Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#15 Position #16
58 Points 57
46 Played 46
16 / 10 / 20 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17
61 Scored 53
73 Conceded 65
-12 GD -12
1.26 PPG 1.24
35% Win % 30%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Queens Park Rangers FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Queens Park Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' It’s high time Edward Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' 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 Amadou Salif Mbengue suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' That looks like a foul for a card for Edoardo Bove.
  • 26' Goal! Rayan Kolli scores his 6 goal in 378 matches.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rayan Kolli on 29.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Jimmy Dunne.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 378 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luca Kjerrumgaard made 358 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Rayan Kolli is replaced by Daniel Bennie on 46 minute.
  • 49' Pierre Ekwah is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 54' Watford FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Imran Louza scoring 1 goals.
  • 57' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Nestor Irankunda departs to be replaced by Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 61' Paul Smyth is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 62' Saba Goglichidze is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 63' What a strike from Paul Smyth! The score is 2-0.
  • 68' It looks surprising Queens Park Rangers FC does not make any changes. Vivaldo Semedo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Paul Smyth departs to be replaced by Koki Saito.
  • 77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 79' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Harvey Vale departs to be replaced by Kwame Poku.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Richard Kone gets a card.
  • 85' What a strike from Imran Louza! The score is 2-1.
  • 85' The whistle greets Saba Goglichidze as he departs to be replaced by Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
  • 90' Kwame Poku was booked on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Queens Park Rangers FC players.

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
1.8 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC48% Draw25% Watford FC27%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Watford FC
52%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Watford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC34% Draw43% Watford FC23%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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