Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
#6 Position #20
26 Points 15
15 Played 15
8 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
22 Scored 13
18 Conceded 23
+4 GD -10
1.73 PPG 1.00
53% Win % 27%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Swansea City AFC host Watford FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Joel Latibeaudiere, a Jamaica , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 9' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matt Grimes on 9.
  • 14' It’s high time Slaven Bilic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Kabasele, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' Harry Darling was booked on 28.
  • 33' Ismaila Sarr has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' What composure from Joel Piroe! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Spain international Mario Gaspar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 60' Jay Fulton was booked on 60.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Samuel Kalu. He replaces Craig Cathcart on 61 minute.
  • 64' Swansea City AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Luke Cundle by Jules Ntcham on 66 minute.
  • 69' Samuel Kalu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Dele-Bashiru departs to be replaced by James Morris.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Bachmann argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' Goal! Liam Cullen scores his 34 goal in 398 matches.
  • 77' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Liam Cullen by Joe Allen on 77 minute.
  • 78' Brilliant from the forward! Joel Piroe makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' Joel Latibeaudiere adds to his 0 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

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
Jules Ntcham 1
Ji-sung Eom 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Ismaila Sarr 1
Liam Cullen 1
Joel Latibeaudiere 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
1.95 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC63% Draw23% Watford FC14%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
85%
Draw or Watford FC
37%
Swansea City AFC or Watford FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC46% Draw44% Watford FC10%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 25% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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