Watford vs QPR predictions: Hornets can stop the rot by downing R's
Twelve of Watford's 16 league wins last season were picked up at Vicarage Road
QPR have lost seven of their last 10 away games
Recommended bet: Watford to win
Watford are on the back foot after successive losses and will be aiming to settle things down by targeting maximum points against QPR at Vicarage Road.
The Hornets want to be prominent in the Championship promotion race but they suffered early disappointment at Charlton last weekend, when Harvey Knibbs' injury-time goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat.
Watford followed up with a 2-1 loss at home to Norwich City in the EFL Cup and they can take nothing for granted against the R's, who earned four points against them last season.
However, QPR appear to be a work in progress and they too were dumped out of the EFL Cup on Tuesday, losing 3-2 away to League One strugglers Plymouth.
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Team news
Watford are still without Georgi Chakvetadze, who is sidelined until September with a foot injury.
Rocco Vata is back in contention, but Caleb Wiley (back), Mattie Pollock (hamstring) and Pierre Dwomoh (thigh) are unavailable.
The visitors are without defenders Jake Clarke-Salter and Jimmy Dunne, who may be ruled out until after next month's international break.
Wingers Kwame Poku and Karamoko Dembele are doubtful after they were forced off during the 1-1 draw at home to Preston.
The stats
Watford have kept clean sheets in each of their last two home games against QPR.
All of Watford’s last 16 matches have featured less than four goals.
QPR have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 away fixtures and have conceded the first goal in seven of their last nine away games.
Both teams have scored in six of QPR’s last eight matches.
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Prediction
Watford are out of the EFL Cup and three points worse off than at the same stage of last season, but they can get their campaign up and running with a victory over QPR, who are weakened by early-season injuries.
Squad depth is key in the Championship and the Hornets are looking better stocked than last season after making some positive moves in the transfer market.
They raided Bayern Munich for winger Nestory Irankunda and saw the 19-year-old put in a promising display in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss at home to Norwich in the EFL Cup.
Overall the hosts seem to be having a better window than the R's and they can overcome the West London side, who laboured to a 1-1 draw at home to Preston last weekend.
