Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Queens Park Rangers FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Loftus Road.
- Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 George Byrne
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Watford FC H 2–1 W 21 Mar Portsmouth FC H 6–1 W 14 Mar Leicester City FC A 3–1 W 11 Mar Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L 08 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–4 L 28 Feb Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L 21 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–0 D 17 Mar Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W 14 Mar Stoke City FC A 1–3 L 10 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D 27 Feb Bristol City FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Queens Park Rangers FC Watford FC #15 Position #16 58 Points 57 46 Played 46 16 / 10 / 20 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17 61 Scored 53 73 Conceded 65 -12 GD -12 1.26 PPG 1.24 35% Win % 30% Key Stats
64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this seasonQueens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Queens Park Rangers FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 369 games and scored 328 goals.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nampalys Mendy suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 23' Edoardo Bove was booked on 23.
- 26' GOAL! Rayan Kolli scores on 26. Assisted by Paul Smyth
- 29' It’s gonna be a card for Rayan Kolli.
- 30' Jimmy Dunne is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Pollock, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' Watford FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Imran Louza scoring 1 goals.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Bennie. He replaces Rayan Kolli on 46 minute.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a card for Pierre Ekwah.
- 54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 57' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mamadou Doumbia is hanging Nestor Irankunda on the field on 57 minute.
- 61' The referee calls foul for Paul Smyth. He receives a card.
- 62' The referee calls foul for Saba Goglichidze. He receives a card.
- 63' What a strike from Paul Smyth! The score is 2-0.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 72' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Koki Saito is hanging Paul Smyth on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Watford FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 79' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Harvey Vale by Kwame Poku on 79 minute.
- 84' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Richard Kone gets a card.
- 85' Goal! Imran Louza scores his 19 goal in 415 matches.
- 85' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Saba Goglichidze is replaced by Vivaldo Semedo.
- 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 90' Queens Park Rangers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Another three points for Queens Park Rangers FC.
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Queens Park Rangers FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 18
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Paul Smyth ↓ Koki Saito 72'
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- 27
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20
Harvey Vale ↓ Kwame Poku 79'
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26
Rayan Kolli ↓ Daniel Bennie 46'
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Bench- 29
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17
Kwame Poku ↑ 79'
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14
Koki Saito ↑ 72'
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23
Daniel Bennie ↑ 46'
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Coach Julien StéphanWatford FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 8
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- 10
- 29
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15
Edoardo Bove ↓ Amin Nabizada 57'
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17
Pierre Ekwah ↓ Nampalys Mendy 57'
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Bench- 12
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23
Nampalys Mendy ↑ 57'
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34
Kwadwo Baah ↑ 72'
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Vivaldo Semedo ↑ 85'
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53
Amin Nabizada ↑ 57'
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Mamadou Doumbia ↑ 57'
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Coach Edward Still -
Head to Head
Queens Park Rangers FC Form
2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2026-03-11 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-03-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-02-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L