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Championship | Gameweek 26
Jan 1, 2024 at 3pm UK
Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
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QPR
1 - 2
Cardiff

Smyth (52')
Fox (85'), Dykes (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Goutas (16'), Ng (74')
McGuinness (58'), Bulut (59'), Collins (63'), Ng (89'), Adams (90+1'), Panzo (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions
Last Game: Ipswich 0-0 QPR
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Cardiff City

All competitions
Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Leicester
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Cardiff City

 Enforced attacking alterations will threaten to disrupt the flow of both sides on Monday, although QPR did not have much offensive verve to begin with, while Cardiff have failed to score in five of their last eight away matches. Plenty of fireworks will be lit up and down the country over the New Year period, but do not expect sparks to fly at Loftus Road, where a bore draw is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 37.56%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 36.11% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.41%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (9.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.

Result
Queens Park RangersDrawCardiff City
37.56% (0.027999999999999 0.03) 26.33% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01) 36.11% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Both teams to score 53.12% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.41% (0.033999999999999 0.03)51.58% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.62% (0.030000000000001 0.03)73.37% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)
Queens Park Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.3% (0.033000000000001 0.03)26.7% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.04% (0.041999999999994 0.04)61.95% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.46% (0.0039999999999907 0)27.54% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.95% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)63.05% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Queens Park Rangers 37.56%
    Cardiff City 36.11%
    Draw 26.33%
Queens Park RangersDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 9.71% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-1 @ 8.27% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-0 @ 6.41% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 3.64% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.82% (0.004 0)
3-2 @ 2.35% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 1.2% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-0 @ 0.93% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 37.56%
1-1 @ 12.52%
0-0 @ 7.35% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.33% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-3 @ 1.01% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.33%
0-1 @ 9.48% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-2 @ 8.07% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 6.11% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.47%
0-3 @ 2.63% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
2-3 @ 2.29% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-4 @ 1.12%
Other @ 2.94%
Total : 36.11%

How you voted: QPR vs Cardiff

Queens Park Rangers
68.2%
Draw
22.7%
Cardiff City
9.1%
22
Head to Head
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1-2
QPR
Ugbo (78')
Adams (25'), Bowler (83')
Armstrong (34'), Paal (65')
Armstrong (27'), Adomah (90')
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0-0
QPR
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QPR
3-0
Cardiff
Dykes (19' pen., 33'), Paal (74')
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Mar 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 36
QPR
1-2
Cardiff
Gray (38')
Dickie (73')
Davies (70'), Colwill (74')
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Nov 3, 2021 7.45pm
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Cardiff
0-1
QPR
Gray (37')
Dickie (47'), Adomah (85')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310
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