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Q.P.R. prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 31 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Loftus Road was just last season, in August 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Q.P.R. | 0-2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 17 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Rangers, with 5 goals against.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Bluebirds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Q.P.R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 22 points from their 15 games so far. Cardiff City's total of 25 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Q.P.R. are starting to turn Loftus Road into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Cardiff City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |