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QPR vs Cardiff: result 6-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 26Kick-off on January 1, 2020 at 03:00 PM (UTC)MATRADE Loftus Road, London

QPR
6-1
Cardiff

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What was the result of QPR vs Cardiff?

QPR won 6-1 on January 1, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 9′N. WellsQPR
  • 27′B. Osayi-SamuelQPR
  • 41′B. Osayi-SamuelQPR
  • 48′N. WellsQPR
  • 57′E. EzeQPR
  • 64′N. WellsQPR
  • 90′W. VaulksCardiff

Official lineup for QPR vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

QPR

4-2-3-1
  1. 21N. Wells
  1. 10E. Eze
  2. 8L. Amos
  3. 19I. Chair
  1. 20B. Osayi-Samuel
  2. 12D. Ball
  1. 37T. Leistner
  2. 4G. Hall
  3. 5G. Cameron
  4. 3L. Wallace
  1. 1J. Lumley

Cardiff

5-4-1
  1. 9R. Glatzel
  1. 17Lee Tomlin
  2. 33J. Hoilett
  3. 6W. Vaulks
  4. 15M. Pack
  1. 7L. Bacuna
  2. 16C. Nelson
  3. 5A. Flint
  4. 21J. Richards
  5. 22S. Bamba
  1. 1N. Etheridge
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, QPR have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Cardiff have 5, 6 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

QPR
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2019Hull City(home)1-2Championship
Dec 26, 2019Reading(away)0-1Championship
Dec 21, 2019Charlton(home)2-2Championship
Dec 14, 2019Barnsley(away)3-5Championship
Dec 11, 2019Birmingham(away)2-0Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2019Sheffield Wednesday(away)2-1Championship
Dec 26, 2019Millwall(home)1-1Championship
Dec 21, 2019Preston(home)0-0Championship
Dec 14, 2019Leeds(away)3-3Championship
Dec 11, 2019Brentford(away)1-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 QPR wins, 1 draw, 2 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2019Cardiff 3-0 QPRChampionship
Jan 1, 2018QPR 2-1 CardiffChampionship
Aug 26, 2017Cardiff 2-1 QPRChampionship
Mar 4, 2017QPR 2-1 CardiffChampionship
Aug 14, 2016Cardiff 0-2 QPRChampionship
Apr 16, 2016Cardiff 0-0 QPRChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs QPR on Oct 2, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

QPR score 1.6 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
QPR1.62.0210/1510/15
Cardiff1.51.5310/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

QPR sit 6th in Championship (14 points from 9 matches) and Cardiff sit 21st (7 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6QPR935111814
21Cardiff914411147

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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