Watford v QPR

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Both Watford and QPR will be determined to improve upon their respective finishing positions of 11th and 20th in last season's Championship this time around, especially QPR who ended the season just two places above the relegation zone.

Although Watford finished in the top half of the Championship table last term, it was nevertheless a disappointing run-in that The Hornets produced as they managed to record just two wins from their final nine games overall in the English second tier which came in the shape of victories at home against Bristol City and Stoke City.

However, four defeats within this period prevented Watford from making a late surge for the play-offs as they succumbed to losses against Luton Town, Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City and Hull City respectively but results on home soil at Vicarage Road will nonetheless give Watford cause for optimism ahead of this new campaign.

The Hornets have lost just twice in their last 11 home games along with picking up five wins as well, while the goals market may also appeal here as six of Watford's last 11 home games have also resulted in both teams scoring.

If Watford had endured a disappointing season, then QPR's was decidedly disastrous as The R's found themselves dangerously close to falling through the dreaded trap-door down into League One as the visitors finished just six points above the bottom three clubs.

Former QPR player and Wycombe Wanderers boss, Gareth Ainsworth, still remains in charge of the London club but having overseen just three wins since the start of his tenure back in mid-February, a period that spans 13 games overall, there is likely to be early pressure for his side to perform straight from the off on Saturday.

One of the three wins that Ainsworth presided over was a 1-0 home win over Saturday's opponents, Watford, on home soil at Loftus Road along with wins on the road at Burnley and Stoke City but within this period, QPR also faltered to eight defeats as well, thus making a claim for a dabble in the goals market for this upcoming clash.

Indeed, results away from home have been pretty entertaining affairs where QPR have been concerned not just because of Ainsworth's ‘up and at ‘em' attacking style of play but also because seven of The R's last 10 away games also saw both teams hit the back of the net too.

Watford v QPR Verdict Previous meetings between Watford and QPR have recently gone in the favour of QPR but their form towards the end of last season was pretty ordinary, while in truth, Watford's wasn't much better.

However, the goals market looks promising in this fixture as three of the previous four encounters have resulted in both teams scoring.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.75

Correct score: 1-1 @ 7.00