QPR vs Watford

1 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Michael Frey 5’
  • Jimmy Dunne 37’
  • Sam Field 56’
  • Kwadwo Baah 55’

Match summary

QPR beat Watford 3-1. QPR led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Michael Frey put QPR ahead in the 5th minute and Jimmy Dunne made it 2-0 with a header in the 37th minute. In the second half, Kwadwo Baah pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 55th minute and Sam Field made it 3-1 with a header in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: QPR created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Watford's 0.67 from 12.

Match stats

QPR Watford
9 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.30 xG 0.67
1.30 Non-penalty xG 0.67

Key events

QPR Watford
Kick-off
Michael Frey1-0 (QPR)
5’
Jimmy Dunne2-0 (QPR)
37’
Half-time2-0
55’
Kwadwo Baah2-1 (Watford)
Sam Field3-1 (QPR)
56’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

QPR
  • Morgan Fox
  • Sam Field
  • Paul Smyth
  • Michael Frey
Watford
  • Daniel Bachmann
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • Festy Ebosele
  • Edo Kayembe

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 0.67 5’ Michael Frey (QPR), 1-0 5’ 37’ Jimmy Dunne (QPR), 2-0 37’ 55’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), 2-1 55’ 56’ Sam Field (QPR), 3-1 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 0.67 5’ Michael Frey (QPR), 1-0 Frey 5’ 37’ Jimmy Dunne (QPR), 2-0 Dunne 37’ 55’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), 2-1 Baah 55’ 56’ Sam Field (QPR), 3-1 Field 56’
QPR 1.56 xGWatford 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking QPR attacking 
56’ Sam Field (QPR), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 5’ Michael Frey (QPR), set piece, 0.49 xG, goal 51’ Jonathan Varane (QPR), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+3’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 37’ Jimmy Dunne (QPR), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 51’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 45’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 74’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Tom Ince (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Kieran Morgan (QPR), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Sam Field (QPR), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 5’ Michael Frey (QPR), set piece, 0.49 xG, goal 51’ Jonathan Varane (QPR), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 90+3’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 37’ Jimmy Dunne (QPR), set piece, 0.13 xG, goal 51’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 45’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 32’ Tom Ince (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Kieran Morgan (QPR), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Harrison Ashby
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.13 – – –
Morgan Fox Taken off
62′ – – – – – –
Kenneth Paal
90′ – – – – – – –
Kieran Morgan Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.18 – – –
Sam Field Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 0.51 – –
90′ – – 3 0.19 – –
Michael Frey Taken off
63′ 1 – 1 0.49 – –
Ilias Chair Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jake Clarke-Salter Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Rayan Kolli Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Nicolas Madsen Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Koki Saito Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

QPR win 37% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Watford win 34% Avg odds 2.82

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.