Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 1, 2024 at 3pm UK

Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

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

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

Cardiff City

All competitions

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Cardiff City

Enforced attacking alterations will threaten to disrupt the flow of both sides on Monday, although QPR did not have much offensive verve to begin with, while Cardiff have failed to score in five of their last eight away matches. Plenty of fireworks will be lit up and down the country over the New Year period, but do not expect sparks to fly at Loftus Road, where a bore draw is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility. 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 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 Rangers	Draw	Cardiff City
37.56% ( 0.03)	26.33% ( -0.01)	36.11% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 53.12% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.41% (

0.03)

51.58% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.62% (

0.03)

73.37% (

-0.03)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.3% (

0.03)

26.7% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.04% (

0.04)

61.95% (

-0.04)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.46% (

27.54% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.95% (

0.01)

63.05% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Queens Park Rangers 37.56%

Cardiff City 36.11%

Draw 26.33%

Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 9.71% ( -0) 2-1 @ 8.27% ( 0) 2-0 @ 6.41% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.64% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 2.82% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.35% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.2% ( 0) 4-0 @ 0.93% ( 0) Other @ 2.23% Total : 37.56%	1-1 @ 12.52% 0-0 @ 7.35% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.33% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.01% ( 0) Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.33%	0-1 @ 9.48% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 8.07% ( -0) 0-2 @ 6.11% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 3.47% 0-3 @ 2.63% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.29% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.12% Other @ 2.94% Total : 36.11%