Brentford vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd March 2024

Brentford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Chelsea swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Three points for Brentford could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Premier League table. As difficult task awaits, though, as Chelsea won't go down without a fight.

Brentford only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 26 for an average of 2.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Chelsea scored 16 goals, conceded 17 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Brentford won the last two meetings against The Blues, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.

Brentford vs Chelsea Prediction

Brentford Form

Brentford have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-4 by Liverpool, before Manchester City ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against West Ham, who came out 4-2 winners. Brentford only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored ten and conceded 16 goals.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Manchester City, 0-0 with Liverpool and beat Leeds by 3-2. Chelsea claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Form is bordering of horrible for Brentford, and another disappointment is looming on the horizon against The Blues. It is difficult to argue on behalf of the home side, who could be busy attempting to minimize a defeat.

Chelsea won four of their previous seven outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 12 points. They scored 12 and conceded eight goals. Brentford are looking at a record of seven wins, four draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea are looking at ten wins, five draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Brentford vs Chelsea Squads

Brentford Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Thomas Frank, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/25), Thomas Strakosha (0/2), Aaron Hickey (0/9), Ben Mee (2/16), Ethan Pinnock (1/23), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/18), Mads Roerslev (0/22), Mathias Joergensen (0/6), Nathan Collins (1/21), Rico Henry (0/5), Sergio Reguilon (0/15), Bryan Mbeumo (7/15), Christian Noergaard (2/24), Frank Onyeka (0/19), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (3/21), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/13), Ryan Trevitt (0/0), Shandon Baptiste (1/9), Vitaly Janelt (0/26), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/15), Yoane Wissa (5/22), Yunus Emre Konak (0/0), Ivan Toney (4/7), Keane Lewis-Potter (2/20), Kevin Schade (1/5), Neal Maupay (6/23), Saman Ghoddos (1/16).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager Pochettino will pick his starting XI against Brentford from these players:

Djordje Petrovic (0/10), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (0/5), Axel Disasi (1/23), Ben Chilwell (0/11), Benoit Badiashile (0/8), Levi Colwill (1/22), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/18), Marc Cucurella (0/9), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (2/23), Trevoh Chalobah (0/1), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/5), Cesare Casadei (0/2), Cole Palmer (10/22), Conor Gallagher (2/24), Deivid de Souza (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (3/22), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/22), Mykhaylo Mudryk (3/19), Noni Madueke (2/12), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/7), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (7/22), Raheem Sterling (6/23).

Brentford vs Chelsea Team News

Brentford might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Chelsea.

Joshua Dasilva, Bryan Mbeumo, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Rico Henry are missing from the squad, Brentford will field against Chelseaon Saturday.

Chelsea could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atGtech Community Stadium

Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana all face a spell on the sidelines for Chelsea due to various injuries.

Brentford vs Chelsea Lineups

Brentford vs Chelsea H2H

Brentford go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played Chelsea. Brentford go into their upcoming match against Chelsea with a 60% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-1-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Brentford vs Chelsea Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last five matches between Brentford and Chelsea.

Brentford vs Chelsea Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Cole Palmer has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because The Blues bank on him to build on these numbers against Brentford. The latter relies on Neal Maupay, who found the target three times in six games.

Brentford claimed four wins, drew one and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Chelsea won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Brentford on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Chelsea in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past five encounters between Brentford and Chelsea, with Brentford scoring 1.6 goals on average per game. Chelsea averaged 0.4 goals, while both teams scored one time. Brentford saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game.