QPR vs Cardiff match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 4 · Loftus Road Stadium, London · Ref Tim Robinson, England

QPR stats & fixtures · Cardiff stats & fixtures

QPR beat Cardiff 2–1 in the Championship on 2 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.09–0.60. Cardiff had 63% of the ball.

QPR vs Cardiff match statistics

QPRCardiff

37% Ball possession 63%
2.09 Expected goals (xG) 0.60
20 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 2
17 Shots inside the box 5
3 Corners 4
10 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 2
342 Passes 583
79% Pass accuracy 88%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

36' Goal R. Burrell QPR
47' Yellow card O. Tanner Cardiff
53' Goal R. Burrell (assist R. Edwards) QPR
75' Goal P. Ng (assist O. Tanner) Cardiff
77' Yellow card P. Ng Cardiff

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

QPR

Confirmed 4-4-2 Julien Stephan

1 P. Charles

48 T. Lamptey 5 R. Edwards 3 J. Dunne 27 A. S. Mbengue

14 K. Saito 24 N. Madsen 18 G. Kamara 20 H. Vale

16 R. Burrell 15 A. Lloyd

Bench C. Ward , D. Cirkin , K. Adamson , J. Clarke-Salter , I. Chair , J. Varane , J. Obikwu , P. Smyth , R. Kone

Cardiff

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Brian Barry-Murphy

1 N. Trott

23 C. Scanlon 3 J. Bagan 4 G. Osho 38 P. Ng

45 Cian Ashford 18 A. Robertson

8 J. Moylan 10 R. Colwill 11 O. Tanner

9 Y. Salech

Bench H. Tyrer , R. Kpakio , D. Turnbull , C. Willock , K. Bielik , J. Colwill , R. Tankiewicz , I. Davies , C. Robinson

Out and doubtful

C. Chambers Cardiff Out — Knee Injury
W. Fish Cardiff Out — Hernia
B. Kemper QPR Out — Ankle Injury
D. Lawlor Cardiff Out — Muscle Injury
K. Dembele QPR Out — Knee Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

QPR at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 6.5 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cardiff away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.6 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

QPR vs Cardiff head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
23 Jul 25	QPR v Cardiff	2–2
5 Apr 25	QPR v Cardiff	0–0
27 Nov 24	Cardiff v QPR	0–2
1 Jan 24	QPR v Cardiff	1–2
12 Aug 23	Cardiff v QPR	1–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full QPR vs Cardiff head-to-head record