Swansea vs Watford prediction 01.09.2026 | EFL Championship
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- Competition: EFL Championship
- Date: 1st September, 2026
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Swansea City welcome Watford on Tuesday for an EFL Championship Round 4 encounter. The hosts currently sit higher in the early Championship table after collecting seven points from their opening three matches, while Watford remain unbeaten with five points.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Watford
0 : 2
Swansea City
Championship
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Swansea City
1 : 1
Watford
Championship
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Watford
1 : 0
Swansea City
Championship
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Swansea City
1 : 0
Watford
Championship
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Watford
1 : 1
Swansea City
Championship
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Swansea City
0 : 1
Watford
Championship
Recent meetings between Swansea and Watford have generally been tight and low-scoring. Swansea won the most recent Championship encounter between the sides, recording a 2-0 victory at Vicarage Road in January 2026.
The previous meetings have also produced several narrow results, including 1-1, 1-0 and 1-0 scorelines. Notably, all of the last six head-to-head meetings have produced under 2.5 goals.
Swansea team overview
Swansea have made an excellent start to their Championship campaign. They opened with a 2-1 victory away at Stoke City, followed that with a goalless draw against Sheffield United and then produced arguably their best performance of the season in a 3-0 win over Derby County.
The defensive record is particularly encouraging. Swansea have kept clean sheets in two consecutive league matches, conceding just one league goal so far, and will be confident of controlling proceedings at home.
However, Swansea have some injury concerns. Cameron Burgess and Gonçalo Franco are currently listed among the unavailable players, potentially limiting the manager's options in defence and midfield.
Last matches of
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Derby County
0 : 3
Swansea City
Championship
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Swansea City
0 : 0
Sheffield United
Championship
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Stoke City
1 : 2
Swansea City
Championship
-
Swansea City
0 : 1
Birmingham City
Carabao Cup
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Swansea City
1 : 0
Leganes
Club Friendlies 3
lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Lawrence Vigouroux
Defenders
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2
Josh Key
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26
Filip Lissah
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23
Stephen Welsh
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14
Josh Tymon
Midfielders
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4
Jay Fulton
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6
Marko Stamenić
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7
Melker Widell
Forwards
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10
Ji-sung Eom
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30
Joseph Opoku
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33
Adam Idah
Watford team overview
Watford have also started positively, taking five points from their opening three Championship matches. The Hornets defeated Southampton 2-1, drew 1-1 away at Wrexham and then shared the points with West Ham after another 1-1 result.
The only downside to their season so far has been an embarrassing 5-1 home defeat to Peterborough United in the EFL Cup, but a subsequent 1-1 draw with West Ham should have stabilised things, at least for the time being.
However, Watford's preparations have been complicated by injuries, with Jeremy Ngakia, Kwadwo Baah and Marc Bola currently listed as unavailable.
Last matches of
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Watford
1 : 1
West Ham United
Championship
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Watford
1 : 5
Peterborough United
Carabao Cup
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Wrexham
1 : 1
Watford
Championship
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Watford
2 : 1
Southampton
Championship
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Watford
1 : 0
Crawley Town
Carabao Cup
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Federico Ravaglia
Defenders
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23
Omar Haktab Traore
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6
Matthew Pollock
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4
Kévin Keben Biakolo
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33
Jordan Zemura
Midfielders
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8
Edoardo Bove
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5
Hector Kyprianou
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17
Iker Bravo
Forwards
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7
Othmane Maamma
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21
Amin Nabizada
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9
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Prediction
Given Swansea's defensive form and the historically low-scoring nature of this fixture, another tight encounter looks likely.
Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals.
Three reasons we expect Under 2.5 Goals
- Three consecutive head-to-head fixtures between Swansea and Watford at the Swansea.com Stadium have produced under 2.5 goals.
- Watford's last two Championship matches have also finished with under 2.5 goals.
- Swansea's only home game of the new season ended in a 0-0 draw against Sheffield United.
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Melbet
1.93
vs standings in Championship
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 2 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 - 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 - 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Millwall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 9 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 - 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 - 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 - 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 - 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 - 6 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Southampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 - 4 | +5 | 2 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 - 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 - 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 21 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 - 7 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 1 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 - 6 | -4 | 0 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 - 9 | -6 | 0 |