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Cardiff City will make the journey from the Welsh capital to London on Wednesday night when they take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in the Championship.
Both sides have made unbeaten starts to the new campaign, with QPR coming from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park while Cardiff were held to an entertaining 2-2 draw by Sheffield United in South Wales.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City key stats
- Cardiff City have won just two of their last 10 away games at Loftus Road.
- Only one side has conceded fewer goals than Julien Stephan's team so far this season.
- The Bluebirds have drawn all three of their league outings.
- Cardiff have not kept a clean sheet in the league since April.
Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City preview: Will both sides maintain their unbeaten starts?
Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City — Tale of the Tape
| Queens Park Rangers | vs | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Position | 13th |
| 7 | Points | 3 |
| 5 | Goals For | 5 |
| 2 | Goals Against | 5 |
| 1 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
| 16th / 2nd | Home / Away Rank | 12th / 13th |
Queens Park Rangers have made an encouraging start under Julien Stephan, collecting seven points from their opening three league matches and establishing themselves among the early promotion contenders.
The Rs began with a goalless draw against Bolton Wanderers before recording back-to-back victories over Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers, although both wins required them to recover from losing positions.
Their latest comeback came at Ewood Park last Saturday, where Paul Smyth and Jimmy Dunne struck in the second half to overturn an early Blackburn lead and maintain QPR's unbeaten league record.
Stephan's side have also impressed defensively, conceding just twice across their opening three matches, with only one team in the division boasting a better defensive record.
Cardiff City have also avoided defeat since returning to the Championship, although they are still waiting for their first victory after drawing all three of their league fixtures.
Brian Barry-Murphy's side were involved in another entertaining contest on Saturday, taking an early lead against Sheffield United through Jack Moylan before falling behind just five minutes later and eventually drawing level through Cian Ashford before half-time.
The Bluebirds have shown plenty of resilience during their return to the second tier, but they will now be looking to turn their promising performances into victories as they travel to West London this week.
Cardiff can take confidence from their recent record against QPR, having avoided defeat in their last three meetings, although they have won just two of their previous 10 visits to Loftus Road.
Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City form guide & betting tips
| Queens Park Rangers | vs | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
WDW |
Form | DDD |
| 7 | Points | 3 |
| 4th | Form Table | 13th |
| 5 | Goals For | 5 |
| 2 | Goals Against | 5 |
LWDW |
Form (All Comps) | WDDLD |
Whispers predicts: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Cardiff City
QPR have made the more convincing start and boast the better defensive record, but Cardiff have shown enough attacking threat and resilience to trouble the hosts.
We are backing Both Teams to Score – Yes, which is priced at 4/6, while our 1-1 correct score prediction is available at 6/1.
With Cardiff yet to keep a clean sheet in the league and QPR having conceded in two of their three Championship games, we expect both sides to find the net at Loftus Road.
> Both teams to score at 4/6 | Likelihood: Probable
> Under 2.5 goals at 11/10 | Likelihood: Probable
> Illias Chair to score or assist at 9/4 | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score 1-1 at 6/1 | Likelihood: Outsider