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Matchday 4 · · Loftus Road

Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City: result, line-ups and stats

Queens Park Rangers 5 · 12 points
  • 36' Rumarn Burrell
  • 53' Rumarn Burrell
2 - 1
Cardiff City 21 · 4 points
  • 75' P. Ng

Line-ups Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City

Queens Park Rangers 4-4-2 · Julien Stephan
1 Charles
48 Lamptey
5 Edwards
3 Dunne
27 Mbengue
14 Saito
24 Madsen
18 Kamara
20 Vale
16 Burrell
15 Lloyd
  • 71' Jonathan Varane Nicolas Madsen
  • 72' Dennis Cirkin Glen Kamara
  • 72' Kealey Adamson Amadou Mbengue
  • 72' Jake Clarke-Salter Tariq Lamptey
  • 81' Ilias Chair Alfie Lloyd

Line-up for Queens Park Rangers: Charles, Lamptey, Edwards, Dunne, Mbengue, Saito, Madsen, Kamara, Vale, Burrell, Lloyd

Bench
  • 13 C. Ward
  • 19 D. Cirkin 72'
  • 2 K. Adamson 72'
  • 6 J. Clarke-Salter 72'
  • 10 I. Chair 81'
  • 40 J. Varane 71'
  • 25 J. Obikwu
  • 11 P. Smyth
  • 22 R. Kone
Absentees Queens Park Rangers

Kemper, Chair, Dunne, Dembélé, Kone, Lamptey (injured)

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy
1 Trott
23 Scanlon
3 Bagan
4 Osho
38 Ng
45 Ashford
18 Robertson
8 Moylan
10 Colwill
11 Tanner
9 Salech
  • 46' Chris Willock Cian Ashford
  • 46' Krystian Bielik Calum Scanlon
  • 80' Joel Colwill Jack Moylan
  • 89' Isaak Davies Ollie Tanner
  • 89' Callum Robinson Alex Robertson

Line-up for Cardiff City: Trott, Scanlon, Bagan, Osho, Ng, Ashford, Robertson, Moylan, Colwill, Tanner, Salech

Bench
  • 30 H. Tyrer
  • 44 R. Kpakio
  • 14 D. Turnbull
  • 16 C. Willock 46'
  • 5 K. Bielik 46'
  • 27 J. Colwill 80'
  • 33 R. Tankiewicz
  • 39 I. Davies 89'
  • 47 C. Robinson 89'
Absentees Cardiff City

Chambers, Lawlor, Davies, Colwill, Fish (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Queens Park Rangers

  1. Rumarn Burrell Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Ilias Chair Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Jimmy Dunne Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Paul Smyth Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Koki Saito Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Cardiff City

  1. Cian Ashford Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Rubin Colwill Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Perry Ng Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Yousef Salech Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Jack Moylan Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Queens Park Rangers

Player Starts Min. Form
Pierce Charles 5/5 450 strong
Ronnie Edwards 5/5 450 strong
Rumarn Burrell 4/5 411 solid
Harvey Vale 4/4 360 solid
Amadou Mbengue 4/5 343 solid
Jimmy Dunne 4/4 318 strong
Jake Clarke-Salter 3/5 307 mixed
Glen Kamara 2/5 275 strong

Cardiff City

Player Starts Min. Form
Nathan Trott 5/5 450 solid
Perry Ng 5/5 450 strong
Gabriel Osho 5/5 450 strong
Joel Bagan 5/5 449 strong
Alex Robertson 5/5 448 strong
Jack Moylan 5/5 435 mixed
Yousef Salech 5/5 430 poor
Ollie Tanner 5/5 424 solid

Stats

Queens Park Rangers Match Cardiff City
  • 2.09 xG 0.60
  • 37% Possession 63%
  • 20 Shots 9
  • 4 Shots on target 3
  • 9 Shots off target 4
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 10 Fouls 12
  • 2 Offsides 0
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.39 1.88
  • Predicted goals2.0
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners16.0

Team comparison

QPR home Per match CAR away
1.33 Points 0.25
0.67 Goals for 0.75
0.67 Goals against 1.75
2.00 xG for 1.79
1.08 xG against 1.55
8.0 Corners 7.0
DWL Home and away form DLLL

Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City: head-to-head record

24 previous meetings
13 Queens Park Rangers 6 draws 5 Cardiff City
  • Goals per match2.38
  • Both teams scored46%
  • Over 2.5 goals54%
  • Apr 2025 Queens Park Rangers 0 - 0 Cardiff City
  • Nov 2024 Cardiff City 0 - 2 Queens Park Rangers
  • Jan 2024 Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Cardiff City
  • Aug 2023 Cardiff City 1 - 2 Queens Park Rangers
  • Dec 2022 Cardiff City 0 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
  • Oct 2022 Queens Park Rangers 3 - 0 Cardiff City
  • Mar 2022 Queens Park Rangers 1 - 2 Cardiff City
  • Nov 2021 Cardiff City 0 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Jan 2021 Cardiff City 0 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Oct 2020 Queens Park Rangers 3 - 2 Cardiff City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City?

The referee for Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City was T. Robinson.

Who is unavailable for Queens Park Rangers against Cardiff City?

Queens Park Rangers are without Boy Kemper (ankle injury), Ilias Chair (injury), Jimmy Dunne (knee injury), Karamoko Dembélé (knee injury), Richard Kone (injury) and Tariq Lamptey (injury).

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Queens Park Rangers?

Cardiff City are without Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (muscle injury), Isaak Davies (injury), Rubin Colwill (health problems) and Will Fish (hernia).

What formation do Queens Park Rangers play?

Queens Park Rangers have used a 4-4-2 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Barry-Murphy.

How did the last meeting between Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City finish?

On 5 April 2025, Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City finished 0-0.

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