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Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Watford and Swansea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Watford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Swansea swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Watford approach round 36 as number 12 in the Championship table with 44 points on their account so far. With 35 rounds behind them, Swansea have amassed 42 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

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Team form: Watford vs Swansea

Watford Form

In their last three matches, Watford won 0-1 against Rotherham, before losing 1-2 against Huddersfield and 1-0 to Millwall. Watford are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored five goals.

Swansea Form

Swansea look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Ipswich, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Sunderland in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Blackburn in their most recent outing. Swansea claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Watford and Swansea

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 Watford and Swansea played across all tournaments.

  • In 8 of the last 9 home matches Watford played, both teams scored
  • Watford have conceded in 18 of the last 20 matches
  • Watford have scored in 14 of the last 15 home matches
  • Watford have conceded in 15 of the last 17 matches in the Championship
  • In 6 of the last 7 home matches Watford played in the Championship, both teams scored
  • Swansea have scored in 19 of the last 21 away matches in the Championship
  • Swansea have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Swansea have conceded in 16 of the last 18 matches in the Championship
  • In 7 of the last 9 away matches Swansea played in the Championship, both teams scored
  • Swansea have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Players in form: Watford vs Swansea

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Emmanuel Dennis, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Swansea.The visitors will be looking to Ronald Pereira to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Swansea in recent matches.

Betting markets: Watford vs Swansea

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium across all tournaments Watford won two times, drew three and lost five times. Swansea claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Swansea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Watford probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Swansea managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Swansea.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Swansea, who managed to hit the net one time on average in these games.

Betting prediction: Watford vs Swansea

To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Watford vs Swansea mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Watford vs Swansea: Who wins the game?

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