Watford vs Swansea

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🕒 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Watford 14 · Swansea 18
Referee Stats
28 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.79
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 36%
Draws 25%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-9).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 31
Avg: 1.42 / 1.63

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
Swansea (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-6-11

Goals For / Against

11 / 32
Avg: 0.58 / 1.68

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
0.63
1.42
GF
0.58
1.63
GA
1.68
63%
O2.5
37%
63%
BTTS
42%
53%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Watford rank14th
Swansea rank18th
Watford points41
Swansea points33
Watford: #14 · 41 pts · GD -20
40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Swansea: #18 · 33 pts · GD -28
48 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D L D W
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-5
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.

Swansea last 5 away

L L D L D
Points2/15
Weighted index9
Goals1-9
Record0-2-3
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 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Swansea trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%
Watford clean sheet at home26%
Swansea score away47%
Swansea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first53%
Watford win after scoring first50%
Swansea score first26%
Swansea win after scoring first20%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 43% · Swansea 27%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 31.7' · Swansea 32.8'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.42 vs 1.53
Watford concede at home1.63 vs 1.15
Swansea score away0.58 vs 1.15
Swansea concede away1.68 vs 1.53
Watford score 7% below league average, while Swansea score 50% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 42% above league average at home, and Swansea are 10% 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: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
0-15 6
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 1

Swansea goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
9
9
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
7
4
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
1
8
Fouls
14
13
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
500
478
Passes Accurate
412
396
Passes %
82%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
3'
3' F. Fernández
11'
11' Goal · 1-0
A. Carrillo
Normal Goal
30'
30' A. Carrillo
34'
34' Thomas James Carroll
46'
46' Roque Mesa
1st substitution · For: L. Narsingh
57'
57' T. Abraham
2nd substitution · For: O. McBurnie
64'
64' M. Wagué
1st substitution · For: S. Prödl
77'
77' S. Okaka
2nd substitution · For: A. Gray
80'
80' A. Doucouré
81'
81' S. Clucas
3rd substitution · For: N. Dyer
82'
82' S. Prödl
83'
83' A. Carrillo
3rd substitution · For: R. Pereyra
86'
86' Goal · 1-1
J. Ayew
Normal Goal · Assist: O. McBurnie
89'
89' M. Zeegelaar
90'
90' Goal · 1-2
L. Narsingh
Normal Goal

Watford vs Swansea 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Swansea beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, 30 December 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: F. Fernández received a yellow card for Swansea at 3'. Watford took the lead at 11' when A. Carrillo scored, making the score 1-0. A. Carrillo received a yellow card for Watford at 30'. Thomas James Carroll received a yellow card for Swansea at 34'.

Second half: Swansea made their 1st substitution at 46', with Roque Mesa replacing L. Narsingh. Swansea made their 2nd substitution at 57', with T. Abraham replacing O. McBurnie. Watford made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Wagué replacing S. Prödl. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 77', with S. Okaka replacing A. Gray. A. Doucouré received a yellow card for Watford at 80'. Swansea made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. Clucas replacing N. Dyer. S. Prödl received a yellow card for Watford at 82'. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Carrillo replacing R. Pereyra. Swansea leveled the score at 86' when J. Ayew scored, with the assist credited to O. McBurnie, making the score 1-1. M. Zeegelaar received a yellow card for Watford at 89'. Swansea took the lead at 90' when L. Narsingh scored, making the score 1-2.

Watford used 3 substitutions while Swansea used 3 substitutions. Watford got 4 yellow cards, while Swansea got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-9).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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