Swansea City will host Watford at the Swansea.com Stadium on Friday in another round of EFL Championship football. The home side have had a largely underwhelming campaign and currently find themselves in the bottom half of the Championship table. They were beaten 2-1 by Reading in their game on Tuesday and perhaps deserved more from the match as they created quality chances to draw level but were guilty of wasteful finishing.
Swansea sit 16th in the league table with 32 points from 24 games and will be hopeful of adding to that tally this weekend. Watford have had mixed results this season but remain in the race for promotion. However, they were beaten 2-0 on home turf by Millwall in their last league outing, falling behind in the opening 25 minutes of the game before a red card to Hassane Kamara just before the interval scuppered their chances of a comeback.
Match Details
- Match:- Swansea vs Watford
- Date:- 31 December 2022
- Time:- 1:15 AM (IST)
- Venue:- Liberty Stadium
Swansea vs Watford Prediction
Swansea are on a three-game winless streak and are without a win in their last eight league matches. They are winless in their last two home games and will be looking to end that streak this weekend.
The Hornets’ latest result ended a four-game unbeaten run and they will be looking to bounce back on Friday. They have won three of their last four away games and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Swansea City 1-2 Watford
Swansea vs Watford Head-To-Head
- There have been 52 meetings between Swansea City and Watford. The hosts have won 24 of those games while the visitors have won 18 times. There have been 10 draws between the two teams.
- The two teams have alternated wins in their last six matchups, with the Swans running out 2-1 winners in their most recent clash.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last seven games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2017.
- Watford have drawn seven league games this season. Only league leaders Burnley have had more draws in all the teams in the top half of the Championship table.
- Five of Swansea’s eight league wins this season have come on home turf.
- The hosts have scored 31 league goals this season, the joint-highest of all the teams in the bottom half of the league table.
Swansea vs Watford Live Stream Time
This match will start from 1:15 AM (IST)
Swansea vs Watford Date
This match will take place on 31 December 2022
Swansea vs Watford Team News
Swansea City forward Michael Obafemi missed the trip to Reading through injury, and he is unlikely to return to full fitness in time to feature on Friday.
In his absence, the attacking responsibility will again fall on Joel Piroe, who has scored six league goals so far this season after hitting the net 22 times in the Championship last term.
Liam Cullen will likely be rewarded with a start in the front line after scoring in back-to-back matches, while Matt Grimes and Joe Allen should again partner up in the engine room with Harry Darling, Ben Cabango and Nathan Wood set to form the back three.
Watford have a long list of absentees to deal with, as the likes of Imran Louza, Tom Cleverley, Dan Gosling, Edo Kayembe and Hamza Choudhury are all set to remain out due to injuries, while full-back Hassane Kamara is suspended after his red card in their defeat to Millwall.
Swansea vs Watford Lineups
Swansea City:- Benda; Wood, Darling, Cabango; Sorinola, Grimes, Allen, Manning; Fulton, Cullen; Piroe
Watford:- Bachmann; Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Kabasele; Dele-Bashiru, Bacuna; Sema, Pedro, Sarr; Davis
Swansea vs Watford Odds
the most likely outcome of this match is a Swansea City win with a probability of 41.72%. A win for Watford has a probability of 32.63% and a draw has a probability of 25.6%.
Swansea vs Watford STATS
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win is 1-0 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.83%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Watford win is 0-1 (8.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.16%)
Swansea vs Watford Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Watford
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Five of the last six matches between the two sides have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last six matchups)
Swansea vs Watford Where To Watch Live English League Championship 2022 Today
The matches will be streaming on the Colors Infinity, Voot, and Jio TV. Voot is a digital platform where the matches will be streaming live
Swansea vs Watford Who Will Win
Watford, to win this match