Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Jan 14, 2024 at 12pm UK

Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

QPR
1 - 2
Watford

Dykes (77')
Field (5'), Paal (23'), Colback (39')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Livermore (60', 65')
Livermore (20'), Hoedt (45'), Dele-Bashiru (49')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: QPR 2-3 Bournemouth
Saturday, January 6 at 3pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 2-1 Chesterfield
Saturday, January 6 at 3pm in FA Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Watford

With both clubs having failed to impress of late, any result is possible, and QPR will hope that playing at home will help their cause. Nevertheless, we have to back Watford who will feel that they have a bit of momentum in their favour after the manner of their FA Cup win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 44.14%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 29.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.98%) and 0-2 (7.88%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 (8.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Watford in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Watford.

Result
Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Watford
29.76% ( -0.02)	26.1% ( -0.02)	44.14% ( 0.03)

Both teams to score 51.98% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.8% (

0.06)

52.2% (

-0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.09% (

0.05)

73.91% (

-0.05)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.99% (

0.02)

32.01% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.53% (

0.02)

68.47% (

-0.02)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.46% (

0.04)

23.54% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.41% (

0.06)

57.59% (

-0.06)

Score Analysis

Queens Park Rangers 29.76%

Watford 44.13%

Draw 26.1%

Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 8.58% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 7.07% 2-0 @ 4.89% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 2.69% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.94% ( 0) 3-0 @ 1.86% ( -0) Other @ 2.73% Total : 29.76%	1-1 @ 12.41% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 7.54% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.11% ( 0) 3-3 @ 0.94% ( 0) Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.1%	0-1 @ 10.89% ( -0.02) 1-2 @ 8.98% ( 0) 0-2 @ 7.88% 1-3 @ 4.33% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 3.8% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.47% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.57% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.37% ( 0) Other @ 2.84% Total : 44.13%