QPR vs Cardiff

2 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Rumarn Burrell 36’, 53’
  • Perry Ng 75’

Match summary

QPR beat Cardiff 2-1. QPR led 1-0 at half-time.

Rumarn Burrell put QPR ahead from a corner in the 36th minute, Burrell made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, and Perry Ng pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: QPR created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Cardiff's 0.60 from 9.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%
20 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 4
342 Passes 583
78.9% Pass accuracy 88.3%
13 Tackles 12
10 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 0

Key events

QPR Cardiff
Kick-off
Corner
7’
11’
Yousef SalechShot on target
24’
Corner
27’
Corner
Corner
35’
Rumarn BurrellRight foot shot1-0 (QPR)
36’
40’
Perry NgShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
47’
Rumarn BurrellRight foot shot2-0 (QPR)
53’
Alfie LloydShot on target
55’
65’
Corner
66’
Corner
Tariq LampteyShot on target
68’
74’
Perry Ng2-1 (Cardiff)
Corner
76’
77’
Perry NgHandball
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.60 36’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), 1-0 36’ 53’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), 2-0 53’ 75’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 2-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.60 36’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), 1-0 Burrell 36’ 53’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), 2-0 Burrell 53’ 75’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 2-1 Ng 75’
QPR 2.09 xGCardiff 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking QPR attacking 
58’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 7’ Ronnie Edwards (QPR), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 53’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 85’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 55’ Koki Saito (QPR), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 28’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 36’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 55’ Alfie Lloyd (QPR), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 82’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Ilias Chair (QPR), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Alfie Lloyd (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Jack Moylan (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Alfie Lloyd (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Tariq Lamptey (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 8’ Jimmy Dunne (QPR), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Jack Moylan (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Jonathan Varane (QPR), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 7’ Ronnie Edwards (QPR), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 53’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 85’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 55’ Koki Saito (QPR), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 28’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 36’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), from a corner, 0.16 xG, goal 55’ Alfie Lloyd (QPR), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 82’ Joel Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Ilias Chair (QPR), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 70’ Alex Robertson (Cardiff), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 16’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Alfie Lloyd (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Jack Moylan (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Alfie Lloyd (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Tariq Lamptey (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 8’ Jimmy Dunne (QPR), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Harvey Vale (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Jack Moylan (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Rumarn Burrell (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Yousef Salech (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Jonathan Varane (QPR), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

QPR 4-4-2 Starting XI
Charles
Mbengue 72’
Dunne
Edwards
Lamptey 72’
Vale
Saito
Kamara 72’
Madsen 71’
Burrell 2
Lloyd 81’
Cardiff 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Trott
Bagan
Scanlon 46’
Osho
Ng
Robertson 89’
Ashford 46’
Colwill
Moylan 80’
Tanner 89’
Salech

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 1 27 – – – – –
Defenders7 players
Amadou Salif Mbengue Taken off
72′ – 4 – 2 1 28 – – – –
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 44 – – – –
90′ – 2 – 1 1 21 1 – 1 –
Tariq Lamptey Taken off
72′ 3 – – 7 – 21 1 – – –
Jake Clarke-Salter Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – 1 1 2 – – – –
Dennis Cirkin Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 1 – 2 – 3 – – – –
Kealey Adamson Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 1 – 1 – 5 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 43 3 – 3 1 4 – – –
Glen Kamara Taken off
72′ – – 40 2 – 1 3 1 1 – –
Nicolas Madsen Taken off
71′ – – 27 1 – 1 3 2 1 1 –
90′ – – 33 4 – 1 – 3 1 – –
Alfie Lloyd Taken off
81′ – – 20 – – – – 4 – 2 –
Jonathan Varane Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 6 – – 1 – 3 – 1 –
Ilias Chair Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
90′ 2 – 6 2 0.79 – 3 6 3 15 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

QPR win 47% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83
Cardiff win 28% Avg odds 3.37

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.