Swansea vs Watford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2025

Watford head over to the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday to face title favourites Swansea in a round 3 match in the Championship.

Swansea are number 15 in the table on three points after two matches. Watford rank as number 14 with three points after two matches played.

Swansea enter this round three of the Championship with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Both Swansea and Watford aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Swansea go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Watford travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of eight goals, while also conceding 12 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Swansea took a hit when Watford handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Swansea vs Watford Prediction

Swansea Form

Swansea recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-0 against Middlesbrough. They responded by beating Crawley 3-1, and followed that up by winning 1-0 against Sheffield United. Swansea claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Swansea.com Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored nine goals.

Watford Form

In their last three matches, Watford lost against Charlton and Norwich by 1-0 and 1-2, respectively, and beat Queens Park Rangers by 2-1. Watford didn't manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded nine and scored three goals themselves.

Swansea boast a decent form, and with Watford finding things a bit tough away from home, this looks like a good opportunity to claim a win for the home side.

Swansea vs Watford Squads

Swansea Squad

The 38-year-old coach of the home team, Alan Sheehan, will select the lineup against Watford from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Andrew Fisher (0/0), Lawrence Vigouroux (0/2), Paul Farman (0/0), Ben Cabango (0/2), Cameron Burgess (0/2), Filip Lissah (0/0), Josh Key (0/2), Josh Tymon (0/2), Kaelan Casey (0/1), Ricardo Santos (0/0), Sam Parker (0/0), Cameron Congreve (0/0), Ethan Galbraith (0/2), Goncalo Franco (0/2), Jay Fulton (0/2), Malick Junior Yalcouye (0/1), Oliver Cooper (0/0), Bobby Wales (0/1), Ji-Sung Eom (0/2), Josh Ginnelly (0/0), Liam Cullen (0/2), Melker Widell (0/2), Ronald Pereira (1/2), Zan Vipotnik (0/1), Zeidane Inoussa (0/2).

Watford Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Watford players that the manager Paulo Pezzolano will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alfie Marriott (0/0), Egil Selvik (0/2), Nathan Baxter (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), James Abankwah (0/2), James Morris (0/0), Jeremy Ngakia (0/2), Joshua Mullins (0/0), Kevin Keben (0/2), Marc Bola (0/2), Matthew Pollock (0/0), Max Alleyne (0/1), Ryan Andrews (0/1), Edo Kayembe (0/2), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/0), Hector Kyprianou (0/2), Imran Louza (0/2), Moussa Sissoko (0/2), Pierre Dwomoh (0/0), Thomas Ince (0/1), Tom Dele-Bashiru (0/1), Kwadwo Baah (0/2), Luca Kjerrumgaard (2/2), Mamadou Doumbia (0/2), Nestory Irankunda (0/2), Othmane Maamma (0/0), Rocco Vata (0/0), Vivaldo Semedo (0/0).

Swansea vs Watford Team News

Swansea are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Watford.

Sidelined with an injury, Swansea can't field Josh Ginnelly on Saturday against Watford.

Watford have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. James Abankwah is suspended from the Watford squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Vivaldo Semedo won't be travelling with Watford this time, as he nurses an injury.

Swansea vs Watford Lineups

Swansea vs Watford H2H

Swansea took a hit when Watford handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. Swansea have been slightly more successful than Watford in recent meetings. With a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Swansea has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 19/20.

Swansea vs Watford Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Swansea and Watford. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

Swansea vs Watford Betting Tips

Ronald Pereira is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Watford look to Luca Kjerrumgaard, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Swansea claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Watford won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Swansea kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Swansea.com Stadium hoping to do so again on Saturday. Watford kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Swansea managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Watford averaging one goal. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Swansea, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.