Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Queens Park Rangers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Dimitrios Goutas
Paul Smyth 52' 1–1
1–2 74' Perry Ng
Y 58' Mark McGuinness
Y 63' Jamilu Collins
Morgan Fox 85' Y
Y 89' Perry Ng
Y 90' Ebou Adams
Lyndon Dykes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
  • Assistant 2 Alex James (England)
7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

8
2
3
Queens Park Rangers FC 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
29 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Millwall FC A 0–2 L
23 Dec Southampton FC H 0–1 L
16 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L
13 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Leicester City FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
23 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
16 Dec Hull City AFC A 0–3 L
13 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC Cardiff City FC
#8 Position #14
24 Points 18
15 Played 15
6 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
24 Scored 27
18 Conceded 27
+6 GD +0
1.60 PPG 1.20
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts). Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
3/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
Richard Kone 5 G 1 A
Paul Smyth 3 G 1 A
Jimmy Dunne 3 G
Ilias Chair 2 G 1 A
Rumarn Burrell 2 G 1 A
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Queens Park Rangers FC have kicked off against Cardiff City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Asmir Begovic made 349 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC have won 425 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 16' Goal! Dimitrios Goutas scores his 5 goal in 28 matches.
  • 21' Ryan Wintle, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' Queens Park Rangers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' It’s high time Marti Cifuentes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Ziyad Larkeche makes way for Rayan Kolli at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Paul Smyth has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Kion Etete makes way for Josh Bowler at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jamilu Collins.
  • 64' Jamilu Collins is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 67' The whistle greets Elijah Dixon-Bonner as he departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
  • 72' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' What composure from Perry Ng! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 74' The whistle greets Rubin Colwill as he departs to be replaced by Ollie Tanner.
  • 79' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Fox is hanging Jake Clarke-Salter on the field on 81 minute.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Fox on 85.
  • 87' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Jamilu Collins departs to be replaced by Jonathan Panzo.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Perry Ng on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Ebou Adams will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 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

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-29 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-12-26 Millwall FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-12-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Southampton FC L 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-12-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-13 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Cardiff City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC42% Draw27% Cardiff City FC31%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
58%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC33% Draw44% Cardiff City FC23%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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