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Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 2nd Sep, 19:45 BST, Loftus Road Stadium, London

the Loftus Road Stadium crowd welcome Cardiff City's travelling contingent on Wednesday evening, as Julien Stéphan's Queens Park Rangers clash with Brian Barry-Murphy's troops in the Championship. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will update as you click through each of the seventeen betting markets using the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our predictions will too.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
QPR
33%
--
Draw
23%
--
Cardiff
44%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
QPR 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Cardiff 1-0
6%
--
Cardiff 2-0
6%
--
Cardiff 3-1
5%
--
QPR 1-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-2
4%
--
QPR 2-0
4%
--
QPR 3-1
4%
--
QPR 3-2
4%
--
Cardiff 3-0
3%
--
Draw 0-0
3%
--
Cardiff 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
51%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
66%
--
BTTS - No
34%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
27%
--
Home/draw
56%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
--
Home DNB
49%
--
Away DNB
60%
--
QPR win to nil
13%
--
Cardiff win to nil
18%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
QPR
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
QPR110023 
-
-
Apr 21
Sep 2
2
Millwall110023 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Dec 26
Mar 20
3
Charlton110013 
Apr 6
Sep 9
Sep 19
Feb 20
4
M'Boro110013 
Sep 5
Apr 10
Jan 16
Oct 17
5
West Brom110013 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Apr 24
Dec 8
6
Swansea110013 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Mar 13
Nov 29
7
Bolton110013 
Aug 22
Mar 2
Feb 13
Sep 12
8
Watford110013 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Oct 13
Feb 16
9
West Ham101001 
Feb 27
Oct 9
Nov 4
Jan 27
10
Blackburn101001 
Apr 17
Aug 29
Feb 27
Oct 10
11
Burnley101001 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Nov 7
Jan 30
12
Wolves101001 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Jan 23
Oct 31
13
Wrexham101001 
Apr 3
Dec 19
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
14
Cardiff101001 
Sep 2
Apr 21
-
-
15
Sheff Utd101001 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Aug 29
Apr 17
16
Birmingham101001 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Oct 24
Dec 29
17
Preston1001-10 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Nov 24
May 1
18
Stoke1001-10 
Mar 16
Dec 5
Sep 8
Apr 6
19
Lincoln1001-10 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Dec 5
Mar 16
20
Norwich1001-10 
May 1
Nov 24
Feb 6
Nov 21
21
Derby1001-10 
Oct 14
Feb 16
Mar 2
Aug 22
22
Portsmouth1001-20 
Mar 6
w
 
1-3A
Apr 10
Sep 5
23
Bristol C1001-20 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Apr 3
Dec 19
24
Southampton1001-1-4 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Dec 12
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
QPR 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
QPR2 - 3Derby
QPR1 - 2Swansea
QPR0 - 0Bristol C
QPR2 - 1Watford
QPR6 - 1Portsmouth
QPR0 - 4M'Boro
QPR0 - 2Sheff Utd
QPR1 - 3Blackburn
QPR2 - 1Coventry
QPR2 - 3Wrexham
QPR3 - 0Sheff Wed
QPR1 - 2Norwich
QPR4 - 1Leicester
QPR2 - 1Birmingham
QPR3 - 1West Brom
QPR3 - 2Hull
QPR1 - 2Southampton
QPR1 - 4Ipswich
QPR1 - 2Millwall
QPR0 - 0Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AQPR3 - 1Portsmouth
AQPR0 - 3Ipswich
HQPR2 - 3Derby
HQPR1 - 2Swansea
AQPR0 - 2Millwall
HQPR0 - 0Bristol C
AQPR1 - 1Preston
HQPR2 - 1Watford
HQPR6 - 1Portsmouth
AQPR3 - 1Leicester
AQPR0 - 1Birmingham
HQPR0 - 4M'Boro
HQPR0 - 2Sheff Utd
AQPR0 - 5Southampton
AQPR3 - 1Hull
HQPR1 - 3Blackburn
AQPR0 - 0Charlton
HQPR2 - 1Coventry
HQPR2 - 3Wrexham
AQPR0 - 0Oxford Utd
Cardiff 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield5 - 4Cardiff
Reading1 - 3Cardiff
Huddersfield1 - 1Cardiff
Peterborough1 - 1Cardiff
Exeter0 - 4Cardiff
Barnsley1 - 1Cardiff
Doncaster0 - 4Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 3Cardiff
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff1 - 1Wrexham
ACardiff4 - 5Mansfield
HCardiff5 - 1Northampton
HCardiff1 - 0Port Vale
ACardiff3 - 1Reading
ACardiff1 - 1Huddersfield
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at QPR since 2004
QPR
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
26
15
Games: Scored
13 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
3 / 16
QPR
10
D
2
CAR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Cardiff
QPR3 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
QPR3 - 2
QPR6 - 1
QPR2 - 1
QPR2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
QPR2 - 1
0 - 1Cardiff
QPR1 - 0
0 - 2Cardiff
QPR1 - 0
QPR1 - 0
QPR1 - 0
League games at Cardiff since 2005
Cardiff
QPR
Goals: Scored
12
15
Games: Scored
6 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
10 / 16
QPR
7
D
5
CAR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
0 - 2QPR
1 - 2QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1QPR
0 - 1QPR
Cardiff3 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
0 - 2QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cardiff3 - 1
0 - 1QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cardiff1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Cardiff City have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.8 against Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

QPR 1st Cardiff 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that QPR will score 1 or more goals
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
QPR have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
+35
Cardiff have scored 35% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
QPR
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.6
1.8
Attack rating
28%
better
QPR
CAR
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Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored3
1
Avg. goals scored3
1
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal4
7
Conversion rate for27
14
Avg. XG for2.1
1
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
0%
better
QPR
CAR
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded1
1
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded14
15
Avg. shots/goal conceded14
15
Conversion rate against7%
7%
Avg. XG against2.3
1.7
KickOff rating
0%

QPR v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

QPR Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1211
P CharlesI ChairA MbengueR Edwards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK1
-
B Kemper  DEF1
-
K. Adamson DEF1
-
A Mbengue DEF11
-
J Dunne DEF1
-
R Edwards DEF1
1
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF1
-
G Kamara MID1
-
H Vale MID11
-
I Chair MID121
-
J Varane MID1
-
K Saito FWD11
-
K Poku FWD1
-
P Smyth FWD1
-
R Burrell FWD1
-
A Lloyd FWD1
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1100
N TrottR Colwill
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK1
-
C. Scanlon DEF1
-
P Ng DEF1
-
J Bagan DEF1
-
G Osho DEF1
-
R. Kpakio DEF1
-
J Moylan MID1
-
J Colwill MID1
-
A Robertson MID1
-
R Colwill MID11
-
O Tanner FWD1
-
C Robinson FWD1
-
I Davies FWD1
-
C. Ashford FWD1
-
C Willock FWD1
-
Y Salech FWD1
-