Championship · 2025Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeLoftus Road StadiumFull-time recap
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Watford

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This match

Match statistics

MetricQueens Park RangersWatford
Shots15 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target8 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals2.4 xG/match0.34 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners2 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls20 fouls/match15 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 52′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Chakvetadze · Watford · 55′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 82′ · 0.01 xG · on targetLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 14′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJimmy Dunne · Queens Park Rangers · 19′ · 0.02 xG · on targetPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 25′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 61′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 23′ · 0.05 xG · on targetPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 85′ · 0.05 xG · goalNestory Irankunda · Watford · 31′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 63′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 36′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 63′ · 0.21 xG · goalDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 65′ · 0.22 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 43′ · 0.26 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 43′ · 0.27 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 26′ · 0.89 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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Queens Park Rangers: 15 shots, 8 on target, 2.44 xG. Watford: 7 shots, 3 on target, 0.29 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Rayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 26′Paul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 63′Imrân Louza · Watford · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 2.44 xG · Watford 0.29 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.43 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.43 goals/match1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Queens Park Rangers
0Draws
1Watford
WatfordQueens Park Rangers · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Queens Park Rangers favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Watford in 7 · 5 too close

1.43 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 40/401.28 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 40/401.2 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 40/401.25 xG/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 40/401.09 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 39/4013.7 shots/match
12 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 39/4011.2 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 39/404.45 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 39/403.78 shots/match
45.3%Possessionseason · 39/4051.1%
4.72 corners/matchCornersseason · 39/404.75 corners/match
5.26 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 39/405.1 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 38/3910.8 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
23%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 40/4018%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 40/4075%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Queens Park Rangers22.9
Watford47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Queens Park Rangers54.9
Watford66.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Queens Park Rangers38.9
Watford72.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Queens Park Rangers89.6
Watford77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers64.6
Watford54.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers39.6
Watford43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Queens Park Rangers50.5
Watford63
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.29 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots5/512 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
39.4%Possession5/552.6%
2.6 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.2 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots10/1013.1 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
43.7%Possession10/1049.3%
4 corners/matchCorners10/104.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

40 / 40 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored40/401.28 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed40/401.2 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals40/401.25 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots39/4013.7 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on target39/404.45 shots/match
45.3%Possession39/4051.1%
4.72 corners/matchCorners39/404.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.9 fouls/matchFouls38/3910.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

20 / 20 matches
1.85 goals/matchGoals scored20/201.1 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.4 goals/match
1.49 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.09 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots20/2012.2 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target20/203.55 shots/match
46.2%Possession20/2050.9%
5.35 corners/matchCorners20/204.55 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls19/1910.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples40 / 40home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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