Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Watford FC and Swansea City AFC get this one started.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Watford FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Goal! Moussa Sissoko scores his 15 goal in 385 matches.
  • 32' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Josh Ginnelly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' James Abankwah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 42' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' Benjamin Cabango is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Goncalo Franco suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' Tom Dele-Bashiru makes way for Vakoun Issouf Bayo at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Yasser Larouci by Jeremy Ngakia on 71 minute.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a card for Egil Selvik.
  • 74' Josh Ginnelly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ji-sung Eom on 74 minute.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Imran Louza, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 83' Watford FC ring the changes. Tom Ince has done his job and it is now time for Francisco Sierralta to step up.
  • 88' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Oliver Cooper gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Liam Cullen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 1-0 the final result. Swansea City AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Moussa Sissoko 1
Isaac Success 1
Jules Ntcham 1
Benjamin Cabango 1
Ismaila Sarr 1
Liam Cullen 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
0.47 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC33% Draw44% Swansea City AFC23%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 0.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 58%
42%
± 1.5 26%
74%
± 2.5 8%
92%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
67%
Watford FC or Swansea City AFC
56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC13% Draw75% Swansea City AFC12%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
41.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
16.3%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 1
2.3%
1 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
0.7%
3 – 0
0.6%
0 – 3
0.6%
3 – 1
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 19% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 19% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

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

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