We think that a full week on the training ground will have helped QPR and we are backing the Hoops to return to winning ways on home turf. Cardiff are steadily improving under Morison but might not have quite enough to get anything here.
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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 Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 52.65%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 23.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.56%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.