Swansea vs Watford: result 1-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
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What was the result of Swansea vs Watford?
Swansea and Watford drew 1-1 on August 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 35′N. IrankundaWatford
- 82′Z. VipotnikSwansea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Swansea have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Watford have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Crawley Town(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Lorient(home) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Exeter City(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | QPR(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Norwich(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Charlton(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Leyton Orient(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Boreham Wood(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Swansea win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Watford win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025 | Watford 1-0 Swansea | Championship |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Swansea 1-0 Watford | Championship |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Watford 1-1 Swansea | Championship |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Swansea 0-1 Watford | Championship |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Swansea 4-0 Watford | Championship |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Watford 1-2 Swansea | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Swansea score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Watford | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Swansea sit 8th in Championship (3 points from 1 matches) and Watford sit 6th (3 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Watford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Swansea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy