The Championship kicks off the New Year with QPR welcoming Watford to Loftus Road in a televised London v Hertfordshire clash. Watford’s Reddit-posting fans will tell you it’s a rivalry; QPR’s Reddit fraternity are silent on the matter.
Football tipster Paddy Murphy has dived into the stats to find four value picks for his Bet Builder, so let’s get his QPR v Watford betting tips.
QPR v Watford Bet Builder tips
Both teams to score, yes
Over 3.5 cards
Over 9.5 corners
QPR to win
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WHEN: Wednesday, 1st January, 12:30pm
WHERE: Loftus Road, London
TV: Sky Sports Football
Both teams to score, yes
QPR have scored in all but one of their home Championship showing this season, and Watford have failed to keep a single clean sheet on their league travels this season, so you’d have to expect Rangers to continue that form.
The hosts have kept two clean sheets over their last five at home, but going deeper into the stats, we see that they’ve only kept three in total this season. Match this with the fact that the Hornets have scored in seven of their 11 away league games and have banged in 10 goals over their last five, which means that we’ve got to go with a BTTS: Yes to get us started here.
Over 3.5 cards
We couldn’t really accuse either side of being dirty, but QPR have collected 46 yellow cards this season and two red card,s while Watford have chalked up 49 yellow and one red, and they’re both in the top half of worst offenders.
Over their last five home games, QPR games have seen 4, 4, 7, 5, and 2 issues, while for the away side,
4, 5, 3, 5, and 6 were brandished. In their last three meetings at Loftus Road, we’ve seen 6, 4, and 3 bookings, so the stats are on our side here, and we should see at least four cards produced.
Over 9.5 corners
The hosts hold one of the highest averages for corners when playing at home in the league, with 6.17 for and 4.75 against, while for Watford, the stats read as 4.73 for and 6.55 against.
Regarding their most recent home Championship matches, we’ve seen 6, 4, 11, 14, and 13 corners over their last five for Rangers and 10, 8, 10, 14, and 8 for Watford when on the road. And, in their last three meetings here at Loftus Road, we saw 12, 7, and 14. That seven is a little annoying to see there, but looking at the averages, we should expect this to land.
QPR to win
Watford’s away record has been very poor this season. Indeed, the Hornets have only taken the full three points on offer twice this campaign. On the other hand, QPR have put to bed their back home form witnessed over October and November and have won all three of their most recent games, scoring seven goals.
The away side have thrown away the lead in two of their last four on the road and could only score a consolation in their most recent away loss to Burnley as well. The QPR faithful will see this as a game they most certainly can win, and home advantage should make all the difference.
QPR v Watford betting tips
Both teams to score, yes
Over 3.5 cards
Over 9.5 corners
QPR to win
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*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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