Chelsea vs. Brentford: EPL Game Preview

Chelsea and Brentford clash in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Chelsea is coming off a 2-2 home draw against Arsenal on Saturday while Brentford beat Burnley 3-0 at home on Saturday.

Chelsea is in 10th place in the Premier League standings with 12 points in nine games while Brentford is in 14th place with 10 points in nine games.

The player to watch in this game is Raheem Sterling, who has three goals and zero assists in nine Premier League games last season. AccuScore gives Raheem Sterling 51.66 percent chance to score against Brentford. He has 33 SCA and 3 GCA in nine Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Chelsea 1.66
• Brentford 5.00
• Draw 4.00

Spread
• Chelsea -0.5, -1 (1.80)
• Brentford +0.5, +1 (1.95)

Total
• Over 2.5 (1.83)
• Under 2.5 (1.91)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on April and Brentford won 2-0.

Projected Leaders

For Chelsea, Raheem Starling has a 51.66 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.89 shots overall per sim, 1.26 shots on goal per and 0.71 goals per sim.

For Brentford, Bryan Mbeumo has a 28.36 percent chance to score. He averages 1.09 shots overall per sim, 0.66 shots on goal per and 0.33 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Chelsea 1.66

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Chelsea in this one. Average score in simulations is Chelsea 1.81 to Brentford 0.89.