Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

As the early season favourites, Watford will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Queens Park Rangers for a round 2 match in the Championship.

Watford endured a disappointing opening game in the new Championship season which left them stunned without points.

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.

As the teams are waiting for the first points this campaign, both sides are surely motivated to start collecting them on Saturday.

Watford have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly six goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.6 goals per game, in which they conceded 12 goals, or 1.2 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Queens Park Rangers managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Prediction

Watford Form

A draw was the best Watford could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, before getting trounced 1-0 against Charlton. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Norwich ran out 1-2 winners. 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 managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding eight times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Queens Park Rangers and Watford seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Squads

Watford Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Paulo Pezzolano, will select the lineup against Queens Park Rangers from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Alfie Marriott (0/0), Egil Selvik (0/1), Nathan Baxter (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), James Abankwah (0/1), James Morris (0/0), Jeremy Ngakia (0/1), Joshua Mullins (0/0), Kevin Keben (0/1), Marc Bola (0/1), Matthew Pollock (0/0), Max Alleyne (0/1), Ryan Andrews (0/0), Edo Kayembe (0/1), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/0), Hector Kyprianou (0/1), Imran Louza (0/1), Moussa Sissoko (0/1), Pierre Dwomoh (0/0), Thomas Ince (0/1), Tom Dele-Bashiru (0/0), Kwadwo Baah (0/1), Luca Kjerrumgaard (0/1), Mamadou Doumbia (0/1), Nestory Irankunda (0/1), Othmane Maamma (0/0), Rocco Vata (0/0), Vivaldo Semedo (0/0).

Queens Park Rangers Squad

Here is the full team squad of Queens Park Rangers. The 44 year-old Julien Stephan will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Joe Walsh (0/1), Paul Nardi (0/0), Amadou Salif Mbengue (0/1), Esquerdinha (0/1), Jake Clarke-Salter (0/0), Jimmy Dunne (0/0), Kealey Adamson (0/1), Liam Morrison (0/1), Noah McCann (0/0), Steve Cook (0/1), Tylon Smith (0/0), Ziyad Larkeche (0/0), Daniel Bennie (0/0), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (0/0), Harvey Vale (0/1), Ilias Chair (0/1), Jonathan Varane (0/0), Karamoko Dembele (0/1), Kieran Morgan (0/1), Kwame Poku (0/1), Nicolas Madsen (0/1), Sam Field (0/1), Taylor Richards (0/0), Ashley Trujillo (0/0), Michael Frey (0/0), Paul Smyth (0/0), Rayan Kolli (0/1), Rumarn Burrell (0/1), Zan Celar (0/1).

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Watford, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. There is no need for James Abankwah to show up in the Watford dressing room, as he is suspended.

Watford are unable to field Vivaldo Semedo on Saturday against Queens Park Rangers, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Lineups

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Queens Park Rangers have been the dominant force winning five matches against Watford. The bookies have Queens Park Rangers to win this match at best price odds of 14/5.

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Results

In the last ten matches between Watford and Queens Park Rangers over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Moussa Sissoko, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Queens Park Rangers.The visitors will be looking to Karamoko Dembele to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Queens Park Rangers in recent matches.

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. Watford will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday, with Queens Park Rangers managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

The last ten encounters between Watford and Queens Park Rangers saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Watford averaging 1.2 goals a game. Queens Park Rangers scored 1.3 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. 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.