Championship match preview and statistics: Queens Park Rangers fight Watford

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Champion Hill Stadium (3000 seats)

The visiting Watford side should be favourites in this visit to Queens Park Rangers, as the away team holds a 8 point advantage from their eleven league games this season.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

Queens Park Rangers have collected 8 points from their Championship home games so far after 2-2-1.

Queens Park Rangers lost their last game at Blackburn Rovers (placed 12th) after a 1-3 scoreline. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Derby County.

Seny Dieng had a busy but productive day in the Blackburn Rovers match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Rotherham United are coming to town in three days.

QPR has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. QPR's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Watford form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Watford go into this game after a win, the home game against Coventry City that ended 3-2. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Stoke City.

Watford has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Bristol City in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Watford's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. Watford are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): QPR won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Watford has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
4 goals
QPRL. Dykes
L. Dykes
3 goals
WatfordI. Sarr
I. Sarr
3 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Watford missing players

Queens Park Rangers Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 3 5 11
3 2 0 Won W 1 1 6
4 2 1 Drew D 2 2 3
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
11 6 1 Scored S 2 2 14
15 5 1 Conceded C 1 3 9
82% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 91%
73% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 20% 45%
36% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 27%
27% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 27%
18% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
45% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 20% 45%
36% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 40% 36%
36% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 60% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
115 53 11 Total Shots T S 28 45 113
35 17 5 Shots on Target S O 8 10 32
31% 35% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 20% 44%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Queens Park Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Watford have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 11 7 1 3 17 12 6 4 0 2 7 6 5 3 1 1 10 6 5 22
2 Watford 11 6 3 2 14 9 6 5 1 0 12 6 5 1 2 2 2 3 5 21
3 Norwich City 11 6 3 2 13 8 6 3 2 1 6 4 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 21
4 AFC Bournemouth 11 5 5 1 15 9 5 3 2 0 6 3 6 2 3 1 9 6 6 20
5 Bristol City 11 6 2 3 15 11 5 2 1 2 6 6 6 4 1 1 9 5 4 20
6 Swansea City 11 5 4 2 13 7 5 3 1 1 7 3 6 2 3 1 6 4 6 19
7 Middlesbrough 11 4 6 1 9 5 5 3 2 0 6 2 6 1 4 1 3 3 4 18
8 Stoke City 11 5 3 3 15 12 5 2 2 1 7 7 6 3 1 2 8 5 3 18
9 Millwall 11 4 5 2 10 8 5 1 3 1 4 5 6 3 2 1 6 3 2 17
10 Luton Town 11 5 2 4 9 11 5 2 1 2 5 7 6 3 1 2 4 4 -2 17
11 Brentford 11 4 4 3 17 12 6 2 3 1 9 6 5 2 1 2 8 6 5 16
12 Blackburn Rovers 11 4 2 5 21 14 6 2 2 2 10 6 5 2 0 3 11 8 7 14
13 Huddersfield Town 11 4 2 5 12 13 6 2 1 3 5 6 5 2 1 2 7 7 -1 14
14 Preston North End 11 4 1 6 15 14 5 0 0 5 1 7 6 4 1 1 14 7 1 13
15 Cardiff City 11 3 4 4 12 11 6 1 2 3 6 7 5 2 2 1 6 4 1 13
16 Barnsley 11 3 4 4 12 13 5 2 2 1 6 3 6 1 2 3 6 10 -1 13
17 Birmingham City 11 3 4 4 9 11 6 2 1 3 6 8 5 1 3 1 3 3 -2 13
18 Queens Park Rangers 11 3 4 4 11 15 5 2 2 1 6 5 6 1 2 3 5 10 -4 13
19 Rotherham United 11 3 3 5 10 12 6 2 1 3 7 6 5 1 2 2 3 6 -2 12
20 Nottingham Forest 11 3 3 5 9 12 6 2 2 2 7 7 5 1 1 3 2 5 -3 12
21 Coventry City 11 2 2 7 12 23 5 2 1 2 8 12 6 0 1 5 4 11 -11 8
22 Wycombe Wanderers 11 2 1 8 6 19 5 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 0 5 3 13 -13 7
23 Sheffield Wednesday 11 3 3 5 6 10 6 1 3 2 3 4 5 2 0 3 3 6 -4 6
24 Derby County 11 1 3 7 5 16 6 0 1 5 1 11 5 1 2 2 4 5 -11 6

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.