City Team News:
Birmingham will be without the injured Jacques Maghoma and suspended duo David Davis and Craig Gardner.
Possible line up:
NSUE – ROBINSON – GROUNDS – KEITA
TESCHE – GLEESON – KIEFTENBELD – FREI
ADAMS – JUTKIEWICZ
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QPR Team News:
Joel Lynch and Ravel Morrison face late fitness tests.
Possible line up:
PERCH – ONUOHA – HALL – BIDWELL
MANNING – LUONGO – FREEMAN
WSZOLEK – WASHINGTON – MACKIE
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Match Facts & Stats
HEAD 2 HEAD
Birmingham: 22
QPR : 18
Draws: 14
LAST TIME OUT
Championship – 24/09/16
Loftus Road
QPR 1 (Caulker)
Birmingham 1 (Jutkiewicz)
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Onuoha, Caulker, Borysiuk, Cousins (Wszolek), Chery, Luongo, Shodipo (Polter), Sylla.
Attendance: 13,693
Ref Watch:
Referee: Andy Davies
Assistants: Paul Hodskinson and Daniel Leach
Fourth Official: John Busby
Andy Davies is the match official for Saturday`s clash with the Blues. This season, Davies issued 99 yellow cards and 4 red cards in 27 games.
Match Prediction:
0-0 Bore draw
Next Fixture
Who: Wigan
Where: Loftus Road
When: 21/02/2017