Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Swansea City AFC and Watford FC get this one started.
  • 5' Harrison Ashby has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Francisco Sierralta suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Jeremy Ngakia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jake Livermore.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ken Sema. He replaces Matheus Martins on 46 minute.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Jamie Paterson exits the field as Oliver Cooper enters on 61.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Vakoun Issouf Bayo as he leaves the pitch. Yaser Asprilla steps in for Watford FC.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ismael Kone is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Wesley Hoedt on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' Liam Walsh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harrison Ashby on 79 minute.
  • 82' The whistle greets Ismael Kone as he departs to be replaced by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Ken Sema makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Edo Kayembe.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Jamal Lewis is replaced by Matthew Pollock.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Watford FC take all three points.

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
Joel Piroe 2
Jamal Lowe 2
Ji-sung Eom 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Ismaila Sarr 1
Liam Cullen 1
Joel Latibeaudiere 1
Ken Sema 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
1.51 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC51% Draw28% Watford FC21%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Watford FC
49%
Swansea City AFC or Watford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC36% Draw50% Watford FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.9%
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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