Saturday , 14 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Queens Park Rangers FC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road.
  • 1' Tom Dele-Bashiru adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 6' 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.
  • 11' It’s high time Gareth Ainsworth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' Andre Dozzell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Imran Louza gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Ireland international Sinclair Armstrong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' Matheus Martins doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 43' Vakoun Bayo does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 45' Poor challenge from James Morris. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Stephen Duke-McKenna gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Paul Smyth and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Watford FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Queens Park Rangers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 393 games and scored 421 goals.
  • 61' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' Jeremy Ngakia, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 67' Watford FC ring the changes. Imran Louza has done his job and it is now time for Jake Livermore to step up.
  • 72' Osman Kakay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Field is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Field on 77.
  • 82' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Martins departs to be replaced by Edo Kayembe.
  • 87' 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 Paul Smyth suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Andre Dozzell is replaced by Elijah Dixon-Bonner on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Queens Park Rangers FC.

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
Ken Sema 1
Sam Field 1
Joao Pedro 1
Paul Smyth 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
1.44 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC42% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC31%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
58%
Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC29% Draw47% Queens Park Rangers FC24%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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