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Q.P.R. prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Loftus Road at lunchtime on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 18 wins out of 27 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Loftus Road was two seasons ago, in November 2002, where Cardiff City annihilated the Rangers 0-4 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 25 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | D2P |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Q.P.R. | 0-4 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Q.P.R. | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 25 Aug | Q.P.R. | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Rangers, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Q.P.R., Cardiff City are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Bluebirds's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Q.P.R.'s total of 33 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Cardiff City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Q.P.R. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Rangers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |