Saturday , 14 November 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
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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 #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)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
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' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamie Paterson made 402 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' What a moment for Ryan Andrews! That strike on 18 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 23' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Josh Tymon argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 36' That is a card for Swansea City AFC. Nathan Wood-Gordon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' Ken Sema makes way for Giorgi Chakvetadze at the 43 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Giorgi Chakvetadze. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Jake Livermore is replaced by Ismael Kone on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Sweden international Ken Sema has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' What composure from Wesley Hoedt! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 60' The whistle greets Jerry Yates as he departs to be replaced by Jamal Lowe.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ryan Andrews.
  • 70' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Harry Darling is withdrawn and Kyle Naughton gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is withdrawn and Mileta Rajovic gets his opportunity.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Ronald by Charlie Patino on 81 minute.
  • 83' Ryan Porteous was booked on 83.
  • 88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emmanuel Dennis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Jamal Lowe 2
Joel Piroe 2
Joel Latibeaudiere 1
Ken Sema 1
Wesley Hoedt 1
Tom Cleverley 1
Myles Peart-Harris 1
Andre Gray 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
0.89 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC27% Draw29% Swansea City AFC44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
73%
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC17% Draw49% Swansea City AFC34%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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