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Q.P.R. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in May 2003, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in an Div. Two Play-Offs match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 51 from their 45 matches played. Q.P.R.'s 62 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Q.P.R. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Ninian Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Q.P.R. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |