Match Report
The table read 3rd (Queens Park Rangers, 10 pts) against 22nd (Cardiff City, 3 pts), 7 points apart. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Queens Park Rangers ran at 1.4 scored and 0.8 conceded, Cardiff City at 1.2 and 1.8.
Defeat had not touched Queens Park Rangers in 10 games.
GioScore's database holds 23 meetings between the two: 13 for Queens Park Rangers, 5 for Cardiff City and 5 drawn, at 2.48 goals per meeting. Only 39% of these meetings ended in a home win. Where history says 2.48 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.6.
T. Robinson took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. MATRADE Loftus Road, capacity 18,500, hosted the game. Queens Park Rangers led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Queens Park Rangers: Rumarn Burrell (36'), Rumarn Burrell (53') · Cardiff City: Perry Ng (75')
Key stats
Possession: Queens Park Rangers 36% · Cardiff City 64% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-4