Watford VS Swansea ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Watford vs Swansea
Watford and Swansea City play at Vicarage Road Stadium in a 21-round Barclays Premier League match. In the last clash between these teams in this competition, on 23-09-2017, the Watford won off by (1-2). The record of recent direct clashes favors the home team, who in the last 5 matches won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1. Particular attention needs to be paid to the home / away condition as Watford presents different results at home and away.
Watford Team News
The home team is currently in 10th place with 25 points earned after 7 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Brighton & Hove Albion for (1-0). In the last match, won at home to Leicester City by (2-1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Watford had 12 points out of 30, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in their last 10 games at their stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the board in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Watford arrives for this game completely motivated after returning to the Premier League triumph after beating Leicester 2-1. Due to the not so positive phase, the coach and the players were put in question, since the team registered four consecutive defeats. Despite this, this game against Swansea is a good opportunity to recover some points.
Watford vs Swansea Stats
In this home game, coach Marco Silva is expected to keep his team in the usual 4-2-3-1, with Richarlison being Watford’s most offensive reference. On the other hand, Doucouré midfielder is the top scorer with 6 goals in total. It is worth mentioning that some of the weaknesses of the team are related to the defensive stop balls and the aerial game. For this match the coach will not be able to count on Deeney, suspended, outside Kaboul, Hoban and Chalobah, all injured.
Swansea Team News
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses, the visiting team is in 20th place, having won 13 points. In the last match, they lost to Liverpool (5-0), after their previous match drew at home in a game against Crystal Palace for (1-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with a total of 15 goals scored and 18 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, with a total of 13 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away games the Swansea City have won 1, 2 draws and 7 losses, having won 5 points out of 30.
In this competition, he lost his last 7 games as a visitor and did not win any of the last 8 that he played as a visitor. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of his 10 matches. The team allowed their opponents’ goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 20 games in this competition, he never managed to come back on the board in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Swansea City are one of the strong candidates for relegation to the English second division and are now five points behind West Ham, the first team out of this dangerous zone. In the last game played in this competition, visitors lost at home to Liverpool by 5-0, adding the fourth game followed without proving the taste of victory.
In this difficult game, coach Leon Britton is expected to keep his team in 4-3-3, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks: Routledge is a very important player in the organization of the offensive process, but the highlight is the forward Tamy Abraham with 4 goals and 1 assist. It is also worth noting that finalization is one of the weaknesses of this team. For this match the coach will not be able to count on Bartley, Bony and Sun-yueng, players who recover from injury.
Watford vs Swansea Predictions
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