MATCH THREAD ' QPR v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD '

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Vital Preview - QPR v Cardiff

Cardiff's Championship season continues against QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday; with this a 5:15pm kick-off for Sky Sports coverage.

The Bluebird made sure on Capital One Cup progression in midweek, adding that to a one-one draw with Fulham at the Cardiff City Stadium last Saturday. We had Craig Noone to thank of both instances!

QPR's England international, and seemingly in-demand Charlie Austin (minor niggle) needs to come through a fitness test and could join Jamie Mackie (groin) in missing out.

Clint Hill, Paul Konchesky, Tjaronn Chery and Massimo Luongo were all rested for QPR's midweek League Cup win at Yeovil but should return.

Russell Slade will almost certainly bring Noone back into the starting XI with Kenwyne Jones (calf) a possibility to return having come on as a sub in the one-nil win over AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Bruno Manga (knee) and Ben Turner (ankle) will sit out again but are inching closer to a return.

Having won 13 of the last 17-matches against Cardiff at Loftus Road QPR will be the favourites to win on Saturday however the Bluebird can count a record of just one defeat in the last nine away games....

Cardiff will hope for a positive result, but will this happen?

Whatever line up Slade goes with expectancy will be high.

Apparently this forum and it's Moderators are too negative so..

QPR 1-3 Cardiff City

Two from Kenwyne Jones, the best striker in the Championship apparently, and one from Anthony Pilkington.

Kenwyne Jones is fit

QPR 1-2 Cardiff City

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Good thread from Mason.

QPR have won 13 of their last 17 home league encounters with Cardiff City (L4), keeping 10 clean sheets in the process.

Cardiff have conceded two goals in three of their last four matches against QPR (W1 D1 L2).

The Bluebirds have lost only once on the road in their last nine away games (W5 D3).

QPR have won just once at Loftus Road in the league in 2015, albeit in their most recent contest with Newcastle (D2 L6).

Cardiff have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight league games.

Charlie Austin has scored just one goal in his last 11 appearances in all competitions at Loftus Road.

Read more: http://www.qpr.vitalfootball.co.uk/matc ... z3ipbfoAkL

QPR have won 13 of their last 17 home league encounters with Cardiff City (L4), keeping 10 clean sheets in the process.

Cardiff have conceded two goals in three of their last four matches against QPR (W1 D1 L2).

The Bluebirds have lost only once on the road in their last nine away games (W5 D3).

QPR have won just once at Loftus Road in the league in 2015, albeit in their most recent contest with Newcastle (D2 L6).

Cardiff have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight league games.

Charlie Austin has scored just one goal in his last 11 appearances in all competitions at Loftus Road.

Read more: http://www.qpr.vitalfootball.co.uk/matc ... z3ipbfoAkL

This is very interesting. Thanks! I didn't realise Austin only had 1 in last 11 at Loftus Road for example. Puts a slightly different complexion on it for me now.

It all depends on stingy defence and generous attack. Can't wait now.

CCFC Team News
Ben Turner and Bruno Manga still absent
Kenwyne Jones has recovered from his knock
Craig Noone could start after this week's heroics



QPR Team news
Charlie Austin expected to be fit
Ex Bluebird Jay Emmanuel-Thomas could start

Predicted lineups
QPR: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Hill, Konchesky, Phillips, Faurlin, Luongo, Mackie, Chery, Austin.

CCFC: Moore, Peltier, Morrison, Connolly, Malone, Noone, Dikgacoi, Whittingham, Ralls, Revell, Mason.

QPR HOME
QPR have scored 1 goal or less in 12 of their last 20 home games, going on to win 1, draw 4 and lose 7 of these matches.

QPR have conceded 1 goal or less in 11 of their last 20 home games, going on to win 4, draw 4 and lose 3 of these matches.

In their last 20 home matches, QPR have scored 1.2 goals per game and conceded 1.2 goals per game on average.
LAST 20 HOME
LAST 20 OVERALL
0 GOALS0-10-10-10-20-00-01 GOAL1-21-21-21-11-11-02 GOALS2-32-22-22-02-02-13 GOALS3-23-24+ GOALS

QPR 2 Cardiff City 2

Good to see a lot of the regular faces back

I will be genuinly shocked if we get anything from this.

Sammy ameobi has to start!.

Moore
Peltier Morrison Connolly Malone
Pilkington Dikgacoi Whittingham Ralls
Mason Revell

Wilson
Fabio
Gunnarsson
Noone
Ameobi
Doyle
Jones

City v QPR: Moore, Peltier, Malone, Connolly, Morrison, Whittingham, Dikgacoi, Ralls, Pilkington, Mason, Revell.

We must be doing headers all the time in training.

15 minute mark: About 50/50. Both teams have had reasonable chances. Pilkington was put through but closed down by the QPR keeper forcing a rushed finished that went no where.

Two average teams just like last week.
Whitts poor. Should at least have Ralls in the middle & Noone out wide...

One nil qpr

Half hour mark: 0-1 Cardiff were edging it then we give a soft goal away. Now once again we give ourselves an upward struggle.

Dreadful, two crap teams, Peltier and Connolly dire, Moore is NOT good enough

Very poor from Morrison on that corner.

Fair play. Peltier is shocking, remind me why Fabio is on the bench behind this scouse clown? Honest to God

Morrison is absolute dogshit.

We look very poor

The team are playing like they are at the end of a long season with nothing left to play for! Pure muck

Morrison is absolute dogshit.

He's not even that good

Hill got away from Morrison again

General play isn't bad, but we cannot defend set pieces at all.

Jones and noone on now