Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Mar 5, 2022 at 3pm UK

Loftus Road

QPR
1 - 2
Cardiff

Gray (38')
Dickie (73')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Davies (70'), Colwill (74')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Queens Park Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Swansea 0-1 QPR
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66
12	Coventry City	46	1	64

Cardiff City

Last Six:

Last Game: Derby 0-1 Cardiff
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
17	Bristol City	46	-15	55
18	Cardiff City	46	-18	53
19	Hull City	46	-13	51

We said: Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City

We think that a full week on the training ground will have helped QPR and we are backing the Hoops to return to winning ways on home turf. Cardiff are steadily improving under Morison but might not have quite enough to get anything here. Read more.

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 52.65%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 23.04%.

The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.56%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Cardiff City
52.65%	24.31%	23.04%

Both teams to score 51.85%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.35%

49.64%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.33%

71.66%

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.18%

18.81%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.75%

50.24%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.86%

36.14%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.08%

72.92%

Score Analysis

Queens Park Rangers 52.64%

Cardiff City 23.04%

Draw 24.31%

Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 11.35% 2-1 @ 9.66% 2-0 @ 9.49% 3-1 @ 5.38% 3-0 @ 5.28% 3-2 @ 2.74% 4-1 @ 2.25% 4-0 @ 2.21% 4-2 @ 1.14% Other @ 3.15% Total : 52.64%	1-1 @ 11.56% 0-0 @ 6.8% 2-2 @ 4.92% 3-3 @ 0.93% Other @ 0.11% Total : 24.31%	0-1 @ 6.92% 1-2 @ 5.88% 0-2 @ 3.52% 1-3 @ 2% 2-3 @ 1.67% 0-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 1.86% Total : 23.04%