GolVolt — Cardiff City vs Queens Park Rangers: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Jack Moylan: 5 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG3.22

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.2).

Last time

Last meeting, 2 September: Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City 2:1

WDW

Rumarn Burrell: 2 goals. Queens Park Rangers are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Richard Kone: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Cardiff City have scored in 5 matches in a row

WLWDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Jack Moylan

Cardiff City · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.13avg rating

Last match, Birmingham City: rating 7.8.

Paul Smyth

Queens Park Rangers · forward

3goals 1assist 7.07avg rating

Last match, Swansea City: 1 assist, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Cardiff City at home and Queens Park Rangers away, as in this match.

Cardiff City

at home · 10

5W3D2L2.1scored per match1.3conceded per match

Queens Park Rangers

away · 10

3W4D3L1.1scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 2 Sep 2026 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 2:1 Cardiff City Burrell 36', 53' · Ng 74'

0wins

1 draw1.7 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Cardiff City (4-2-3-1, last: Birmingham City) · Queens Park Rangers (4-4-2, last: Swansea City).

Official around 19:45, Wed 21 Apr

NTTrott PNNg WFFish JBBagan CSScanlon ARRobertson JMMoylan OTTanner JCColwill CAAshford YSSalech PCCharles KAAdamson JDDunne REEdwards BKKemper KPPoku JVVarane GKKamara HVVale RKKone PSSmyth

Cardiff CityQueens Park Rangers

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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