Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Watford and Queens Park Rangers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Queens Park Rangers head over to the Vicarage Road Stadium this coming Saturday to face title favourites Watford in a round 2 match in the Championship.
Watford came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.
Team form: Watford vs Queens Park Rangers
Watford Form
In their previous three outings, Watford drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, before losing 1-0 against Charlton and 1-2 against Norwich. Watford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded five goals.
Queens Park Rangers Form
In their previous three matches, Queens Park Rangers won 0-1 against Sunderland, drew 1-1 with Preston before losing 3-2 against Plymouth. Queens Park Rangers won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats for Watford and Queens Park Rangers
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Watford and Queens Park Rangers played across all tournaments.
- In the last 19 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 31 of the last 33 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 30 of the last 32 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Queens Park Rangers away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Queens Park Rangers away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Queens Park Rangers have won 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
Players on top: Watford vs Queens Park Rangers
Look no further than Moussa Sissoko, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Watford in the Championship, while Karamoko Dembele managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Queens Park Rangers in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Watford vs Queens Park Rangers
Full-time result
Watford claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Queens Park Rangers won four, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Watford scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Queens Park Rangers scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Queens Park Rangers kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Watford saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches. Watford conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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