Cardiff have halted a concerning run of defeats with two consecutive draws but are still placed precariously in the league standings ahead of this Boxing Day clash.
QPR will be energised after such an important victory against Preston and with the return of playmaker Chair imminent, Critchley should be able to continue his perfect start to life as R's boss in Wales on Monday.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 42.19%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 29.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.36%) and 2-0 (8.17%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood.
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