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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 5

FA Cup · 2018-19
Fri 15 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FCFA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Head-to-Head

5
2
4
Queens Park Rangers FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Watford FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
09 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–4 L
05 Feb Portsmouth FC H 2–0 W
02 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
26 Jan Portsmouth FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
09 Feb Everton FC H 1–0 W
02 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D
30 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–2 L
26 Jan Newcastle United FC A 2–0 W
19 Jan Burnley FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
  • 5' Jose Holebas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Toni Leistner has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Etienne Capoue is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Queens Park Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' What composure from Etienne Capoue! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 46' Etienne Capoue makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at . Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Queens Park Rangers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomer Hemed is hanging Nahki Wells on the field on 71 minute.
  • 73' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' Adrian Mariappa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ken Sema on 74 minute.
  • 76' Adrian Mariappa was booked on 76.
  • 76' Pawel Wszolek makes way for Eberechi Eze at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 81' Watford FC have won 391 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 84' The whistle greets Grant Hall as he departs to be replaced by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 86' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, Watford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC29% Draw32% Watford FC39%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Watford FC
71%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Watford FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC20% Draw53% Watford FC27%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% 89%
-1 11% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% 72%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
33%
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
39%

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