Premier League: Brentford vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 5 match between Brentford and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Chelsea go up against Brentford on Friday for a Premier League meeting at Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford are placed seventh with six points after four matches. Chelsea occupy a position as sixth in the league on seven points.

Form: Brentford vs Chelsea

Brentford Form

In their last three matches, Brentford drew 1-1 with Sunderland before recording another draw with Bournemouth in a 2-2 match and beat Reading with a 1-2 scoreline. Brentford claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew four and lost zero, scored 11 goals and conceded five.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea lost 2-1 against Arsenal, won 6-3 against Leeds, and drew 2-2 with Hull. Chelsea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to six.

Betting 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.

Players in form: Brentford vs Chelsea

Kevin Schade look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Morgan Rogers adds to his three Premier League goals come on Friday.

Betting markets: Brentford vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Brentford claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing six along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Chelsea won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Brentford are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Brentford did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Chelsea were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Chelsea have not lost to Brentford in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Brentford scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Chelsea played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Brentford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Chelsea kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brentford, who scored an average of 2.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Chelsea played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals themselves during this run. Chelsea scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.