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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Tony Harrington

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 12.9 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
03 May	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
18 Apr	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
09 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
03 May	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
26 Apr	Burnley FC	H	0–5	L
21 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Watford FC and Queens Park Rangers FC get this one started.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Albert Adomah	2
Jake Livermore	2
Imran Louza	2
Ilias Chair	2
Matheus Martins	1
Charlie Austin	1
Lyndon Dykes	1
Troy Deeney	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-05-03 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-04-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-04-18 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–5 Burnley FC L 2025-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC37% Draw28% Queens Park Rangers FC35%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

63%

Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC23% Draw48% Queens Park Rangers FC29%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.8%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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