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Watford v Queens Park Rangers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Vicarage Road, Watford

the Vicarage Road crowd welcome Queens Park Rangers's supporters on Saturday afternoon, as Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez's Watford clash with Julien Stephan's team in the Championship. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are included as well.

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Watford's next match is v Southampton at 15:00 on Saturday 30th August
Queens Park Rangers's next match is v Charlton at 12:30 on Saturday 30th August
The last English Championship meeting between Watford and QPR was on Saturday 16th August 2025
English Championship
August 16th 2025
Watford 2
1 QPR
 
L. Kjerrumgaard 19'45' K. Morgan
L. Kjerrumgaard 23'
 
WAT
QPR
Shots On
4
3
Shots Off
9
6
Corners
2
4
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
9
9
Yellow/red cards
1/1
2/0
 
WatfordQPR
 
E. Selvik
J. Ngakia
K. Keben
H. Kyprianou
I. Louza
L. Kjerrumgaardfootball iconfootball icon (M. Doumbia 74')
M. Bola (R. Andrews 74')
J. Abankwah
M. Sissoko
E. Kayembe (A. Dele-Bashiru 86')
N. Irankunda (K. Baah 56')
L. Morrison
S. Cook
(Ž. Celar 81') K. Dembélé
S. Field
I. Chair
(R. Kolli 46') P. Smyth
J. Walsh
(J. Henrique Mendes da Silva 61') A. Mbengue
football iconK. Morgan
(J. Varane 61') N. Hautorp Madsen
(R. Kone 70') R. Burrell

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Watford and QPR's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.33.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Watford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
49%
10/111/33
Draw
25%
5/211/1
QPR
26%
29/1090/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Watford 1-0
11%
6/117/4
Watford 2-1
9%
15/21/4
Watford 2-0
9%
8/116/5
QPR 1-0
8%
10/113/2
Draw 0-0
7%
17/25/1
QPR 2-1
6%
12/111/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/113/2
Watford 3-1
5%
16/111/2
Watford 3-0
5%
16/117/5
QPR 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Watford 3-2
3%
28/128/1
QPR 3-1
2%
33/128/1
Watford 4-1
2%
33/140/1
Watford 4-0
2%
33/115/2
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
11/101/5
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
8/1116/5
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/63/4
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/513/8
No 1st Goal
5%
17/25/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
5/610/11
BTTS - No
49%
5/64/5
BTTS - Home Win
21%
10/31/12
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/46/1
BTTS - Away Win
12%
7/140/1
Home/draw
74%
1/41/200
Away/draw
51%
5/610/1
Home/away
75%
2/71/40
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
4/111/2
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
11/57/5
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
11/47/1
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/71/16
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/155/1
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/121/200
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/160/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/401/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/141/9
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/15/1
Home DNB
67%
2/51/1000
Away DNB
43%
7/440/1
Watford win to nil
28%
9/4-
QPR win to nil
14%
11/2-
Watford / Watford
25%
21/101/25
Watford / QPR
3%
33/128/1
Watford / Draw
6%
14/110/1
Draw / Watford
16%
4/190/1
Draw / QPR
10%
15/2100/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/190/1
QPR / Watford
4%
22/11/50
QPR / QPR
13%
11/21/50
QPR / Draw
6%
14/11/50
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
QPR
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
M'Boro4400612 
Nov 1
Apr 25
Mar 7
Dec 13
2
West Brom4310310 
Oct 22
Apr 21
Dec 6
Dec 29
3
Stoke430159 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Sep 20
Jan 17
4
Leicester430139 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Dec 20
Mar 14
5
Coventry422088 
May 2
Oct 25
Jan 31
l
 
7-1A
6
Bristol C422058 
Nov 7
Feb 28
Apr 11
Oct 4
7
Swansea421127 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
Apr 21
Oct 22
8
Portsmouth421117 
Jan 21
Oct 1
Mar 21
Dec 26
9
Preston421117 
Nov 25
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
10
Birmingham421107 
Jan 1
Dec 1
Dec 9
Mar 10
11
Norwich420216 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Jan 1
Nov 29
12
Millwall4202-36 
Jan 17
Sep 22
Oct 18
Apr 18
13
Southampton412105 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
Nov 5
Feb 24
14
Watford412105 
-
-
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
15
Wrexham411204 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Jan 24
Sep 13
16
Charlton4112-24 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 7
17
Hull4112-44 
Sep 27
Jan 4
Nov 22
Feb 21
18
QPR4112-54 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
-
-
19
Blackburn4103-13 
Sep 13
Jan 24
Feb 14
Nov 26
20
Ipswich4031-13 
Feb 24
Nov 4
Nov 1
May 2
21
Derby4022-42 
Feb 21
Nov 22
Apr 25
Oct 25
22
Oxford Utd4013-31 
Oct 4
Apr 11
Oct 1
Jan 20
23
Sheff Wed4013-61 
Dec 9
Mar 10
Jan 4
Sep 27
24
Sheff Utd4004-60 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Feb 28
Nov 8
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 2Burnley
Watford1 - 0Hull
Watford0 - 0Plymouth
Watford1 - 0Swansea
Watford1 - 2Millwall
Watford2 - 0Luton
Watford0 - 4Leeds
Watford0 - 1Norwich
Watford1 - 2Preston
Watford1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Watford2 - 1Portsmouth
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Watford0 - 0QPR
Watford1 - 0Bristol C
Watford1 - 0Oxford Utd
Watford1 - 0Blackburn
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWatford0 - 1Charlton
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
AWatford1 - 2Blackburn
AWatford0 - 1Portsmouth
HWatford1 - 2Burnley
AWatford1 - 2West Brom
HWatford1 - 0Hull
AWatford1 - 2Bristol C
HWatford0 - 0Plymouth
AWatford0 - 1Oxford Utd
HWatford1 - 0Swansea
HWatford1 - 2Millwall
AWatford0 - 0Stoke
HWatford2 - 0Luton
AWatford1 - 0M'Boro
HWatford0 - 4Leeds
AWatford2 - 2Sunderland
HWatford0 - 1Norwich
AWatford1 - 2Coventry
HWatford1 - 2Preston
QPR 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sunderland0 - 1QPR
Preston1 - 2QPR
Oxford Utd1 - 3QPR
Stoke3 - 1QPR
M'Boro2 - 1QPR
West Brom1 - 0QPR
Portsmouth2 - 1QPR
Coventry1 - 0QPR
Millwall2 - 1QPR
Hull1 - 2QPR
Plymouth0 - 1QPR
Norwich1 - 1QPR
Swansea3 - 0QPR
Bristol C1 - 1QPR
Watford0 - 0QPR
Cardiff0 - 2QPR
Leeds2 - 0QPR
Burnley0 - 0QPR
Derby2 - 0QPR
Blackburn2 - 0QPR
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HQPR1 - 1Preston
AQPR1 - 0Sunderland
HQPR0 - 5Burnley
HQPR1 - 2Swansea
AQPR2 - 1Preston
HQPR1 - 1Bristol C
AQPR3 - 1Oxford Utd
HQPR0 - 0Cardiff
AQPR1 - 3Stoke
HQPR2 - 2Leeds
AQPR1 - 2M'Boro
AQPR0 - 1West Brom
HQPR1 - 2Sheff Utd
AQPR1 - 2Portsmouth
HQPR4 - 0Derby
AQPR0 - 1Coventry
HQPR2 - 1Blackburn
AQPR1 - 2Millwall
HQPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
AQPR2 - 1Hull
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 1998
Watford
QPR
Goals: Scored
26
15
Games: Scored
10 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
3 / 13
WAT
7
D
2
QPR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Draw0 - 0Draw
Watford4 - 0
2 - 3QPR
1 - 2QPR
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2QPR
Watford3 - 1
Watford3 - 0
2 - 4QPR
Watford3 - 1
Watford3 - 0
Watford3 - 1
Watford2 - 1
League games at QPR since 1999
QPR
Watford
Goals: Scored
17
15
Games: Scored
12 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
1 / 13
WAT
4
D
4
QPR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT QPR
QPR3 - 1
1 - 2Watford
QPR1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
QPR2 - 1
1 - 3Watford
QPR1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Watford
QPR3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Watford
Goal Statistics
Watford 11th QPR 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that QPR will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Watford have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-10
QPR’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
QPR
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
WAT
QPR
61%
better
view stats
Games scored0
1
Failed to score1
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored0
1
Avg. goals scored0
1
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal0
8
Conversion rate for0
13
Avg. XG for0.7
0.8
KickOff rating
+61%
Defence rating
WAT
QPR
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded1
1
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against11%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.6
KickOff rating
+12%

Watford v QPR Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3212
E SelvikL KjerrumgaardI Louza H Kyprianou
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Selvik GLK3
-
J Ngakia DEF3
1
-
K Keben DEF3
-
J Abankwah DEF3
-
M Bola DEF3
-
M Sissoko MID3
-
I Louza  MID21
1
H Kyprianou MID3
2
-
E Kayembe FWD3
1
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD32
-
N Irankunda FWD311
-
Subs
N Baxter GLK
-
R Andrews DEF2
1
-
M. Alleyne DEF2
-
T Ince MID1
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID1
-
R Vata FWD1
-
V Semedo FWD1
-
M. Doumbia FWD2
-
K Baah FWD3
2
-
QPR Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3112
J WalshK. MorganL MorrisonA Mbengue
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Walsh GLK3
-
K. Morgan DEF31
-
L Morrison DEF31
-
S Cook DEF3
-
A Mbengue DEF3
2
-
S Field MID3
-
N Madsen MID3
-
P Smyth MID2
-
I Chair MID2
-
K Dembélé MID3
1
-
R Burrell FWD3
-
Subs
P Nardi GLK
-
K. Adamson DEF2
-
J Silva DEF3
-
H Vale MID1
-
J Varane MID2
-
Z Celar FWD2
-
D. Bennie FWD
-
R. Kolli FWD3
-
R. Kone FWD21
-