England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 4

QPR vs Cardiff

2 – 1 Full time

36′R. Burrell
46′C. AshfordC. Willock
46′C. ScanlonK. Bielik
47′Ollie Tanner
53′R. Burrell
71′N. MadsenJ. Varane
72′G. KamaraD. Cirkin
72′A. S. MbengueK. Adamson
72′T. LampteyJ. Clarke-Salter
75′P. Ng
77′Perry Ng
80′J. MoylanJ. Colwill
81′A. LloydI. Chair
89′O. TannerI. Davies
89′A. RobertsonC. Robinson

Loftus Road, LondonReferee: T. Robinson

QPR 46%
Draw 24%
Cardiff 29%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

20 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
37 Possession % 63
3 Corners 4
10 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
2 Saves 2
270 Accurate passes 515

QPR vs Cardiff overview

Garuda Lions analysis: QPR vs Cardiff

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityQPRDrawCardiff
Model35.5%24.4%40.2%
Market50.0%24.4%25.7%
Final46.4%24.4%29.3%
Edge-14.5%+0.0%+14.5%

Confidence: Low

Why QPR

  • Better recent form: 2 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

QPR ↓ / Cardiff → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 10% 8% 2 8% 7% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 96%
2+ goals 87%
3+ goals 67%
No goals 4%

QPR and Cardiff expected goals

QPR 1.66
Cardiff 1.78

Total expected goals: 3.44

QPR and Cardiff attack and defence ratings

QPR

Attack 1.02 +2%
Defence 1.03 +3%

Cardiff

Attack 1.43 +43%
Defence 1.16 +16%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

QPR vs Cardiff: result vs prediction

QPR 2 – 1 Cardiff

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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QPR vs Cardiff markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 QPR 46.4% 2.16 -14.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 66.8% 1.50 — —
Both teams to score Yes 68.3% 1.46 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 75.6% 1.32 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 64.5% 1.55 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2QPR46.4%
Draw24.4%
Cardiff29.3%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.566.8%
Under 2.533.2%
Both teams to scoreYes68.3%
No31.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)70.7%
12 (either side)75.6%
X2 (draw or away)53.6%
Handicap -1QPR win18.2%
Push (exactly one goal)17.3%
Loss64.5%
Correct score (top 3)1-110.4%
1-28.4%
2-17.9%

QPR vs Cardiff stats

QPR and Cardiff recent form

newest first
QPR WDWDLL
Cardiff DLDDWL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

QPR and Cardiff going into this match

league record before kick-off

QPR record

  • They have won 3 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.

Cardiff record

  • They have won 0 of their 6 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • 36% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

QPR vs Cardiff head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

5QPR wins 3Draws 2Cardiff wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2025-07-23QPRCardiffFriendlies Clubs2-2
2025-04-05QPRCardiffChampionship0-0
2024-11-27CardiffQPRChampionship0-2
2024-01-01QPRCardiffChampionship1-2
2023-08-12CardiffQPRChampionship1-2
2022-12-26CardiffQPRChampionship0-0
2022-10-19QPRCardiffChampionship3-0
2022-03-05QPRCardiffChampionship1-2
2021-11-03CardiffQPRChampionship0-1
2021-01-20CardiffQPRChampionship0-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

QPR vs Cardiff odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 50.0%, draw 24.4%, away 25.7%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 1.90 3.75 3.60
1xBet 1.88 3.95 3.54
Bet365 1.90 3.70 3.75
BetVictor 1.85 3.90 3.80
Betano 1.95 4.05 3.80
Betfair 1.85 4.00 3.80
Dafabet 1.98 3.80 3.70
Marathonbet 1.83 4.00 3.62
Pinnacle 1.88 4.23 3.74
SBO 1.91 3.47 3.38
Superbet 1.90 3.90 3.75
Unibet 1.91 3.70 3.60
William Hill 1.91 3.80 3.50

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.90 ▼ -0.01
X 3.90 ▲ +0.20
2 3.70 ▲ +0.08

7 snapshots recorded, from .