Chelsea vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2023

The spotlight is on Chelsea and Brentford, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Both Chelsea and Brentford aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on the pitch this coming Wednesday. We are bound to see an exciting game.

Chelsea are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Brentford scored 12 goals, conceded 14 and managed one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

It finished all square on when Chelsea last faced Brentford. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5.

Chelsea vs Brentford Prediction

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea lost 2-0 against Real Madrid, 1-2 against Brighton and 0-2 against Real Madrid. Chelsea only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.

Brentford Form

In their previous three games, Brentford lost 1-2 and 2-0 against Newcastle and Wolverhampton, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa. In their last six Premier League away matches, Brentford failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring six while also conceding eight times.

Chelsea and Brentford are both very focused on not losing currently, and they'd rather nick a point than risk losing all three. The draw is the tasty value bet at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Chelsea claimed ten wins, nine draws as well as 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford have ten wins, 14 draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Brentford Squads

Chelsea Squad

The 44-year-old coach of the home team, Frank Lampard, will select the lineup against Brentford from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Edouard Mendy (0/9), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/23), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Ben Chilwell (2/20), Benoit Badiashile (0/9), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/19), Kalidou Koulibaly (2/22), Marc Cucurella (0/24), Reece James (1/16), Thiago Silva (0/21), Trevoh Chalobah (0/18), Wesley Fofana (1/12), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Christian Pulisic (1/21), Conor Gallagher (2/28), Denis Zakaria (0/7), Enzo Fernandez (0/11), Hakim Ziyech (0/14), Kai Havertz (7/29), Lewis Hall (0/5), Mason Mount (3/24), Mateo Kovacic (1/23), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/10), N'Golo Kanté (0/0), Noni Madueke (0/0), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (0/20), Armando Broja (0/0), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Joao Felix (2/11), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1/13), Raheem Sterling (4/22).

Brentford Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brentford. The 49 year-old Thomas Frank will select his starting lineup from the following players:

David Raya (0/32), Thomas Strakosha (0/0), Aaron Hickey (0/20), Ben Mee (3/31), Ethan Pinnock (2/24), Fin Stevens (0/0), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/9), Mads Roerslev (0/16), Mathias Joergensen (0/14), Pontus Jansson (1/12), Rico Henry (0/31), Bryan Mbeumo (5/32), Christian Noergaard (1/22), Frank Onyeka (0/15), Joshua Dasilva (3/31), Mathias Jensen (5/32), Mikkel Damsgaard (0/20), Shandon Baptiste (0/17), Vitaly Janelt (3/29), Yoane Wissa (5/32), Ivan Toney (19/30), Keane Lewis-Potter (0/10), Kevin Schade (0/12), Nathan Young-Coombes (0/0), Saman Ghoddos (0/12).

Chelsea vs Brentford Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Chelsea, as they prepare to meet Brentford, since ten could be missing.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté nurses various injuries and won't take part for Chelsea against Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

Brentford are juggling with five absent players on on Wednesday when travelling to Chelsea.

Names like Pontus Jansson, Ivan Toney, Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste and Aaron Hickey most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Brentford Lineups

Chelsea vs Brentford H2H

Chelsea and Brentford had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 14/5. Brentford look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Chelsea. The home side has a 33% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 1-1-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Chelsea vs Brentford Results

Both teams found the back of the net one time in the last three matches between Chelsea and Brentford.

Chelsea vs Brentford Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Kai Havertz has actually netted seven goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Brentford should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Kai Havertz to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Chelsea claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Brentford won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Chelsea kept visitors at Stamford Bridge from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Brentford have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last three encounters between these two teams. Chelsea managed an average of 0.66 goals, with Brentford averaging 1.33 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Brentford's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.