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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
2
3
Swansea City AFC 10 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
#11 Position #12
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Watford FC are 12th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Watford FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Giorgi Chakvetadze has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The 25-year-old Carl Rushworth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Livermore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Ken Sema has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Ken Sema comes on to replace Matheus Martins.
  • 51' Jamal Lewis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Oliver Cooper is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamie Paterson at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' Yaser Asprilla is replacing Vakoun Issouf Bayo for the Watford FC side.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 72' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 73' Wesley Hoedt was booked on 73.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Martins, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' Swansea City AFC make a change. Harrison Ashby trudges off to be replaced by Liam Walsh on 79 minutes.
  • 82' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Ismael Kone departs to be replaced by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 82' Goal! Ken Sema scores his 14 goal in 358 matches.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Edo Kayembe.
  • 90' Matthew Pollock gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Jamal Lewis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Another three points for Watford FC.

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
Benjamin Cabango 1
Ismaila Sarr 1
Liam Cullen 1
Joel Latibeaudiere 1
Ken Sema 1
Wesley Hoedt 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
0.7 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC36% Draw40% Watford FC24%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
76%
Draw or Watford FC
64%
Swansea City AFC or Watford FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC19% Draw68% Watford FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32%
1 – 0
18.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
1.5%
2 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 23% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
59% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗

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