Championship: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 40 match between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Queens Park Rangers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cardiff swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Queens Park Rangers approach the next Championship round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 45 points this season so far. With 39 games behind them, Cardiff amassed 40 points, placing them as number 21 before their next fixture.

Form: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff

Queens Park Rangers Form

Only a single draw prevents Queens Park Rangers from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough, before drawing 2-2 with Leeds. They came up empty-handed once again when Stoke ran out as 3-1 winners. Queens Park Rangers won three of their previous six matches at Loftus Road in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to eight against.

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Luton, they came out empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Blackburn. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. Cardiff only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 15 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff

Look no further than Steve Cook, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship, while Yousef Salech managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Cardiff in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Queens Park Rangers claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Cardiff won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Cardiff scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.

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 five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Cardiff played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Queens Park Rangers managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Cardiff kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Queens Park Rangers have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Cardiff.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Cardiff, who managed to score one time in those matches. Queens Park Rangers conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Cardiff scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.