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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

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

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
Aug 12, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 2
Cardiff
1-2
QPR
Ugbo (78')
Adams (25'), Bowler (83')
Armstrong (34'), Paal (65')
Armstrong (27'), Adomah (90')
Dec 26, 2022 5.15pm
Gameweek 24
Cardiff
0-0
QPR
Oct 19, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
QPR
3-0
Cardiff
Dykes (19' pen., 33'), Paal (74')
Mar 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 36
QPR
1-2
Cardiff
Gray (38')
Dickie (73')
Davies (70'), Colwill (74')
Nov 3, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 16
Cardiff
0-1
QPR
Gray (37')
Dickie (47'), Adomah (85')
rhs 2.0


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