Queens Park Rangers opposes Cardiff City in Championship fray

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium (18000 seats)

Queens Park Rangers are listed as expected winners of this home match against Cardiff City, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Championship

The visiting Cardiff City played their last game only four days ago, a Championship match.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

Queens Park Rangers have collected 33 points from their Championship home games so far after 9-6-3.

In their previous game, the manager Warburton led his QPR to a defeat away at Blackburn Rovers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. Midfield player Hendrick got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Hendrick hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 42 successful passes (of 52 total).

Before that, Queens Park Rangers had a home game versus Blackpool which ended with a victory 2-1.

Queens Park Rangers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 26 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, QPR have conceded only 15 goals.

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Cardiff City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cardiff City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Cardiff City are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Derby County (placed 23rd). Midfield player Doyle was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Doyle hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

A loss against Fulham was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Cardiff find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Cardiff City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 32 goals conceded from these games. Cardiff City has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City have faced each other previously this season: Cardiff City - QPR 0-1. Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: seven wins for Queens Park Rangers, one draw and two wins for Cardiff City. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Queens Park RangersI. Chair
I. Chair
8 goals
Queens Park RangersL. Dykes
L. Dykes
8 goals
Queens Park RangersC. Willock
C. Willock
7 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 18 5 Played P 5 17 35
16 9 2 Won W 1 5 11
8 6 2 Drew D 0 4 6
10 3 1 Lost L 4 8 18
49 26 10 Scored S 4 22 41
39 15 5 Conceded C 13 32 54
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 72% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 74%
50% 33% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 71% 54%
21% 22% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 26%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 11%
56% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 51%
29% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 14%
18% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 34%
 
4.9 5.6 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.8 4.1
5.1 4.9 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.8 5
2 2 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.4 2.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12 13.6 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 11.3 11.3
4.5 4.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.9 4
32% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 33% 29%
 
12.4 12.3 11 Shots against (avg) S A 16 12 10.9
4 3.7 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Championship
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 33 21 7 5 82 29 18 11 4 3 43 16 15 10 3 2 39 13 53 70
2 AFC Bournemouth 31 18 7 6 51 27 15 9 3 3 31 16 16 9 4 3 20 11 24 61
3 Huddersfield Town 35 16 11 8 46 36 17 9 5 3 24 17 18 7 6 5 22 19 10 59
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 16 9 9 46 34 17 11 3 3 32 19 17 5 6 6 14 15 12 57
5 Queens Park Rangers 34 16 8 10 49 39 18 9 6 3 26 15 16 7 2 7 23 24 10 56
6 Luton Town 33 15 9 9 46 37 17 9 5 3 27 17 16 6 4 6 19 20 9 54
7 Sheffield United 33 15 8 10 44 34 15 8 3 4 24 11 18 7 5 6 20 23 10 53
8 Middlesbrough 33 15 7 11 43 35 17 11 2 4 27 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 52
9 Nottingham Forest 33 14 9 10 45 33 17 7 4 6 23 20 16 7 5 4 22 13 12 51
10 Coventry City 33 14 9 10 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 5 6 18 23 5 51
11 Millwall 33 13 10 10 36 34 17 9 5 3 21 13 16 4 5 7 15 21 2 49
12 Preston North End 35 11 14 10 38 39 17 5 9 3 22 20 18 6 5 7 16 19 -1 47
13 West Bromwich Albion 34 12 10 12 35 32 16 8 6 2 21 10 18 4 4 10 14 22 3 46
14 Blackpool 34 12 9 13 40 41 18 9 2 7 21 19 16 3 7 6 19 22 -1 45
15 Stoke City 33 12 8 13 42 38 17 7 4 6 25 20 16 5 4 7 17 18 4 44
16 Swansea City 32 11 8 13 34 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 17 4 4 9 15 29 -9 41
17 Bristol City 35 11 7 17 45 63 18 7 5 6 23 23 17 4 2 11 22 40 -18 40
18 Cardiff City 35 11 6 18 41 54 18 6 2 10 19 22 17 5 4 8 22 32 -13 39
19 Hull City 35 10 7 18 30 39 17 5 3 9 15 20 18 5 4 9 15 19 -9 37
20 Birmingham City 35 9 10 16 40 55 17 6 4 7 21 23 18 3 6 9 19 32 -15 37
21 Reading 34 10 5 19 42 67 17 5 4 8 25 35 17 5 1 11 17 32 -25 29
22 Barnsley 33 5 8 20 24 48 16 4 4 8 12 19 17 1 4 12 12 29 -24 23
23 Derby County 35 10 12 13 34 39 17 8 6 3 23 16 18 2 6 10 11 23 -5 21
24 Peterborough United 33 5 6 22 24 66 16 4 5 7 15 21 17 1 1 15 9 45 -42 21

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 33 21 7 5 82 29 18 11 4 3 43 16 15 10 3 2 39 13 53 70
2 AFC Bournemouth 31 18 7 6 51 27 15 9 3 3 31 16 16 9 4 3 20 11 24 61
3 Huddersfield Town 35 16 11 8 46 36 17 9 5 3 24 17 18 7 6 5 22 19 10 59
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 16 9 9 46 34 17 11 3 3 32 19 17 5 6 6 14 15 12 57
5 Queens Park Rangers 34 16 8 10 49 39 18 9 6 3 26 15 16 7 2 7 23 24 10 56
6 Luton Town 33 15 9 9 46 37 17 9 5 3 27 17 16 6 4 6 19 20 9 54
7 Sheffield United 33 15 8 10 44 34 15 8 3 4 24 11 18 7 5 6 20 23 10 53
8 Middlesbrough 33 15 7 11 43 35 17 11 2 4 27 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 52
9 Nottingham Forest 33 14 9 10 45 33 17 7 4 6 23 20 16 7 5 4 22 13 12 51
10 Coventry City 33 14 9 10 43 38 17 9 4 4 25 15 16 5 5 6 18 23 5 51
11 Millwall 33 13 10 10 36 34 17 9 5 3 21 13 16 4 5 7 15 21 2 49
12 Preston North End 35 11 14 10 38 39 17 5 9 3 22 20 18 6 5 7 16 19 -1 47
13 West Bromwich Albion 34 12 10 12 35 32 16 8 6 2 21 10 18 4 4 10 14 22 3 46
14 Blackpool 34 12 9 13 40 41 18 9 2 7 21 19 16 3 7 6 19 22 -1 45
15 Stoke City 33 12 8 13 42 38 17 7 4 6 25 20 16 5 4 7 17 18 4 44
16 Swansea City 32 11 8 13 34 43 15 7 4 4 19 14 17 4 4 9 15 29 -9 41
17 Bristol City 35 11 7 17 45 63 18 7 5 6 23 23 17 4 2 11 22 40 -18 40
18 Cardiff City 35 11 6 18 41 54 18 6 2 10 19 22 17 5 4 8 22 32 -13 39
19 Hull City 35 10 7 18 30 39 17 5 3 9 15 20 18 5 4 9 15 19 -9 37
20 Birmingham City 35 9 10 16 40 55 17 6 4 7 21 23 18 3 6 9 19 32 -15 37
21 Reading 34 10 5 19 42 67 17 5 4 8 25 35 17 5 1 11 17 32 -25 29
22 Barnsley 33 5 8 20 24 48 16 4 4 8 12 19 17 1 4 12 12 29 -24 23
23 Derby County 35 10 12 13 34 39 17 8 6 3 23 16 18 2 6 10 11 23 -5 21
24 Peterborough United 33 5 6 22 24 66 16 4 5 7 15 21 17 1 1 15 9 45 -42 21

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.