Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Wed 6 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Ryan Andrews og
Wesley Hoedt 57' 1–1
Y 32' Josh Tymon
Y 36' Nathan Wood-Gordon
Giorgi Chakvetadze 45' Y
Jake Livermore 45' Y
Ryan Andrews 67' Y
Ryan Porteous 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 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

3
2
6
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.1 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L
24 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
17 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
13 Feb Norwich City FC A 2–4 L
10 Feb Leicester City FC H 1–2 L
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Watford FC A 1–1 D
02 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
24 Feb Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W
17 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L
13 Feb Leeds United FC H 0–4 L
10 Feb Hull City AFC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Swansea City AFC
#20 Position #1
8 Points 17
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
7 Scored 13
10 Conceded 6
-3 GD +7
1.00 PPG 2.13
25% Win % 63%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' A stunning finish from Ryan Andrews — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 23' Kyle Naughton, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Josh Tymon.
  • 36' Nathan Wood-Gordon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' Wales international Liam Cullen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' Giorgi Chakvetadze has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ken Sema on 43 minute.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Giorgi Chakvetadze is booked for Watford FC — card on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Ismael Kone comes on to replace Jake Livermore.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' Wesley Hoedt adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Jerry Yates as he leaves the pitch. Jamal Lowe steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 65' Swansea City AFC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 67' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 67.
  • 70' The whistle greets Harry Darling as he departs to be replaced by Kyle Naughton.
  • 74' Vakoun Issouf Bayo makes way for Mileta Rajovic at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Ronald is withdrawn and Charlie Patino gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Ryan Porteous was booked on 83.
  • 88' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martyn Margetson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 2
Jamal Lowe 2
Andre Gray 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Isaac Success 1
Adam Idah 1
Jules Ntcham 1
Ji-sung Eom 1

Head to Head

2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 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

Watford FC Form

2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2024-03-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-02-17 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC L 2024-02-10 Watford FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-02-24 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2024-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-02-13 Swansea City AFC 0–4 Leeds United FC L 2024-02-10 Hull City AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.75 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC25% Draw30% Swansea City AFC45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
75%
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC14% Draw52% Swansea City AFC34%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.2%
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
11.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 13% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 25% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 16% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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