Championship: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cardiff head over to the Loftus Road on Wednesday to face title favourites Queens Park Rangers in a round 4 match in the Championship.

Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by four points.

Form: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff

Queens Park Rangers Form

In their last three matches, Queens Park Rangers won 1-3 against Portsmouth, before recording a draw in a 0-0 match against Bolton. They were back on top last time out, defeating Blackburn 1-2. Queens Park Rangers claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored 11 goals and conceded seven.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Derby, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Norwich, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United. Cardiff claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to eight.

Betting stats for Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ilias Chair, who is performing well for Queens Park Rangers. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Cardiff.The visitors will be looking to Yousef Salech to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Cardiff in recent matches.

Popular markets: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff

Full-time result

Queens Park Rangers won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Cardiff won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost two in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Queens Park Rangers only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Cardiff scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Cardiff games. Queens Park Rangers will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Wednesday, as Cardiff have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Cardiff, who managed to hit the net 2.7 times on average in these games.