Ace Football previews the Premier League round 4 match between Brentford and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Brentford hope to live up to their early billing as the Premier League title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Chelsea over to the Gtech Community Stadium for a round 4 match.
A look at the Premier League standings shows that four points and 13 places currently separate the two teams.
Form: Brentford vs Chelsea
Brentford Form
In their last three matches, Brentford beat Aston Villa by 1-0 and Bournemouth by 0-2, before losing against Sunderland by 2-1. Brentford claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.
Chelsea Form
Chelsea look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace, before downing first West Ham by 1-5, then Fulham in a 2-0 win. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding five.
Betting stats and facts for Brentford and Chelsea
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brentford and Chelsea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 3 of the last 4 Brentford home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Brentford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Brentford home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Chelsea have won 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Chelsea have won the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Chelsea away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won 4 of the last 5 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Brentford vs Chelsea
Igor Thiago is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Chelsea look to Joao Pedro, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Brentford vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Brentford won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Gtech Community Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Chelsea won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost two. Chelsea didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Chelsea have not lost to Brentford in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Brentford scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Brentford managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Brentford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Chelsea, who scored 2.7 times on average in these matches. Brentford scored at least once in their previous 10 matches.
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