Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Wed 12 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road 16,739 HT 45' · FT 45'
Moussa Sissoko 27' 1–0
Imran Louza 42' Y
Y 48' Benjamin Cabango
Egil Selvik 72' Y
Edo Kayembe 88' Y
Y 88' Liam Cullen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

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
2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-11-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
08 Mar Millwall FC H 1–2 L
01 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
15 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
11 Feb Leeds United FC H 0–4 L
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Watford FC A 0–1 L
08 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
22 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
15 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–3 L
12 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L

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' We are underway at Vicarage Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Jay Fulton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Benjamin Cabango has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 141 appearances.
  • 25' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Moussa Sissoko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 32' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
  • 37' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Hannes Delcroix has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Cabango on 48.
  • 53' Josh Tymon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 64' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is hanging Tom Dele-Bashiru on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' Swansea City AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Adam Idah scoring 1 goals.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Jeremy Ngakia on, Yasser Larouci off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a card for Egil Selvik.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Ji-sung Eom is replaced by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 79' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Tom Ince is withdrawn and Francisco Sierralta gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Edo Kayembe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • 90' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Liam Cullen exits the field as Oliver Cooper enters on 90.
  • Swansea City AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 2
Jamal Lowe 2
Wesley Hoedt 1
Tom Cleverley 1
Myles Peart-Harris 1
Andre Gray 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Isaac Success 1

Head to Head

2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-11-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Watford FC 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

Watford FC Form

2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-03-08 Watford FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2025-02-11 Watford FC 0–4 Leeds United FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-03-12 Watford FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-03-08 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-02-12 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.88 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Swansea City AFC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC34% Draw30% Swansea City AFC36%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
66%
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC18% Draw53% Swansea City AFC29%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 23% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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