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 46.32%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 30.8% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.08%) and 0-2 (6.38%). The likeliest Brentford win was 2-1 (7.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.