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by Sridhar Bhamidi in Championship Predictions
Two teams dearly needing a win clash on matchday two of the 2025-26 Championship campaign on Saturday as Watford host QPR. This match will be played at Vicarage Road, and our prediction is that the visiting Rangers will snatch at least a point from the hosting Hornets.
Both teams started the season with unsatisfactory results, as Watford lost 1-0 away at the promoted side Charlton Athletic, while QPR were held to a 1-1 home draw against Preston.
Watford couldn’t bounce back in the midweek EFL Cup fixture either, losing 2-1 to Norwich and crashing out of the first round. Their loss to Charlton came through a late goal in stoppage time, but there wasn’t much from the Hornets to buzz about.
The hosts will be wary of bad habits creeping in early, as they struggled at home in the previous campaign, losing seven of their recent 12 league games at this venue.
QPR also lost in the midweek fixture, crashing out to a 3-2 away loss at Plymouth. It was a heartbreaking result, as they held a 2-0 lead at half-time, and the deciding winner came in the 78th minute.
The Rangers will be wary about this habit, as they conceded a 48th-minute goal to Preston to drop points in their first game of the Championship.
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The Best Betting Odds for Watford v QPR Match
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2.15 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
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2.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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2.15 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
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2.15 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
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2.07 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Watford and QPR?
Our prediction for the Watford vs QPR match is: draw or QPR win.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 16/08/2025 between Watford and QPR in Championship :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 36.21% for a win of Watford against QPR with odds of 2.2 at Betfred.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Watford vs QPR is 22.79% with odds of 3.38 at Betwinner.
- Our prediction model gives a 40.99% chance ⭐ for a win of QPR vs Watford with odds of 3.6 at Bet365.
Watford vs QPR Form
Watford and QPR's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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19
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Watford and QPR Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
30 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
8 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
30 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3 May 2025 - Championship
18 Apr 2025 - Championship
8 Apr 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
8 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Apr 2025 - Championship
21 Apr 2025 - Championship
12 Apr 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
2 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
23 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
18 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Aug 2025 - Championship
2 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
23 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
12 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
5 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
12 Aug 2025 - Carabao Cup
18 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3 May 2025 - Championship
18 Apr 2025 - Championship
9 Apr 2025 - Championship
29 Mar 2025 - Championship
Watford vs QPR Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
17 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
1 Jan 2025 - Championship
30 Nov 2024 - Championship
14 Jan 2024 - Championship
5 Aug 2023 - Championship
27 Aug 2022 - Championship
15 Feb 2019 - FA Cup
Missing players
G. Chakvetadze
J. Clarke-Salter
Most goals and assists
Watford
QPR
K. Baah
(1 Goals)
D. Bennie
(1 Goals)
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R. Kolli
(1 Goals)
Watford - QPR Key Points
- Watford lost five of their six recent Championship matches, drawing the other.
- Watford won just three of their 12 recent home games in the Championship (W3, D2, L7).
- QPR remained unbeaten in both their league games against Watford last season (W1, D1).
- QPR avoided defeat in six of their last eight Championship games (W3, D3, L2).
- QPR won their last three away league games from the previous campaign.
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Our Watford vs QPR Prediction
Both teams are coming off a defeat in the midweek EFL Cup and haven’t had much success on matchday one either. QPR are slightly better, as they could get a point from their opening game. The Hornets have been struggling in the division going back to the previous campaign and struggled against Charlton to even have any meaningful shots. QPR looked set to put their previous campaign struggles aside only for a superb strike to deny a win on opening day.
The visitors could steal a point here, and that’s why our Watford vs QPR prediction is draw or QPR win.
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