Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 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

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 #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)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
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' Welcome to Vicarage Road that hosts another battle between Watford FC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 1' Goal! Tom Dele-Bashiru scores his 12 goal in 362 matches.
  • 6' Sam Field has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 381 appearances.
  • 11' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 405 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Imran Louza gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Northern Ireland international Paul Smyth has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Daniel Bachmann is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' What a moment for Matheus Martins! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' Assisted by Ryan Porteous with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vakoun Bayo makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 45' James Morris catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 46 minute. Paul Smyth leaves to be changed by Stephen Duke-McKenna.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Morgan Fox, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Sinclair Armstrong catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. 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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sam Field.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Field argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Martins departs to be replaced by Edo Kayembe.
  • 87' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Elijah Dixon-Bonner gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Andre Dozzell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

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
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

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
1.34 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC44% Draw29% Queens Park Rangers FC27%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
56%
Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC30% Draw50% Queens Park Rangers FC20%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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