Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Pedro 40' Y
Y 44' Stefan Johansen
Edo Kayembe 45' Y
Y 81' Seny Dieng
Hassane Kamara 84' Y
Y 85' Andre Dozzell
Christian Kabasele 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
5
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Queens Park Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-27 Watford FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-02-01 Watford FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-11-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Watford FC 2019-02-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–3 L
20 Aug Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
16 Aug Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Burnley FC H 1–0 W
08 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
01 Aug Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Watford FC A 3–2 W
20 Aug Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
16 Aug Blackpool FC H 0–1 L
13 Aug Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
06 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 3–2 W
30 Jul Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Queens Park Rangers FC
#19 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vicarage Road Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Watford FC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 10' Sam Field has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Ilias Chair doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jimmy Dunne is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 27' A goal from the Sweden international Ken Sema! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-1!
  • 31' Yaser Asprilla gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Rey Manaj and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 34' Chris Willock doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 39' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Joao Pedro. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Stefan Johansen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' Edo Kayembe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' GOAL! Joao Pedro scores on 50.
  • 55' Seny Dieng, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Lyndon Dykes has done his job and it is now time for Albert Adomah to step up.
  • 66' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Albert Adomah puts Queens Park Rangers FC on the lead.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Sinclair Armstrong is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ilias Chair at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Seny Dieng. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Mario Gaspar is withdrawn and Vakoun Issouf Bayo gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Andre Dozzell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Conor Masterson is replacing Stefan Johansen for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
  • 90' Christian Kabasele picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 2-3 the final result. Watford FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jake Livermore 2
Imran Louza 2
Ilias Chair 2
Albert Adomah 2
Troy Deeney 1
Jimmy Dunne 1
Chris Willock 1
Michael Frey 1

Head to Head

2022-08-27 Watford FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-02-01 Watford FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-11-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Watford FC 2019-02-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2022-08-27 Watford FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-12 Watford FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-01 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2022-08-27 Watford FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-08-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2022-08-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2022-08-13 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2022-08-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.77 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC31% Draw36% Queens Park Rangers FC33%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
69%
Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC18% Draw60% Queens Park Rangers FC22%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
22.4%
0 – 1
15.3%
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 3
1.9%
1 – 3
1.6%
3 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 19% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 22% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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