Saturday , 14 November 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Swansea City AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Tue 24 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium 14,698 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 82' Ken Sema
Y 30' Jake Livermore
Y 73' Wesley Hoedt
Y 86' Edo Kayembe

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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
2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC 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
24 Oct Watford FC H 0–1 L
21 Oct Leicester City FC H 1–3 L
07 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–1 W
04 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
30 Sep Millwall FC A 3–0 W
23 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
21 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 2–3 L
23 Sep Leeds United FC A 0–3 L

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' And we are off! Swansea City AFC vs Watford FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ismael Kone is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Wesley Hoedt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 46' The whistle greets Matheus Martins as he departs to be replaced by Ken Sema.
  • 51' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Watford FC have won 406 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Jamie Paterson is replaced by Oliver Cooper on 61 minute.
  • 62' Yaser Asprilla gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Wesley Hoedt on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 79 minute. Harrison Ashby leaves to be changed by Liam Walsh.
  • 82' Giorgi Chakvetadze is replacing Ismael Kone for the Watford FC side.
  • 82' Magnificent from Ken Sema! That is 14 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edo Kayembe.
  • 90' Watford FC ring the changes. Jamal Lewis has done his job and it is now time for Matthew Pollock to step up.
  • Watford FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamal Lowe 2
Joel Piroe 2
Ken Sema 1
Wesley Hoedt 1
Tom Cleverley 1
Myles Peart-Harris 1
Andre Gray 1
Moussa Sissoko 1

Head to Head

2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC 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

2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC L 2023-10-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Leicester City FC L 2023-10-07 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC W 2023-10-04 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2023-09-30 Millwall FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W 2023-09-23 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Watford FC Form

2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC W 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-09-30 Watford FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-09-23 Leeds United FC 3–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC50% Draw28% Watford FC22%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Watford FC
50%
Swansea City AFC or Watford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC36% Draw48% Watford FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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