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

Refresh

Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

1 – 2

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 Graham Kane

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 12 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	#8
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Perry Ng is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
15' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 398 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' It’s high time Gareth Ainsworth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' A moment of madness from Ebou Adams on 25 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
27' Sinclair Armstrong picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' Steve Cook, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' Magnificent from Sinclair Armstrong! That is 7 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
39' Jak Alnwick has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' Queens Park Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Queens Park Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' The crowd applauds Ebou Adams as he leaves the pitch. Callum Robinson steps in for Cardiff City FC.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Field is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
65' The deadlock is broken! Kenneth Paal gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
70' Ryan Wintle is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
73' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Sinclair Armstrong departs to be replaced by Elijah Dixon-Bonner.
77' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Paul Smyth trudges off to be replaced by Albert Adomah on 77 minutes.
78' What a moment for Ike Ugbo! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
83' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
84' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Bowler is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 84.
84' Aaron Ramsey makes way for Rubin Colwill at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
85' The supporters are chanting for Kion Etete. He replaces Ike Ugbo on 85 minute.
88' Ilias Chair makes way for Taylor Richards at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
89' The crowd applauds Ilias Chair as he leaves the pitch. Taylor Richards steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albert Adomah on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Andre Gray	2
Bright Osayi-Samuel	2
Kenneth Paal	2
Lyndon Dykes	2
Joe Ralls	2
Zan Celar	2
Sean Morrison	1

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

0 / 4

0.54 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC25% Draw39% Queens Park Rangers FC36%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

75%

Cardiff City FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC13% Draw66% Queens Park Rangers FC21%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.9%

0 – 1

19%

1 – 0

13%

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 2

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

1.8%

2 – 2

1.4%

1 – 3

1.2%

3 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	16%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	24%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

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