QPR vs Cardiff

QPR

2 - 1

Cardiff

🕒 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 MATRADE Loftus Road 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

QPR 7 · Cardiff 20

Referee Stats

Tim Robinson

5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.80
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	40%
Draws	20%
Away wins	40%

Team Overview

QPR (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 4

Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

3 / 7

Avg: 0.75 / 1.75

Points

Avg: 0.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.25

PPG

0.25

1.00

0.75

1.00

1.75

50%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

50%

25%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

QPR rank7th

Cardiff rank20th

QPR points13

Cardiff points7

QPR: #7 · 13 pts · GD +3

2 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cardiff: #20 · 7 pts · GD -2

8 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

QPR last 5 home

D L W D

Points5/12

Weighted index37

Goals4-4

Record1-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff last 5 away

L L L D

Points1/12

Weighted index3

Goals3-7

Record0-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

QPR trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

QPR score at home50%

QPR clean sheet at home25%

Cardiff score away50%

Cardiff clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

QPR score first25%

QPR win after scoring first100%

Cardiff score first25%

Cardiff win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: QPR 50% · Cardiff 0%

Avg first goal minute: QPR 36.0' · Cardiff 19.0'

Vs league average

QPR score at home1.00 vs 1.63

QPR concede at home1.00 vs 1.24

Cardiff score away0.75 vs 1.24

Cardiff concede away1.75 vs 1.63

QPR score 39% below league average, while Cardiff score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: QPR are 20% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

QPR goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Cardiff goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36' ⚽

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36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Burrell

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Cian Ashford

1st substitution · For: C. Willock

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Scanlon

2nd substitution · For: K. Bielik

47'

47' O. Tanner

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Burrell

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Edwards

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Madsen

1st substitution · For: J. Varane

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Lamptey

2nd substitution · For: J. Clarke-Salter

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Mbengue

3rd substitution · For: K. Adamson

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Kamara

4th substitution · For: D. Cirkin

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

P. Ng

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Tanner

77'

77' P. Ng

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Moylan

3rd substitution · For: J. Colwill

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Lloyd

5th substitution · For: I. Chair

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Robertson

4th substitution · For: C. Robinson

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ O. Tanner

5th substitution · For: I. Davies

QPR vs Cardiff 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

QPR beat Cardiff 2-1 on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Tim Robinson. It was played at MATRADE Loftus Road.

First half: QPR took the lead at 36' when R. Burrell scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 46', with Cian Ashford replacing C. Willock. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Scanlon replacing K. Bielik. O. Tanner received a yellow card for Cardiff at 47'. QPR extended the lead at 53' when R. Burrell scored, with the assist credited to R. Edwards, making the score 2-0. QPR made their 1st substitution at 71', with N. Madsen replacing J. Varane. QPR made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. Lamptey replacing J. Clarke-Salter. QPR made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Mbengue replacing K. Adamson. QPR made their 4th substitution at 72', with G. Kamara replacing D. Cirkin. Cardiff reduced the deficit at 75' when P. Ng scored, with the assist credited to O. Tanner, making the score 2-1. P. Ng received a yellow card for Cardiff at 77'. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Moylan replacing J. Colwill. QPR made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Lloyd replacing I. Chair. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 89', with A. Robertson replacing C. Robinson. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 89', with O. Tanner replacing I. Davies.

QPR used 5 substitutions while Cardiff used 5 substitutions. Cardiff got 2 yellow cards.