Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jarred Gillett
- Referee Paul Hodskinson
- Referee Gavin Ward
- Referee Philip Dermott
4 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 8.5 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City AFC | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham United FC | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City FC | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City FC | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic FC | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham City FC | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall FC | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln City FC | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 8 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham AFC | 8 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 8 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 8 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich City FC | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield United FC | 8 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth FC | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford FC | 8 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 8 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County FC | 8 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston North End FC | 8 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley FC | 8 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Jan | Millwall FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Jan | Stoke City FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Jan | Barnsley FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Jan | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 09 Jan | Manchester United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | Watford FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 23 Jan | Derby County FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Jan | Cardiff City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Jan | Luton Town FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 09 Jan | Fulham FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 29 Dec | Norwich City FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Watford FC | Queens Park Rangers FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #6 |
| 8 | Points | 13 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 3 / 4 / 1 |
| 7 | Scored | 10 |
| 10 | Conceded | 7 |
| -3 | GD | +3 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.63 |
| 25% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
Watford FC this season
25%
Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Watford FC
| Amin Nabizada | 3 G |
| Iker Bravo | 1 G |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 1 G |
Queens Park Rangers FC
| Ilias Chair | 2 G | 1 A |
| Rumarn Burrell | 2 G | 1 A |
| Koki Saito | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 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' Francisco Sierralta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 31 cards already picked up this season.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Queens Park Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' Lee Wallace is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
- 39' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Queens Park Rangers FC's shape.
- 44' Nathaniel Chalobah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 28 Yellow cards this season.
- 49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Warburton will be considering his options from the bench.
- 52' Troy Deeney does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
- 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Francisco Sierralta on 54 minutes.
- 59' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 64' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 405 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 67' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Johansen departs to be replaced by Chris Willock.
- 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 73' A stunning finish from Charlie Austin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Cleverley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
- 82' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Ilias Chair departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
- 83' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Jeremy Ngakia is withdrawn and Ben Wilmot gets his opportunity.
- 84' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Nathaniel Chalobah is withdrawn and Philip Zinckernagel gets his opportunity.
- 89' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Macauley Bonne by George Thomas on 89 minute.
- 90' Queens Park Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Albert Adomah on 90.
- 90' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
-
19
Will Hughes ↓ Ken Sema 67'
- 14
- 9
- 32
- 23
- 5
- 31
- 26
-
10
Joao Pedro ↓ Andre Gray 67'
-
3
Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ben Wilmot 83'
Bench
-
12
Ken Sema ↑ 67'
-
6
Ben Wilmot ↑ 83'
- 15
-
18
Andre Gray ↑ 67'
- 33
- 40
- 41
- 44
-
7
Philip Zinckernagel ↑ 84'
Coach
Xisco Munoz
Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Macauley Bonne ↓ George Thomas 89'
- 20
-
45
Charlie Austin ↓ Albert Adomah 82'
-
14
Stefan Johansen ↓ Chris Willock 67'
-
10
Ilias Chair ↓ Charlie Kelman 82'
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 13
- 12
- 3
Bench
- 1
- 25
- 24
- 26
-
37
Albert Adomah ↑ 82'
-
19
George Thomas ↑ 89'
-
29
Charlie Kelman ↑ 82'
-
21
Chris Willock ↑ 67'
Coach
Mark Warburton
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Imran Louza | 2 |
| Ilias Chair | 2 |
| Albert Adomah | 2 |
| Jake Livermore | 2 |
| Joao Pedro | 1 |
| Paul Smyth | 1 |
| Tim Iroegbunam | 1 |
| Rayan Kolli | 1 |
Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Queens Park Rangers FC Form
2021-02-01
Watford FC
1–2
Queens Park Rangers FC
W
2021-01-23
Queens Park Rangers FC
0–1
Derby County FC
L
2021-01-20
Cardiff City FC
0–1
Queens Park Rangers FC
W
2021-01-12
Luton Town FC
0–2
Queens Park Rangers FC
W
2021-01-09
Queens Park Rangers FC
0–2
Fulham FC
L
2020-12-29
Norwich City FC
1–1
Queens Park Rangers FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.79
Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11
Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for:
Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Queens Park Rangers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 2.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
71%
Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.5%
0 – 1
15.3%
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
1.3%
Asian Handicap — Watford FC
| Handicap | Watford FC covers | Push | Queens Park Rangers FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 16% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +1 | 59% | 24% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
46%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.