Chelsea vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th January 2026

Form hasn't been great recently for Chelsea, who hope to turn things around against Brentford on Saturday. This is a round 22 match in the current Premier League campaign, and they face each other at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are placed eightth with 31 points after 21 matches. Brentford occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 33 points.

Chelsea have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Brentford. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

The Blues go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Brentford are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals for an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Chelsea vs Brentford Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Fulham by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-5 against Charlton. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-3 against Arsenal. Chelsea managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Brentford Form

Brentford are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Everton got left behind in a 2-4 win, before Sunderland got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Sheffield Wednesday was the most recent victim in a 0-2 win for Brentford. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Brentford won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Bookmakers have Chelsea down as rather big favourites for the win, when Brentford arrive at Stamford Bridge. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Chelsea have taken ten points from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of 14 goals to 15. Brentford earned five wins and 16 points in their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They scored 17 and conceded 14 goals in these. Chelsea claimed eight wins, seven draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford enjoy a record of ten wins, three draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Brentford Squads

Chelsea Squad

Liam Rosenior will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brentford from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/2), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/20), Axel Disasi (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/6), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/6), Josh Acheampong (1/8), Levi Colwill (0/0), Malo Gusto (2/19), Marc Cucurella (0/19), Reece James (2/20), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/10), Trevoh Chalobah (3/20), Wesley Fofana (0/10), Andrey Santos (0/15), Cole Palmer (3/11), Dario Essugo (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (6/20), Facundo Buonanotte (0/1), Jamie Gittens (0/14), Moises Caicedo (3/16), Romeo Lavia (0/4), Tyrique George (0/4), Alejandro Garnacho (1/13), Estevao (1/17), Joao Pedro (6/21), Liam Delap (1/12), Marc Guiu (0/9), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/21), Raheem Sterling (0/0), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

Brentford Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Brentford players that the manager Keith Andrews will choose from for the upcoming game:

Caoimhin Kelleher (0/21), Ellery Balcombe (0/0), Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/0), Julian Eyestone (0/0), Matthew Cox (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/13), Benjamin Arthur (0/0), Ethan Pinnock (0/3), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/15), Michael Kayode (0/21), Nathan Collins (1/21), Rico Henry (0/17), Sepp van den Berg (0/17), Antoni Milambo (0/1), Edmond-Paris Maghoma (0/0), Frank Onyeka (0/6), Jordan Henderson (1/20), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (2/19), Mikkel Damsgaard (1/18), Romelle Donovan (0/0), Vitaly Janelt (0/16), Yehor Yarmoliuk (1/21), Yunus Emre Konak (0/0), Dango Ouattara (3/15), Fabio Carvalho (1/6), Gustavo Nunes (0/0), Igor Thiago (16/21), Kaye Furo (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (2/19), Kevin Schade (6/20), Reiss Nelson (0/6).

Chelsea vs Brentford Team News

Brentford have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Chelsea this coming Saturday. Gustavo Nunes is suspended from the Brentford squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Aaron Hickey, Joshua Dasilva and Rico Henry all face a spell on the sidelines for Brentford due to various injuries.

Chelsea vs Brentford Lineups

Chelsea vs Brentford H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Chelsea played against Brentford. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Chelsea have a 22% win rate against Brentford, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-4-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Chelsea vs Brentford Results

In the past nine matches between home side Chelsea and Brentford both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/13.

Chelsea vs Brentford Betting Tips

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.

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

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last nine encounters between these two teams. Chelsea managed an average of 0.88 goals, with Brentford averaging 1.43 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Brentford, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.