Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Swansea City AFC
4 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Fri 30 Dec 2022 · 19:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Grimes 9' Y
Harry Darling 28' Y
Jay Fulton 60' Y
Joel Latibeaudiere 64' Y
Y 69' Samuel Kalu
Y 71' Daniel Bachmann

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
2022-12-30 Swansea City AFC 4–0 Watford FC 2022-10-05 Watford FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC 2021-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2021-01-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Watford FC H 4–0 W
27 Dec Reading FC A 1–2 L
17 Dec Coventry City FC A 3–3 D
10 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
12 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
08 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–4 L
26 Dec Millwall FC H 0–2 L
17 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
11 Dec Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
12 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
08 Nov Reading FC H 2–0 W

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' Welcome to Swansea.com Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Watford FC.
  • 5' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 9' Matt Grimes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 14' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' A moment of madness from Harry Darling on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Swansea City AFC will be frustrated.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Russell Martin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' What a strike from Joel Piroe! The score is 1-0.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Yaser Asprilla is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 59' The 28-year-old Samuel Kalu has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Jay Fulton will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Samuel Kalu. He replaces Craig Cathcart on 61 minute.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Joel Latibeaudiere gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Luke Cundle is replaced by Jules Ntcham on 66 minute.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Samuel Kalu gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' James Morris gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Daniel Bachmann catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' GOAL! Liam Cullen scores on 74.
  • 77' Joe Allen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Cullen at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' Goal! Joel Piroe scores his 84 goal in 440 matches.
  • 83' Matt Grimes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 41 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' What a moment for Joel Latibeaudiere! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Watford FC.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

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

2022-12-30 Swansea City AFC 4–0 Watford FC 2022-10-05 Watford FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC 2021-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2021-01-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Watford FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-12-30 Swansea City AFC 4–0 Watford FC W 2022-12-27 Reading FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2022-12-17 Coventry City FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2022-12-10 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-11-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2022-11-08 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Watford FC Form

2022-12-30 Swansea City AFC 4–0 Watford FC L 2022-12-26 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC W 2022-12-11 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-11-12 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC64% Draw23% Watford FC13%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
87%
Draw or Watford FC
36%
Swansea City AFC or Watford FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC46% Draw45% Watford FC9%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.5%
2 – 0
14.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
10%
3 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 1
2.6%
1 – 2
2.6%
2 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 21% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 26% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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