Eng. Championship
2010-12-10 - Queens Park Rangers vs Watford
A Sports Betting Pick by Caged
Live on BBC2 - Championship leaders take on plummeting Watford at Loftus Road.Queens Park Rangers
1st Place
Home record W7 D3 L0 GF21 GA4
The Friday night games are a betting minefield, and even title chasing QPR arent immune as last time they appeared on telly on a Friday night they went off at even money and needed a late equaliser to draw with a Bristol City side who couldn’t buy a win.
A win from behind against second place Cardiff last time out was a massive result for the Hoops and confidence will have been restored after a bit of a dip in form that saw Rangers draw too many matches. QPR remain unbeaten in the league as we approach Christmas, a statistic not too many Rangers fans would have dreamed of at the start of the year.
Manager Neil Warnock has implemented a strong defence, which they will need against one of the top scoring sides in the league in Watford on Friday night. However the defence has been a bit more leaky of late, the hoops conceding goals in 6 of their last 7 matches including at home to bottom side Preston. At the other end of the pitch, QPR are the divisions joint top scorers and have only failed to score in 4 of their 19 games this season.
Watford
10th Place
Away Record W4 D2 L4 GF19 GA16
Watford are yet another side who had a strong start to the season but have fallen away in recent weeks. Good away form was the bedrock of that start, but the Hornets have now failed to win in 5 away games.
Nevertheless, they have already pulled off one shock at big odds in a Friday night TV game when winning at Norwich on opening day, and a 3-2 underdog win over rapidly improving Leicester last time out would have improved the mood in the camp.
In fact Watford games see plenty of goals. They are also joint top scorers along with QPR and Cardiff and have only failed to score in 4 of their 20 games this season and 1 of their last 7. Its Malky Mackays defence that has seen them drop to 10th, and with this in mind we should expect goals in Friday nights television encounter.
Watford have a decent record at Loftus Road, last seasons defeat was the first since 2005. Under the lights, in front of the cameras, there are worse bets about than a cheeky long odds punt on the visitors.
H2H
2010-04-20 QPR 1-0 Watford
2008-12-28 QPR 0-0 Watford
2007-09-22 QPR 1-1 Watford
2006-04-22 QPR 1-2 Watford
2005-03-12 QPR 3-1 Watford
Team News
Queens Park Rangers and Watford are reporting no new injury concerns.
The Pick :
QPR 2 Watford 2
BEST BETTING TIP :
Both teams to score at 1.8 (bet365) (MAIN BET)
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Watford +0.5 goals asian handicap at 2.54 (pinnaclesport) (BET 2)
