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 70.95%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 11.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.42%) and 1-2 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.34%), while for a Brentford win it was 1-0 (3.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.