Saturday , 14 November 2026

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Queens Park Rangers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Loftus Road 17,532 HT 45' · FT 45'
Rayan Kolli 26' 1–0
Paul Smyth 63' 2–0
2–1 85' Imran Louza
Y 23' Edoardo Bove
Rayan Kolli 29' Y
Jimmy Dunne 30' Y
Y 49' Pierre Ekwah
Paul Smyth 61' Y
Y 62' Saba Goglichidze
Richard Kone 84' Y
Amadou Salif Mbengue 87' Y
Kwame Poku 90' Y
Y 90' Imran Louza

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne
4 games this season 🟨 7.3/game ⚽ 23.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
2
4
Queens Park Rangers FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC 2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Watford FC H 2–1 W
21 Mar Portsmouth FC H 6–1 W
14 Mar Leicester City FC A 3–1 W
11 Mar Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
08 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–4 L
28 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
21 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–0 D
17 Mar Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W
14 Mar Stoke City FC A 1–3 L
10 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
27 Feb Bristol City FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC Watford FC
#8 Position #20
24 Points 15
15 Played 15
6 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
24 Scored 13
18 Conceded 23
+6 GD -10
1.60 PPG 1.00
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
3/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
Richard Kone 5 G 1 A
Paul Smyth 3 G 1 A
Jimmy Dunne 3 G
Ilias Chair 2 G 1 A
Rumarn Burrell 2 G 1 A
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Queens Park Rangers FC and Watford FC is underway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kieran Morgan made 389 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Queens Park Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Queens Park Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amadou Salif Mbengue, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' Edoardo Bove is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
  • 26' Rayan Kolli doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 29.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a card for Jimmy Dunne.
  • 35' Giorgi Chakvetadze is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 40' Queens Park Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Nampalys Mendy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Rayan Kolli by Daniel Bennie on 46 minute.
  • 49' Pierre Ekwah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 49.
  • 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Walsh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mamadou Doumbia is hanging Nestor Irankunda on the field on 57 minute.
  • 61' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Paul Smyth gets a card.
  • 62' Saba Goglichidze picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Against the run of play, Paul Smyth has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' It’s high time Edward Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Koki Saito has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Smyth on 72 minute.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Harvey Vale by Kwame Poku on 79 minute.
  • 84' Richard Kone picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Imran Louza makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 85' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Saba Goglichidze departs to be replaced by Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 87' Amadou Salif Mbengue was booked on 87.
  • 90' That is a card for Queens Park Rangers FC. Kwame Poku will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

Watford FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ilias Chair 2
Albert Adomah 2
Jake Livermore 2
Imran Louza 2
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1
Ben Wilmot 1
Matheus Martins 1
Charlie Austin 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC 2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2026-03-11 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-03-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-02-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L

Watford FC Form

2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-17 Watford FC 3–1 Wrexham AFC W 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2026-03-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-02-27 Bristol City FC 1–2 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC55% Draw24% Watford FC21%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Watford FC
45%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC41% Draw43% Watford FC16%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.