Premier League: Chelsea vs Brentford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 22 match between Chelsea and Brentford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite a rather curious form recently, Chelsea have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 22 of the Premier League season. They meet Brentford on Saturday at the Stamford Bridge, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Chelsea are number 8 in the table on 31 points after 21 matches. Brentford rank as number 5 with 33 points after 21 matches played.

Form: Chelsea vs Brentford

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Fulham by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-5 against Charlton. They were back on the losing side in a 2-3 defeat against Arsenal. Chelsea claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored ten goals and conceded seven.

Brentford Form

In their last three matches, Brentford first beat Everton 2-4, then Sunderland by 3-0 and finally Sheffield Wednesday by 0-2. Brentford won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Chelsea and Brentford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chelsea and Brentford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Chelsea vs Brentford

It has been an excellent season for Igor Thiago who managed to score an impressive 16 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Brentford are looking to him against Chelsea, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Chelsea claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Brentford won five of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost five of the games in this run. Brentford didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games. Chelsea have not lost to Brentford in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Brentford scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Chelsea games Brentford managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Brentford have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Chelsea when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Brentford, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.