Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 20,087 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1' 1–0
Imran Louza 20' 2–0
Matheus Martins 38' 3–0
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 43' 4–0
James Morris 45' Y
Y 67' Sinclair Armstrong
Y 76' Sam Field

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Akil Howson
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

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

4
2
5
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Queens Park Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-03-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 4–0 W
08 May Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
29 Apr Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
22 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
19 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–3 L
15 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Watford FC A 0–4 L
08 May Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
29 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr Burnley FC A 2–1 W
19 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr Coventry City FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Watford FC have kicked off against Queens Park Rangers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1' Tom Dele-Bashiru doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 6' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' GOAL! Imran Louza fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 25' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It looks surprising Queens Park Rangers FC does not make any changes. Paul Smyth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matheus Martins makes it 3-0.
  • 43' The Ivory Coast Vakoun Bayo breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 4-0!
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Morris.
  • 46' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stephen Duke-McKenna is hanging Paul Smyth on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Vakoun Issouf Bayo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 67' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Livermore is hanging Imran Louza on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' 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 Jake Livermore suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sam Field.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sam Field.
  • 82' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Matheus Martins by Edo Kayembe on 82 minute.
  • 87' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 398 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Andre Dozzell is replaced by Elijah Dixon-Bonner on 90 minute.
  • Watford FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Imran Louza 2
Ilias Chair 2
Albert Adomah 2
Jake Livermore 2
Etienne Capoue 1
Tom Dele-Bashiru 1
Ben Wilmot 1
Matheus Martins 1

Head to Head

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

Watford FC Form

2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-22 Hull City AFC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-04-29 Stoke City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-04-22 Burnley FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-04-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-04-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC50% Draw25% Queens Park Rangers FC25%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
50%
Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC37% Draw43% Queens Park Rangers FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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