Watford vs Swansea

Watford

0 - 2

Swansea

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Watford 16 · Swansea 11

Referee Stats

Matthew Corlett

4 matches · 1.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.25
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	25%
Draws	0%
Away wins	75%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-15).
Watford controlled possession (56%).
Swansea had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 27

Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Swansea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 32

Avg: 1.00 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

1.09

1.30

1.00

1.17

1.39

43%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Watford rank16th

Swansea rank11th

Watford points57

Swansea points64

Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12

27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Swansea: #11 · 64 pts · GD -2

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

L L D D W

Points5/15

Weighted index18

Goals4-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Swansea last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Swansea trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home70%

Watford clean sheet at home22%

Swansea score away65%

Swansea clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first9%

Watford win after scoring first100%

Swansea score first17%

Swansea win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 17% · Swansea 20%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 11.5' · Swansea 40.8'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.30 vs 1.40

Watford concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Swansea score away1.00 vs 1.20

Swansea concede away1.39 vs 1.40

Watford score 7% below league average, while Swansea score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 3% below league average at home, and Swansea are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Swansea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

452

345

Passes Accurate

353

259

Passes %

78%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' C. Burgess

53'

53' I. Louza

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Stamenić

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Vipotnik

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Fulton

1st substitution · For: L. Cullen

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Eom Ji-Sung

2nd substitution · For: Gustavo Gomes

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. Ince

1st substitution · For: K. Baah

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Maamma

2nd substitution · For: G. Chakvetadze

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Ward

3rd substitution · For: E. Galbraith

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Gonçalo Franco

4th substitution · For: M. Yalcouyé

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Doumbia

3rd substitution · For: N. Irankunda

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Louza

4th substitution · For: N. Mendy

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

J. Key

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Stamenić

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Ronald

5th substitution · For: J. Key

90+2'

90+2' N. Irankunda

90+2'

90+2' L. Cullen

Watford vs Swansea 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Swansea beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Matthew Corlett. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Burgess received a yellow card for Swansea at 7'.

Second half: I. Louza received a yellow card for Watford at 53'. Swansea took the lead at 55' when M. Stamenić scored, with the assist credited to Z. Vipotnik, making the score 0-1. Swansea made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Fulton replacing L. Cullen. Swansea made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Eom Ji-Sung replacing Gustavo Gomes. Watford made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. Ince replacing K. Baah. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 65', with O. Maamma replacing G. Chakvetadze. Swansea made their 3rd substitution at 68', with J. Ward replacing E. Galbraith. Swansea made their 4th substitution at 69', with Gonçalo Franco replacing M. Yalcouyé. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Doumbia replacing N. Irankunda. Watford made their 4th substitution at 77', with I. Louza replacing N. Mendy. Swansea extended the lead at 80' when J. Key scored, with the assist credited to M. Stamenić, making the score 0-2. Swansea made their 5th substitution at 80', with Ronald replacing J. Key. N. Irankunda received a red card for Watford at 90+2'. L. Cullen received a yellow card for Swansea at 90+2'.

Watford used 4 substitutions while Swansea used 5 substitutions. Watford got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Swansea got 2 yellow cards.