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 44.99%. A win for Brentford had a probability of 31.9% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.1%) and 0-2 (6.24%). The likeliest Brentford win was 2-1 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.