Watford vs QPR Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th August 2023

Watford had to settle for a place in the bottom half of the Championship last season. They start off a new campaign this coming Saturday against QPR, surely hoping to squeeze inside the top half this season.

Watford finished last season as number 11 on 63 points in the Championship. At Vicarage Road Stadium, they welcome QPR, who ended up last season as number 20 on 50 points.

Watford want to start off their new campaign with a bang in front of their own crowd. QPR, however, will be very eager to make this a non-event for the loyal home supporters. We should be in for a treat on Saturday.

Watford scored 15 goals, conceded 14 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

QPR scored seven goals, conceded 19 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.

Queens P.R. celebrated a 1-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Vicarage Road Stadium this coming Saturday?

Watford vs QPR Prediction

Watford Form

Watford have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 1-0 against Hull, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Sunderland. Their latest match brought a 2-0 win in their encounter with Stoke. Watford won three of their previous six matches at Vicarage Road Stadium in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to seven against.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Watford a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

QPR Form

QPR won twice in their last three matches as Burnley were defeated by 1-2, before they beat Stoke 0-1. Bristol City proved too strong, though, and a 0-2 defeat followed. QPR, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Championship.

Finishing somewhere in mid-table will probably be satisfactory for QPR, who aim to keep the relegation line at a distance in the Championship.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against QPR could turn out a bit slippery for Watford. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Saturday.

Watford vs QPR Squads

Watford Squad

The 47-year-old Watford manager, Valerien Ismael, will select the lineup against QPR from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Ben Hamer (0/0), Daniel Bachmann (0/0), Maduka Okoye (0/0), Francisco Sierralta (0/0), Imran Louza (0/0), Jamal Lewis (0/0), Jeremy Ngakia (0/0), Joao Ferreira (0/0), Matthew Pollock (0/0), Ryan Porteous (0/0), Wesley Hoedt (0/0), Dan Gosling (0/0), Edo Kayembe (0/0), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/0), Ismael Kone (0/0), Jake Livermore (0/0), Jorge Cabezas (0/0), Ken Sema (0/0), Thomas Ince (0/0), Tom Dele-Bashiru (0/0), Yaser Asprilla (0/0), Ignacio Pussetto (0/0), Kwadwo Baah (0/0), Matheus Martins (0/0), Rhys Healey (0/0), Samuel Kalu (0/0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (0/0).

QPR Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 50 year-old QPR manager Ainsworth will select his starting XI from these players:

Asmir Begovic (0/0), Joe Walsh (0/0), Jordan Archer (0/0), Aaron Drewe (0/0), Jake Clarke-Salter (0/0), Jimmy Dunne (0/0), Joe Gubbins (0/0), Morgan Fox (0/0), Osman Kakay (0/0), Ziyad Larkeche (0/0), Albert Adomah (0/0), Andre Dozzell (0/0), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (0/0), Ilias Chair (0/0), Kenneth Paal (0/0), Sam Field (0/0), Taylor Richards (0/0), Charlie Kelman (0/0), Chris Willock (0/0), Lyndon Dykes (0/0), Paul Smyth (0/0), Sinclair Armstrong (0/0).

Watford vs QPR Team News

Watford could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with QPR on Saturday.

Tom Dele-Bashiru, Edo Kayembe, Dan Gosling, Ignacio Pussetto, Imran Louza and Rhys Healey are all absent from the Watford squad that faces QPR at Vicarage Road Stadium.

QPR have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

QPR need to do without Andre Dozzell and Jake Clarke-Salter, who are not fit enough to travel to Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford vs QPR Lineups

Watford vs QPR H2H

QPR got the better of Watford in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 3-2, respectively. Watford enter the match against QPR with a 2-2-6 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Watford vs QPR Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the last ten matches between Watford and QPR.

Watford vs QPR Betting Tips

Imran Louza is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. QPR look to Chris Martin, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Vicarage Road Stadium witnessed Watford winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew four and lost two in this run. QPR won four of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost four. QPR apparently have a hard time keeping opponents at bay on their travel with just four clean sheets in their last 10 away matches. Watford pulled off two clean sheets in their past 10 matches Vicarage Road Stadium.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Watford managed an average of 1.1 goals, with QPR averaging 1.4 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of QPR's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.