Sunday , 16 August 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

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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

3
2
5
Watford FC 10 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
#19 Position #11
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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Swansea City AFC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Nathan Wood-Gordon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Ryan Andrews is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Tymon is booked for Swansea City AFC — card on 32.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Nathan Wood-Gordon argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 41' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Charlie Patino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Ken Sema by Giorgi Chakvetadze on 43 minute.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 46' Ismael Kone is replacing Jake Livermore for the Watford FC side.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Wesley Hoedt is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Jerry Yates has done his job and it is now time for Jamal Lowe to step up.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martyn Margetson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Ryan Andrews. He receives a card.
  • 70' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Naughton is hanging Harry Darling on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Watford FC make a change. Vakoun Issouf Bayo trudges off to be replaced by Mileta Rajovic on 74 minutes.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Ronald exits the field as Charlie Patino enters on 81.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Ryan Porteous. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 88' 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.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Moussa Sissoko 1
Isaac Success 1
Jules Ntcham 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Ismaila Sarr 1
Liam Cullen 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
2 / 4
0.49 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw40% Swansea City AFC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
74%
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC12% Draw68% Swansea City AFC20%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.1%
0 – 1
20%
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
1.8%
2 – 2
1.2%
1 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 15% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 25% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 9% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
62% ✗

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