QPR vs Cardiff

1 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Paul Smyth 52’
  • Dimitris Goutas 16’
  • Perry Ng 74’

Match summary

Cardiff won 2-1 away at QPR. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

Dimitris Goutas put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 16th minute, Paul Smyth equalised in the 52nd minute, and Perry Ng won it with a header in the 74th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: QPR created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Cardiff 0.53 from 10.

Match stats

QPR Cardiff
8 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 0.53
0.77 Non-penalty xG 0.53

Key events

QPR Cardiff
Kick-off
16’
Dimitris Goutas0-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time0-1
Paul Smyth1-1 (QPR)
52’
74’
Perry Ng1-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

QPR
  • Lyndon Dykes
  • Morgan Fox
Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Mark McGuinness
  • Jamilu Collins
  • Jonathan Panzo
  • Ebou Adams

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.53 16’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), 0-1 16’ 52’ Paul Smyth (QPR), 1-1 52’ 74’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 1-2 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.53 16’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), 0-1 Goutas 16’ 52’ Paul Smyth (QPR), 1-1 Smyth 52’ 74’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), 1-2 Ng 74’
QPR 0.77 xGCardiff 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking QPR attacking 
52’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 90’ Sinclair Armstrong (QPR), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 16’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 74’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Sam Field (QPR), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 90’ Sinclair Armstrong (QPR), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 16’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 74’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Sam Field (QPR), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Ryan Wintle (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Asmir Begović
90′ – – – – – – –
Reggie Cannon
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jake Clarke-Salter Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
Kenneth Paal
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Elijah Dixon-Bonner Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Andre Dozzell
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.34 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Ziyad Larkeche Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Rayan Kolli Came on as a substituteTaken off
44′ – – – – – – –
Albert Adomah Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Morgan Fox Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – –
Sinclair Armstrong Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 0.21 – – –
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 39% Avg odds 2.44
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.99
Cardiff win 29% Avg odds 3.25

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

Form going into the game

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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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.