Watford vs Swansea

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 12 Sep 2015 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Watford 13 · Swansea 12
Referee Stats
27 matches · 2.70 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.70
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 37%
Draws 30%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (17-8).
  • Swansea controlled possession (61%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-6-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 19
Avg: 1.05 / 1.00

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Swansea (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 32
Avg: 1.16 / 1.68

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.26
PPG
0.89
1.05
GF
1.16
1.00
GA
1.68
47%
O2.5
68%
42%
BTTS
68%
26%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Watford rank13th
Swansea rank12th
Watford points45
Swansea points47
Watford: #13 · 45 pts · GD -10
26 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Swansea: #12 · 47 pts · GD -10
24 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

D W D L L
Points5/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-8
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

W L L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals8-13
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Swansea trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home42%
Swansea score away68%
Swansea clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Swansea score first26%
Swansea win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 30% · Swansea 31%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.4' · Swansea 34.6'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.05 vs 1.49
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Swansea score away1.16 vs 1.21
Swansea concede away1.68 vs 1.49
Watford score 29% below league average, while Swansea score 4% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 17% below league average at home, and Swansea are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
31-45 1

Swansea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
16-30 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
17
8
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
9
3
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
1
3
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
330
515
Passes Accurate
236
416
Passes %
72%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
59'
59' Goal · 1-0
O. Ighalo
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Deeney
60'
60' W. Routledge
1st substitution · For: J. Montero
64'
64' V. Behrami
66'
66' Almen Abdi
1st substitution · For: Benjamin Watson
66'
66' J. Cork
2nd substitution · For: Ki Sung-Yueng
67'
67' Ki Sung-Yueng
71'
71' O. Ighalo
2nd substitution · For: S. Berghuis
71'
71' G. Sigurðsson
3rd substitution · For: Éderzito António Macedo Lopes
84'
84' T. Deeney
3rd substitution · For: A. Diamanti
90'
90' É. Capoue

Watford vs Swansea 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Watford beat Swansea 1-0 on Saturday, 12 September 2015 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Madley. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Watford took the lead at 59' when O. Ighalo scored, with the assist credited to T. Deeney, making the score 1-0. Swansea made their 1st substitution at 60', with W. Routledge replacing J. Montero. V. Behrami received a red card for Watford at 64'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 66', with Almen Abdi replacing Benjamin Watson. Swansea made their 2nd substitution at 66', with J. Cork replacing Ki Sung-Yueng. Ki Sung-Yueng received a yellow card for Swansea at 67'. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 71', with O. Ighalo replacing S. Berghuis. Swansea made their 3rd substitution at 71', with G. Sigurðsson replacing Éderzito António Macedo Lopes. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 84', with T. Deeney replacing A. Diamanti. É. Capoue received a yellow card for Watford at 90'.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Swansea used 3 substitutions. Watford got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Swansea got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (17-8).
  • Swansea controlled possession (61%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Watford vs Swansea Head-to-Head History by Season