Watford vs QPR

5 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 4–0

  • Tom Dele-Bashiru 1’
  • Imrân Louza 20’
  • Matheus Martins 38’
  • Vakoun Issouf Bayo 43’

Match summary

Watford won comfortably, 4-0 at home to QPR. Watford led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Tom Dele-Bashiru put Watford ahead in the first minute, Imrân Louza made it 2-0 in the 20th minute, Matheus Martins made it 3-0 with a header in the 38th minute, and Vakoun Issouf Bayo made it 4-0 in the 43rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.96 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to QPR's 0.42 from 4.

Match stats

Watford QPR
23 Shots 4
12 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.96 xG 0.42
2.96 Non-penalty xG 0.42

Key events

Watford QPR
Kick-off
Tom Dele-Bashiru1-0 (Watford)
1’
Imrân Louza2-0 (Watford)
20’
Matheus Martins3-0 (Watford)
38’
Vakoun Issouf Bayo4-0 (Watford)
43’
Half-time4-0
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • James Morris
QPR
  • Sam Field
  • Sinclair Armstrong

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.96 0.42 1’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-0 1’ 20’ Imrân Louza (Watford), 2-0 20’ 38’ Matheus Martins (Watford), 3-0 38’ 43’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 4-0 43’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.96 0.42 1’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), 1-0 Dele-Bashiru 1’ 20’ Imrân Louza (Watford), 2-0 Louza 20’ 38’ Matheus Martins (Watford), 3-0 Martins 38’ 43’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), 4-0 Bayo 43’
Watford 2.96 xGQPR 0.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 QPR attacking Watford attacking 
43’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 1’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 35’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 47’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 55’ Morgan Fox (QPR), from a corner, 0.24 xG, blocked 37’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 9’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 31’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Matheus Martins (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 48’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 1’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 35’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 47’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 55’ Morgan Fox (QPR), from a corner, 0.24 xG, blocked 37’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 9’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 31’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Matheus Martins (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 48’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.10 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
James Morris Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
Imrân Louza Taken off
66′ 1 – 2 0.05 – – –
Francisco Sierralta Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.38 – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
66′ 1 – 2 0.62 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
90′ 1 – 4 1.44 – – –
Matheus Martins Taken off
82′ 1 – 3 0.06 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
Jake Livermore Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Ismael Koné Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Edo Kayembe Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
QPR win 22% Avg odds 4.34

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

Form going into the game

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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.