Watford - Swansea City: Small difference between teams in Championship clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (22200 seats)

The Watford & Swansea City managers F. Muñoz Llompart and S. Cooper are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Championship league table.

Insights:
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (30) in Championship
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Watford and Swansea City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Watford is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Swansea City are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Watford form and stats

Home games in the Championship have been a walk in the park for Watford so far, with 56 points won from 22 matches; 18 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Watford has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Vicarage Road. We remember; it was Queens Park Rangers.

No payout for Watford in their previous match, an away game at Brentford that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that, Watford had a home game versus Millwall which ended with a victory 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Watford have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won two, drawn five and lost four.

The Watford fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 42 goals in 22 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Watford have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Swansea City form and stats

11 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Swansea City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Connor Roberts and Morgan Whittaker scored in Swansea City's previous match, the home game against Derby County that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Reading that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Swansea in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Swansea City, four draws and one defeat.

Swansea have scored 29 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (21 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Swansea City - Watford 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Watford won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Swansea City has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
16 goals
Swansea CityJ. Lowe
J. Lowe
14 goals
WatfordI. Sarr
I. Sarr
13 goals

Watford missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Swansea City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 6 Played P 6 22 45
26 18 3 Won W 2 11 23
10 2 2 Drew D 2 5 11
9 2 1 Lost L 2 6 11
61 42 6 Scored S 7 29 56
30 12 3 Conceded C 7 21 37
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
53% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 77% 69%
29% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 32% 31%
16% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 14% 11%
13% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 2%
36% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 40%
49% 59% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 41% 44%
27% 5% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.4 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.1 11.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 9.6 10.2
3.5 4 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.1 3.2
39% 48% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 42% 39%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Swansea City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Watford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (12) at home in Championship
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (30) in Championship
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Championship
  • Watford have the most clean sheets (13) at home in Championship
  • Watford have the most clean sheets (22) in Championship
  • Watford have the most matches under the total-line (30) in Championship
  • Watford have the most points (56) at home in Championship
  • Watford have the most scored goals (42) at home in Championship
  • Watford have the the best goal difference (+30) at home in Championship
  • Watford haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 45 29 9 7 73 34 23 14 6 3 39 15 22 15 3 4 34 19 39 96
2 Watford 45 26 10 9 61 30 22 18 2 2 42 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 31 88
3 Brentford 45 23 15 7 76 41 23 12 9 2 39 20 22 11 6 5 37 21 35 84
4 Swansea City 45 23 11 11 56 37 23 12 6 5 27 16 22 11 5 6 29 21 19 80
5 AFC Bournemouth 45 22 11 12 73 44 22 13 3 6 40 22 23 9 8 6 33 22 29 77
6 Barnsley 45 23 8 14 56 48 22 12 5 5 28 20 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 77
7 Reading 45 19 12 14 60 52 22 12 3 7 35 25 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 69
8 Cardiff City 45 18 13 14 65 48 22 8 5 9 36 25 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 11 16 54 54 22 10 4 8 29 26 23 8 7 8 25 28 0 65
10 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 7 6 10 25 28 5 64
11 Millwall 45 15 17 13 46 46 23 7 10 6 24 24 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 62
12 Luton Town 44 17 10 17 40 49 22 8 8 6 25 23 22 9 2 11 15 26 -9 61
13 Preston North End 45 17 7 21 47 55 23 7 5 11 21 24 22 10 2 10 26 31 -8 58
14 Stoke City 45 14 15 16 48 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 22 5 10 7 19 24 -4 57
15 Blackburn Rovers 45 14 12 19 60 52 22 8 7 7 32 26 23 6 5 12 28 26 8 54
16 Nottingham Forest 45 12 16 17 36 43 22 6 8 8 20 22 23 6 8 9 16 21 -7 52
17 Coventry City 45 13 13 19 43 60 22 9 7 6 24 21 23 4 6 13 19 39 -17 52
18 Birmingham City 45 13 13 19 35 56 23 6 4 13 18 37 22 7 9 6 17 19 -21 52
19 Bristol City 45 15 6 24 45 65 22 7 3 12 17 27 23 8 3 12 28 38 -20 51
20 Huddersfield Town 45 12 12 21 48 69 23 8 7 8 28 23 22 4 5 13 20 46 -21 48
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 22 6 6 10 17 23 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 43
22 Rotherham United 44 11 7 26 43 59 23 5 4 14 26 35 21 6 3 12 17 24 -16 40
23 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 23 8 8 7 22 17 22 4 2 16 15 41 -21 40
24 Wycombe Wanderers 45 10 10 25 36 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 22 3 5 14 19 41 -33 40

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 45 29 9 7 73 34 23 14 6 3 39 15 22 15 3 4 34 19 39 96
2 Watford 45 26 10 9 61 30 22 18 2 2 42 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 31 88
3 Brentford 45 23 15 7 76 41 23 12 9 2 39 20 22 11 6 5 37 21 35 84
4 Swansea City 45 23 11 11 56 37 23 12 6 5 27 16 22 11 5 6 29 21 19 80
5 AFC Bournemouth 45 22 11 12 73 44 22 13 3 6 40 22 23 9 8 6 33 22 29 77
6 Barnsley 45 23 8 14 56 48 22 12 5 5 28 20 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 77
7 Reading 45 19 12 14 60 52 22 12 3 7 35 25 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 69
8 Cardiff City 45 18 13 14 65 48 22 8 5 9 36 25 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 11 16 54 54 22 10 4 8 29 26 23 8 7 8 25 28 0 65
10 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 7 6 10 25 28 5 64
11 Millwall 45 15 17 13 46 46 23 7 10 6 24 24 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 62
12 Luton Town 44 17 10 17 40 49 22 8 8 6 25 23 22 9 2 11 15 26 -9 61
13 Preston North End 45 17 7 21 47 55 23 7 5 11 21 24 22 10 2 10 26 31 -8 58
14 Stoke City 45 14 15 16 48 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 22 5 10 7 19 24 -4 57
15 Blackburn Rovers 45 14 12 19 60 52 22 8 7 7 32 26 23 6 5 12 28 26 8 54
16 Nottingham Forest 45 12 16 17 36 43 22 6 8 8 20 22 23 6 8 9 16 21 -7 52
17 Coventry City 45 13 13 19 43 60 22 9 7 6 24 21 23 4 6 13 19 39 -17 52
18 Birmingham City 45 13 13 19 35 56 23 6 4 13 18 37 22 7 9 6 17 19 -21 52
19 Bristol City 45 15 6 24 45 65 22 7 3 12 17 27 23 8 3 12 28 38 -20 51
20 Huddersfield Town 45 12 12 21 48 69 23 8 7 8 28 23 22 4 5 13 20 46 -21 48
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 22 6 6 10 17 23 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 43
22 Rotherham United 44 11 7 26 43 59 23 5 4 14 26 35 21 6 3 12 17 24 -16 40
23 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 23 8 8 7 22 17 22 4 2 16 15 41 -21 40
24 Wycombe Wanderers 45 10 10 25 36 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 22 3 5 14 19 41 -33 40

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.