Watford vs QPR prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-08-26 14:00.
Watford will hope their midweek League Cup exit at the hands of third-tier MK Dons (L 2-0) won’t knock them off their stride after an unbeaten start to their Championship campaign (W2, D3). Manager Rob Edwards rotated his side and with Emmanuel Dennis the latest of several players leaving Vicarage Road, it raises questions about whether they have the strength in depth to maintain a promotion push.
Loaning in centre-back Kortney Hause should help, while at this level they are dominant at home, winning all 11 home Championship fixtures since their next opponents, Queens Park Rangers, triumphed 2-1 here in February 2021. A pair of 1-0 wins at home this term over clubs expected to challenge for promotion also bodes well, and those are part of a run of nine straight clean sheets in home Championship fixtures.
QPR are up against it as they make the short trip north with manager Michael Beale lamenting his team’s inability to turn chances into points of late. "It's frustrating but the positives are that it's a point in a crazy league,” he said following Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Rotherham United which left them in the lower reaches of the table (W1, D2, L2).
But if any team is going to upset Watford’s blistering home form, it could be QPR as they haven’t lost any of their last three visits here (W2, D1), although that 2021 win was played behind closed doors due to Covid-19. With a full house to contend with, improving a run of one win in eight league away wins could prove more difficult (D2, L5).
Players to watch: Watford striker Rey Manaj’s last three strikes came after the hour-mark, while Chris Willock made a goalscoring return to action against Rotherham, meaning QPR have never lost a game in which he scored (W9, D3).
Hot stat: Neither side has scored in both halves of a Championship game this term.