About Match
1 points and 1 places separate them: Brentford 5th with 5, Chelsea 4th with 6. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Brentford run at 1.67 scored and 0.67 conceded, Chelsea at 2.67 and 2.33. A win here leaves Brentford on 8 points and up to 3rd, overtaking Chelsea, other results permitting.
Brentford's unbeaten run stands at 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Brentford have 3 wins to Chelsea's 6, with 5 draws, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, capacity 17,250, hosts the game.