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Q.P.R. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 less than a year ago, in May 2005, the Bluebirds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 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. | D2PO |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City 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 11 goals for the Bluebirds, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Cardiff City, Q.P.R. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rangers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 58 points from their 39 games so far. Q.P.R. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 48 points from their 38 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Rangers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Q.P.R. | Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |