Watford FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Swansea City AFC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 May | Brentford FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Apr | Millwall FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | Norwich City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Apr | Luton Town FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Apr | Reading FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Watford FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 01 May | Derby County FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Apr | Reading FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Apr | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Apr | Wycombe Wanderers FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Apr | Sheffield Wednesday FC | A | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Watford FC | Swansea City AFC | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #6 |
| 15 | Points | 26 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 3 / 8 | W / D / L | 8 / 2 / 5 |
| 13 | Scored | 22 |
| 23 | Conceded | 18 |
| -10 | GD | +4 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.73 |
| 27% | Win % | 53% |
Key Stats
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
27%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
Watford FC this season
40%
Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
Swansea City AFC this season
Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Watford FC
| Amin Nabizada | 3 G |
| Iker Bravo | 1 G |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 1 G |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Swansea City AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
- 20' 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.
- 25' With 2 assists to his name this season, Marc Guehi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
- 30' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Jamal Lowe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Kabasele, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 45' 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.
- 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 55' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 56' What composure from Andre Gray! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 65' Joao Pedro gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Carlos Sanchez and will look to change the dynamic.
- 66' Wayne Routledge is replacing Liam Cullen for the Swansea City AFC side.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 373 games and scored 406 goals.
- 72' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Troy Deeney is hanging Andre Gray on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' Morgan Whittaker is replacing Conor Hourihane for the Swansea City AFC side.
- 82' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Dan Gosling is replaced by Adam Masina.
- 87' Isaac Success doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- The points are shared — Watford FC 2-0 Swansea City AFC. Honours even.
Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
12
Ken Sema ↓ Ben Wilmot 82'
- 1
- 15
- 27
-
18
Andre Gray ↓ Troy Deeney 72'
- 22
- 32
-
16
Dan Gosling ↓ Adam Masina 82'
- 17
-
28
Carlos Sanchez ↓ Joao Pedro 65'
- 7
Bench
-
11
Adam Masina ↑ 82'
-
6
Ben Wilmot ↑ 82'
-
19
Will Hughes ↑ 65'
-
9
Troy Deeney ↑ 72'
- 5
- 31
- 25
- 26
-
10
Joao Pedro ↑ 65'
Coach
Xisco Munoz
Swansea City AFC Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Jamal Lowe ↓ Yan Dhanda 66'
-
10
Andre Ayew ↓ Oliver Cooper 65'
- 6
-
8
Matt Grimes ↓ Korey Smith 66'
- 23
-
20
Liam Cullen ↓ Wayne Routledge 66'
- 24
- 2
- 14
- 1
- 5
Bench
-
7
Korey Smith ↑ 66'
- 18
- 26
-
15
Wayne Routledge ↑ 66'
-
21
Yan Dhanda ↑ 66'
- 3
-
17
Morgan Whittaker ↑ 77'
- 22
-
31
Oliver Cooper ↑ 65'
Coach
Steve Cooper
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Watford FC Form
Swansea City AFC Form
2021-05-08
Watford FC
2–0
Swansea City AFC
L
2021-05-01
Swansea City AFC
2–1
Derby County FC
W
2021-04-25
Reading FC
2–2
Swansea City AFC
D
2021-04-20
Swansea City AFC
0–1
Queens Park Rangers FC
L
2021-04-17
Swansea City AFC
2–2
Wycombe Wanderers FC
D
2021-04-13
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0–2
Swansea City AFC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.22
Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11
Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for:
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Watford FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
57%
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Watford FC
| Handicap | Watford FC covers | Push | Swansea City AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 21% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 19% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.