Ace Football previews the Championship game between Swansea and Watford who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Swansea will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Watford for a round 3 match in the Championship.
Swansea put three points on the board from the first two rounds of the Championship season. With the advantage of playing at Swansea.com Stadium they will be hopeful of three more points against Watford.
Form: Swansea vs Watford
Swansea Form
Swansea look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Middlesbrough, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Crawley in a 3-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Sheffield United in their most recent outing. Swansea won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored nine goals.
Watford Form
In their last three matches, Watford lost against Charlton and Norwich by 1-0 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Queens Park Rangers by 2-1. Watford are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded nine goals while scoring three themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Swansea and Watford
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Swansea and Watford played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 14 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Swansea have won 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 21 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Watford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have lost the last 6 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Swansea vs Watford
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ronald Pereira, who is performing well for Swansea. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Watford.The visitors will be looking to Luca Kjerrumgaard to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Watford in recent matches.
Betting markets: Swansea vs Watford
Full-time result
Swansea claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Watford won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Swansea didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Swansea.com Stadium. Watford conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Swansea managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Watford kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. Watford conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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