Cardiff City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

1 – 2

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 21,230 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 34' Sinclair Armstrong

0–2 65' Kenneth Paal

Ike Ugbo 78' 1–2

Ebou Adams 25' Y

Y 27' Sinclair Armstrong

Josh Bowler 83' Y

Y 90' Albert Adomah

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 Graham Kane

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-12-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-03-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-11-03 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	2–2	D
08 May	Burnley FC	A	0–3	L
30 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
27 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W
22 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	2–1	W
05 Aug	Watford FC	A	0–4	L
08 May	Bristol City FC	H	0–2	L
29 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
22 Apr	Burnley FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC		Queens Park Rangers FC
#21	Position	#6
7	Points	13
8	Played	8
1 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 4 / 1
10	Scored	10
12	Conceded	7
-2	GD	+3
0.88	PPG	1.63
13%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	3 G	1 A
Yousef Salech	2 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	1 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Queens Park Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 405 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Aaron Ramsey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
25' Ebou Adams picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
27' Poor challenge from Sinclair Armstrong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
32' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' Magnificent from Sinclair Armstrong! That is 7 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
39' Josh Bowler, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Ebou Adams has done his job and it is now time for Callum Robinson to step up.
59' Osman Kakay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
64' Queens Park Rangers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
65' The deadlock is broken! Kenneth Paal gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Sinclair Armstrong is replaced by Elijah Dixon-Bonner on 73 minute.
77' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Paul Smyth by Albert Adomah on 77 minute.
78' Ike Ugbo does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
83' A moment of madness from Josh Bowler on 83 minutes earns him a card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
84' Josh Bowler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Aaron Ramsey has done his job and it is now time for Rubin Colwill to step up.
85' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kion Etete is hanging Ike Ugbo on the field on 85 minute.
88' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taylor Richards is hanging Ilias Chair on the field on 88 minute.
89' Taylor Richards is replacing Ilias Chair for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Albert Adomah is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — Yellow card on 90.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

35
Andy Rinomhota
26
Jack Simpson
2
Mahlon Romeo
47
Callum Robinson ↑ 54'
17
Jamilu Collins ↑ 84'
9
Kion Etete ↑ 84'
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 84'
28
Rohan Luthra
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 73'

Coach Erol Bulut

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Sam Field
1
Asmir Begovic
5
Steve Cook
17
Andre Dozzell
15
Morgan Fox
2
Osman Kakay
10
Ilias Chair ↓ Taylor Richards 88'
11
Paul Smyth ↓ Albert Adomah 77'
22
Kenneth Paal
9
Lyndon Dykes
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Elijah Dixon-Bonner 73'

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nahki Wells	3
Perry Ng	2
Joe Ralls	2
Zan Celar	2
Andre Gray	2
Rumarn Burrell	2
Bright Osayi-Samuel	2
Kenneth Paal	2

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2023-05-08 Burnley FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-04-27 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-04-29 Stoke City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-04-22 Burnley FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-04-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.97 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC27% Draw30% Queens Park Rangers FC43%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Cardiff City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC19% Draw50% Queens Park Rangers FC31%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

12%

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

0 – 3

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.