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Ace Football previews the Championship round 14 match between Swansea and Watford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Watford go up against Swansea on Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea are placed 12th with 16 points after 13 matches. Watford occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 22 points.

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Team form: Swansea vs Watford

Swansea Form

Their last three matches saw Swansea drawing 0-0 with Sheffield Wednesday, losing 0-1 against Millwall before beating Oxford by 1-2. Swansea only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded three goals.

Watford Form

Watford look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Leeds, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Blackburn in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-6 win against Sheffield Wednesday in their most recent outing. Watford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 15 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats for Swansea and Watford

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Swansea and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 25 of the last 27 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 13 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 13 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 15 of the last 16 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Watford have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 8 of the last 9 Watford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Swansea vs Watford

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Florian Bianchini will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Watford hope Vakoun Issouf Bayo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Swansea claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Watford won three, drew zero and lost seven of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Swansea scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Watford scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Swansea managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Watford were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Swansea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Watford played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals themselves during this run.

Recommended tip: Swansea vs Watford

To sum up, the upcoming match between Swansea and Watford seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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