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Q.P.R. face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 7 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 25 May | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | D2PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Q.P.R. | 0 - 4 | Cardiff City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Bluebirds have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rangers's have scored 13 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Cardiff City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 17 games giving them a return of 36 points. Q.P.R. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Q.P.R. not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Cardiff City will ease to victory over the Rangers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Q.P.R. | 5 games since last defeat. |