Pick of the stats: Watford v Swansea City
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Watford will seek to get their play-off chase back on track as they welcome Swansea to Vicarage Road on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
The Hornets go into the weekend eighth in the Championship, a point below the top-six, but with a game in hand, however have failed to win in their past three games, two of those at home.
The Swans are 16th, seven points back and seven clear of the relegation zone, but their away form is poor in comparison to their home form.
They have just one win and suffered seven defeats in their past eight on the road, whereas they have 16 points from their past six in front of their own fans.
Watford have only won three of their past 10 league meetings with Swansea (D2 L5), although one of those victories did come in this exact fixture last season (1-0 at Vicarage Road in March 2025).
This season's reverse fixture between Watford and Swansea ended in a 1-1 draw (August 2025). Only once previously have they drawn both meetings in a league campaign, doing so in 1966/67 in the third tier.
Since the start of November, Watford have lost fewer games (2) than any other team in the Championship (W7 D7). They are winless in their past three (D2 L1), however, and could equal their longest run without a league win this term (4 in August-September).
Swansea have lost seven of their past eight away matches in the Championship (W1), while only West Brom (11) and Sheffield United (10) have more total away losses than the Swans (9) in the second tier this term.
Imran Louza has the most goal involvements for Watford in the Championship this season (12). This is already his best league campaign in English football for both goals scored (6) and assists (6)
