Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 53.23%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 22.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.85%) and 2-1 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.63%), while for a Brentford win it was 0-1 (7.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.