Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington

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
2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
09 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
03 May Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
26 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Watford FC A 1–2 L
09 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
03 May Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
26 Apr Burnley FC H 0–5 L
21 Apr Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
18 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–1 W

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' The game is set. Watford FC kicks off things out of here…
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

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

2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC

Watford FC Form

2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-05-03 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-04-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-04-18 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–5 Burnley FC L 2025-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC46% Draw26% Queens Park Rangers FC28%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
54%
Watford FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC32% Draw45% Queens Park Rangers FC23%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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