This looks to be yet another absorbing encounter at The Powerday Stadium in the Professional Development League. Queens Park Rangers U21 is in 16th position and host Cardiff City U21 in 4th spot. Read about the match here!
- Queens Park Rangers U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Cardiff City U21 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Queens Park Rangers U21 have less rest than Cardiff City U21 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus AFC Bournemouth U21, was also a home game here at The Powerday Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Queens Park Rangers U21 form and stats
When playing at home in the Professional Development League, Queens Park Rangers U21 have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games.
Queens Park Rangers U21's previous fixture was a Premier League Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-1 against AFC Bournemouth U21. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Before that, a strong away victory at AFC Bournemouth U21. A Premier League Cup game.
Goal party? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league matches with this club has had at least three goals.
The Queens fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Queens Park Rangers U21 with 12 goals conceded in these matches.
Cardiff City U21 form and stats
The visitors are W4-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.
Cardiff City U21 have lots to rectify after their out-of-character loss (0-3) to Watford U21 in their previous outing, played at their own home ground.
A defeat, in the Premier League Cup away at Wolves U21, earlier. Cardiff are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
Take note that 12 of this side's 15 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cardiff City U21 manager Purse as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Colchester United U21.
Cardiff find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Cardiff City U21 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Cardiff City U21 - Queens Park Rangers U21 3-5.
Queens Park Rangers U21 missing players
Cardiff City U21 missing players
| Queens Park Rangers U21 | Cardiff City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 28 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 87% |
| 75% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 80% |
| 58% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 67% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 53% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 5.3 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 41% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 37% | 46% |
| 10 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.5 | 11.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
- All of Queens Park Rangers U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cardiff City U21 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Cardiff City U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Queens Park Rangers U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Queens Park Rangers U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Queens Park Rangers U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 5 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
