Watford vs Queens Park Rangers prediction | 1 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Watford Rating: 59.5
H
28%
1 January 2027
Championship
D
28%
Queens Park Rangers Rating: 66.1
A
44%
Watford
Ranking: #408 overall, #48 in England

63.3 → 59.5 (-3.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Preston (H) 62.5 -0.9
1-2 12 Sep Stoke City (H) 61.4 -1.1
1-0 18 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.0 -0.4
0-4 10 Oct Burnley (H) 60.3 -0.7
5-1 13 Oct Cardiff City (A) 59.5 -0.8
Queens Park Rangers
Ranking: #204 overall, #28 in England

63.9 → 66.1 (+2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 09 Sep Charlton (A) 65.2 +0.3
1-1 12 Sep West Brom (A) 65.0 -0.2
2-2 19 Sep Preston (H) 65.5 +0.5
1-1 09 Oct West Ham (A) 65.9 +0.4
4-1 14 Oct Derby (H) 66.1 +0.2

Watford vs Queens Park Rangers: by the numbers

Watford trail Queens Park Rangers by 204 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 20 in England.

The recent trend shows Queens Park Rangers on the rise, +2.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Watford has gone the other way at -3.8.

Last time these teams played, on 3 April 2026, Queens Park Rangers gained 0.8 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Watford have ever held is 78.8, first set on 22 December 2018.

The highest Queens Park Rangers have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #154, first reached on 31 August 2019.