With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Chelsea fans yearn to see their adored players win full points from this match versus Brentford.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Brentford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Chelsea form and stats
Chelsea have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home club members saw a 2-2 draw versus Arsenal last time out and are looking for a win here. Opportunity lost for Chelsea in the Arsenal match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Palmer, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that match, earning a rating of 7.31 (out of 10). Palmer scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 24 successful passes (of 25 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Burnley and winning 4-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Chelsea's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 4 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Blackburn Rovers in only four days. This game is also played here at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches.
Brentford form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Brentford playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Brentford are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the match against Burnley (placed 18th). Hooray; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. The attacker Mbeumo got a match rating of 9.43 in that game. Mbeumo scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).
Prior to that match, the Brentford manager Frank faced defeat when travelling to Manchester United and losing 1-2.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Brentford when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
The visiting Brentford have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous eight meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Chelsea, two draws and two wins for Brentford. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Mbeumo 5 goals |   R. Sterling 3 goals |  M. Jensen 3 goals |
Chelsea missing players
Brentford missing players
| Chelsea | Brentford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.6 | 14.2 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 31% | 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 32% |
| 11.6 | 11.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 4 |
- Brentford haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -16 | 4 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
