Queens Park Rangers host Watford at the Loftus Road Stadium in the EFL Championship on Saturday, looking to end their long winless run in the league. After winning nine times from their opening 16 matches of the season, the Hoops have won just once in their next 19 – a 1-0 away win against Preston North End.
Since that victory in December, though, the west London outfit have gone 12 matches without a victory, losing each of their last five too. With only 39 points in the bag from 35 games, QPR are languishing in 20th position in the league standings and edging closer and closer to sinking into a relegation scramble.
Watford, meanwhile, are up in 10th place in the EFL Championship standings, having accrued only 12 points more than QPR and winning three more games than them this season. After losing 1-0 to Sheffield United, the Hornets were held to a goalless stalemate by Preston North End last weekend and will be eager to return to winning ways here.
Match Details:
- Match: QPR vs Watford
- Date: 11 March 2023
- Time: 8:30 pm
- Venue: Loftus Road
QPR vs Watford Prediction
Watford have had a poor record against QPR in recent years, even losing their first clash of the season, but the Hoops have gone off the boil since, and their terrible run of form right now will give the Hornets hope of getting all three points here.
Prediction: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Watford
QPR vs Watford Head-To-Head
- There have been 116 previous clashes between the sides, with QPR winning 52 times over Watford and losing on 33 occasions.
- QPR have won their last two clashes with Watford, both coming away from home (2-1 in February 2021 and 3-2 in August 2022).
- Watford have beaten QPR just once in their last seven clashes – 1-0 in February 2019 (FA Cup).
- QPR are looking to complete a league double over Watford for the first time since the 1986-87 top-flight season.
- QPR have lost their last five league matches, last losing more consecutively in January to February 2019 (seven in a row).
- QPR are winless in nine home league matches – the Hoops have only gone 10 home league games without a win once before, doing so between December 1968 and March 1969.
QPR vs Watford Live Stream Time
This match will start from 8:30 pm
QPR vs Watford Date
This match will take place on 11 March 2023
QPR vs Watford Team News
Queens Park Rangers continue to deal with an unenviable list of injuries, as key attackers Ilias Chair and Chris Willock remain confined to the treatment room, as do defenders Leon Balogun, Jake Clarke-Salter, Kenneth Paal and Ethan Laird.
Lyndon Dykes has neared a return after a long layoff of his own though, and the Scotland international may be introduced from the outset over Chris Martin, while Jamal Lowe will again play a key role in the front line in the absence of Willock and Chair, having found the net twice since his January loan arrival from Bournemouth.
Without Balogun and Clarke-Salter, Jimmy Dunne and Rob Dickie will continue to partner up at centre-back, while Sam Field, Tim Iroegbunam and Stefan Johansen should all keep their places in the engine room.
We are yet to see how Chris Wilder will set up his new Watford side, but he also has a long injury list to contend with, as Francisco Sierralta, Kourtney Hause, Hassane Kamara, Edo Kayembe, Tom Cleverley and Dan Gosling all remain sidelined.
QPR vs Watford Lineups
Queens Park Rangers:
Dieng; Drewe, Dickie, Dunne, Kakay; Field, Johansen, Iroegbunam; Lowe, Martin, Adomah
Watford:
Bachmann; Gaspar, Porteous, Hoedt, Morris; Louza, Choudhury; Sarr, Pedro, Sema; Araujo
QPR vs Watford Odds
We say: Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Watford
Queens Park Rangers are devoid of any confidence or momentum at present, while Watford still boast plenty of quality and will hope to have a boost under their new manager that the hosts have not experienced thus far.
We fancy the Hornets to come out on top at Loftus Road with the need for a run to climb back towards the top six.
QPR vs Watford Stats
- Queens Park Rangers 37.26%
- Watford 35.15%
- Draw 27.58%
QPR vs Watford Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Watford
Tip 2 – Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes
QPR vs Watford Betting Trends
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Queens Park Rangers win with a probability of 37.27%. A win for Watford has a probability of 35.15% and a draw has a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Queens Park Rangers win is 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest Watford win is 0-1 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (13.03%).
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