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
Official lineup for Swansea vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Swansea
4-2-3-1- 20L. Cullen
- 10Eom Ji-Sung
- 8M. Yalcouyé
- 35Ronald
- 30E. Galbraith
- 17Gonçalo Franco
- 14J. Tymon
- 15C. Burgess
- 5B. Cabango
- 2J. Key
- 22L. Vigouroux
Watford
3-5-2- 9L. Kjerrumgaard
- 66N. Irankunda
- 16M. Bola
- 39E. Kayembe
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 17M. Sissoko
- 2J. Ngakia
- 25J. Abankwah
- 4K. Keben
- 3Max Alleyne
- 1E. Selvik
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 wins, 1 draw, 2 Watford wins.
| 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 5th in Championship (26 points from 14 matches) and Watford sit 20th (14 points from 14 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Swansea | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 26 |
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
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