Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Queens Park Rangers FC

3 – 1

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Watford FC

Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 12:30 UTC Loftus Road 17,268 HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Frey 5' 1–0

Jimmy Dunne 37' 2–0

2–1 55' Kenneth Paal og

Sam Field 56' 3–1

Michael Frey 31' Y

Y 38' Daniel Bachmann

Morgan Fox 47' Y

Y 70' Edo Kayembe

Y 82' Giorgi Chakvetadze

Sam Field 83' Y

Paul Smyth 86' Y

Y 89' Festy Ebosele

Overview

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

Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Carl Fitch-Jackson
Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 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

Queens Park Rangers FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-03-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Watford FC	H	3–1	W
29 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
21 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	2–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
29 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
21 Dec	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D

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' Three points are at stake. Queens Park Rangers FC host Watford FC — let the battle begin!
5' Queens Park Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael Frey on 5.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Rocco Vata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Kieran Morgan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' The referee calls foul for Michael Frey. He receives a card.
36' Queens Park Rangers FC currently sit 17 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' Goal! Jimmy Dunne scores his 18 goal in 357 matches.
38' Poor challenge from Daniel Bachmann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
43' Matthew Pollock is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Fox on 47.
52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
55' Kenneth Paal makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Queens Park Rangers FC are in front.
56' Sam Field is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Clarke-Salter is hanging Morgan Fox on the field on 62 minute.
63' Rayan Kolli gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Michael Frey and will look to change the dynamic.
66' The whistle greets Tom Ince as he departs to be replaced by Rocco Vata.
70' It’s gonna be a card for Edo Kayembe.
75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Queens Park Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
77' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Ilias Chair is replaced by Koki Saito.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Giorgi Chakvetadze on 82 minutes.
83' Sam Field picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' A moment of madness from Paul Smyth on 86 minutes earns him a card. Queens Park Rangers FC will be frustrated.
89' A moment of madness from Festy Ebosele on 89 minutes earns him a card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
90' Jack Colback gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Sam Field and will look to change the dynamic.
3-1 the final result. Watford FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jack Colback ↑ 90'
6
Jake Clarke-Salter ↑ 62'
24
Nicolas Madsen ↑ 77'
13
Joe Walsh
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner
14
Koki Saito ↑ 77'
28
Alfie Lloyd
26
Rayan Kolli ↑ 63'
27
Daniel Bennie

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC W 2024-12-29 Norwich City FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-12-26 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-14 Bristol City FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-12-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W

Watford FC Form

2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-12-11 Hull City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.91 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.9 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC58% Draw24% Watford FC18%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Watford FC

42%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Watford FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC42% Draw44% Watford FC14%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

3 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	24%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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