Watford vs Swansea: result 1-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 30, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Swansea?
Swansea won 1-2 on December 30, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 11′A. CarrilloWatford
- 86′J. AyewSwansea
- 90′L. NarsinghSwansea
Official lineup for Watford vs Swansea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-3-1- 11Richarlison
- 33S. Okaka
- 16A. Doucouré
- 28A. Carrillo
- 8T. Cleverley
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 13M. Wagué
- 22M. Zeegelaar
- 2Daryl Janmaat
- 27C. Kabasele
- 1Gomes
Swansea
4-2-2-2- 10T. Abraham
- 18J. Ayew
- 35Renato Sanches
- 51Roque Mesa
- 14Thomas James Carroll
- 17S. Clucas
- 6Alfie Mawson
- 33F. Fernández
- 26K. Naughton
- 16M. Olsson
- 1Ł. Fabiański
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Swansea have 2, 2 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | Leicester(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 23, 2017 | Brighton(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 16, 2017 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-4 | Premier League |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Crystal Palace(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Burnley(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | Liverpool(away) | 0-5 | Premier League |
| Dec 23, 2017 | Crystal Palace(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Everton(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Manchester City(home) | 0-4 | Premier League |
| Dec 9, 2017 | West Brom(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Watford wins, 1 draw, 1 Swansea win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2017 | Swansea 1-2 Watford | Premier League |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Watford 1-0 Swansea | Premier League |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Swansea 0-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Jan 18, 2016 | Swansea 1-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Watford 1-0 Swansea | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Swansea score 0.5 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Swansea | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy