Watford vs Swansea

12 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Moussa Sissoko 27’

Match summary

Watford won 1-0 at home to Swansea. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Moussa Sissoko put Watford ahead in the 27th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.58 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Swansea 0.73 from 12.

Match stats

Watford Swansea
9 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.58 xG 0.68
0.58 Non-penalty xG 0.68

Key events

Watford Swansea
Kick-off
Moussa Sissoko1-0 (Watford)
27’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Watford
  • Egil Selvik
  • Imrân Louza
  • Edo Kayembe
Swansea
  • Ben Cabango
  • Liam Cullen

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 0.73 27’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 1-0 27’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 0.73 27’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 1-0 Sissoko 27’
Watford 0.58 xGSwansea 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Watford attacking 
27’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 66’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+3’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 16’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 12’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 66’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+3’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 16’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 12’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – –
Ryan Andrews Taken off
83′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.20 – – –
Tom Ince Taken off
83′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.03 – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Caleb Wiley Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Francisco Sierralta Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Rocco Vata Came on as a substitute
6′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 40% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Swansea win 31% Avg odds 3.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.