Tuesday , 22 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Swansea City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Tue 1 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ji-sung Eom 8' 1–0
Adam Idah 29' 2–0
Y 25' Haktab Traore
Y 68' Hector Matthew Kyprianou
Y 80' Kevin Keben Biakolo
Y 90' Jordan Zemura

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

6
2
3
Swansea City AFC 11 games · Avg 2.1 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2026-01-31 Watford FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC 2025-08-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Watford FC 2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-11-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Watford FC H 2–0 W
29 Aug Derby County FC A 3–0 W
22 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
15 Aug Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
02 May Charlton Athletic FC H 3–1 W
25 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
29 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Wrexham AFC A 1–1 D
16 Aug Southampton FC H 2–1 W
02 May Coventry City FC H 0–4 L
25 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–5 L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Watford FC
#1 Position #20
17 Points 8
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4
13 Scored 7
6 Conceded 10
+7 GD -3
2.13 PPG 1.00
63% Win % 25%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Swansea City AFC get us underway at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 5' Marko Stamenic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Ji-sung Eom has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' Afghanistan international Amin Nabizada has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' Iker Bravo, a Spain forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Swansea City AFC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 29' What composure from Adam Idah! The Ireland international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 31' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Haktab Traore by Branimir Mlacic on 31 minute.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edoardo Bove is hanging Amin Nabizada on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Melker Widell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elijah Just on 57 minute.
  • 62' Branimir Mlacic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 458 appearances.
  • 65' Rocco Vata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Othmane Maamma on 65 minute.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Adam Idah is replaced by Zan Vipotnik.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Marko Stamenic is replaced by Jay Fulton on 68 minute.
  • 68' Hector Matthew Kyprianou picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Iker Bravo is replaced by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  • 86' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Stephen Welsh exits the field as Jenson Seelt enters on 86.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jordan Zemura argues furiously but the card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 2
Jamal Lowe 2
Andre Gray 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Isaac Success 1
Adam Idah 1
Jules Ntcham 1
Ji-sung Eom 1

Head to Head

2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2026-01-31 Watford FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC 2025-08-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Watford FC 2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-11-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Watford FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC W 2026-08-29 Derby County FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W 2026-08-22 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2026-08-15 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2026-05-02 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-04-25 Norwich City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Watford FC Form

2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-08-29 Watford FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2026-08-22 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2026-05-02 Watford FC 0–4 Coventry City FC L 2026-04-25 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 71% + Swansea City AFC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC66% Draw24% Watford FC10%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
90%
Draw or Watford FC
34%
Swansea City AFC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC44% Draw49% Watford FC7%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
20%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
1.8%
1 – 2
1.7%
2 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 21% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 28% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.