QPR v Birmingham 0 - 0 FT 7pts/16th

Post Birmingham Stats:

Probably one of our most in depth stats investigations so do have a read!

QPR have now gone 6 matches without a win. We stay 16th but are 6 points and 9 places worse off than we were after 7 games last season.

We are only 3 points above the bottom 3 having not won since the opening day

We have only scored 6 goals in 7 games....

QPR have only had 19 shots on target in the opening 7 matches of the season; 7 of which came in 1 game against Middlesbrough.

Which means we've only had 5 shots on target in the last 4 games, which is definitely a cause for concern.

The 19 shots on target is equal 2nd worst in the league - level with Wycombe and Birmingham and only better than Rotherham. Blackburn have had 52 shots on target by means of comparison!!

After 7 games last season we had scored 12, so we've lost 50% of our goals.

QPR have also failed to score for 3 matches in a row for only the second time under Mark Warburton (yet to go 4 without scoring in his tenure so we could set a record against Barnsley)

The positive is that we've kept 3 clean sheets in just 7 games when last season it took until match 28 for our 3rd clean sheet. Compared to last season we have conceded 7 in 7 this year compared to 11 in 7 last season.

Our season so far can be summed up by improvement at one end, but a total loss of threat at the other.



Behind closed doors we have now only won 3 out of 16 league games

Niko Hamalainen made his first QPR league appearance in over 4 years yesterday. He last appeared in the league on 22 October 2016, in a 1-0 defeat at Sheff Wednesday

It was his first QPR appearance of any kind in over 2 years, last playing in the League Cup Vs Blackpool in September 2018

The stats don't look good and when you compare our goal scorers of last season (Wells, Hugill and Eze) to the expected goal scorers of this season (Dykes, Bonne and Chair) you can see why.

Dykes has never been a goalscorer and it is unfair to expect lots of goals from him. His record has always been around 1 goal every 5 games and whilst he can take a mean penalty he is not going to be prolific.

Bonne is the more natural goal scorer and has a record of around a goal every 3 games. Admittedly most of the goals he has scored were in the National League but he did well at Charlton despite only playing around 40 games for them.

IMO the most worrying area of the team is the midfield and who will provide the front two with chances. Comparing Eze with Chair is pointless because Eze is Premiership class and Chair no better than League 1 class. Eze was like Taraabt in that he is a luxury player that can do special things and makes space and room for the  rest of the team.  Our current team lacks any quality and if there was a vote to decide who is the best player currently in our squad I reckon the result would be evenly spread (they are mostly 5 /10 players at best) whereas last season Eze would have won by a mile.

It's still early days but hopefully, Dykes and Bonne can build an understanding, BOS can get back to the form he showed in spells last year and maybe Albert or Wilkes can score a few.

My issue is Warburton because even before he signed these guys the information was available to see these players capabilities. Once you sign them, you need to play a system and give them the support they need. Unfortunately unless we provide Dykes and Bonne with decent service we will struggle.