Watford vs Swansea: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 13Kick-off on October 5, 2022 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Swansea?
Swansea won 1-2 on October 5, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 34′I. SarrWatford
- 52′O. NtchamSwansea
- 90′B. CabangoSwansea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Swansea have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2022 | Stoke City(away) | 4-0 | Championship |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Sunderland(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Blackburn(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Rotherham(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Middlesbrough(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | West Brom(away) | 3-2 | Championship |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Hull City(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Sep 3, 2022 | QPR(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Stoke City(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Watford win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Swansea win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2021 | Watford 2-0 Swansea | Championship |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Swansea 2-1 Watford | Championship |
| Sep 24, 2019 | Watford 2-1 Swansea | League Cup |
| Dec 30, 2017 | Watford 1-2 Swansea | Premier League |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Swansea 1-2 Watford | Premier League |
| Apr 15, 2017 | Watford 1-0 Swansea | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Swansea score 1.4 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Swansea | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Watford sit 7th in Championship (4 points from 2 matches) and Swansea sit 9th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Swansea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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