Chelsea 2–1 Brentford — Premier League 2024/25 Match Stats

Premier League · 2024Sun, 15 Dec 2024, 19:00 UTC

Chelsea

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2–1Historical match

Brentford

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 2–1.

Shots: 269
Shots on target: 84
Expected goals: 2.231.61
Possession: 62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Brentford 2–1. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Brentford): shots 26–9, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 2.23–1.61, possession 62%–38%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Chelsea's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Chelsea's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.31 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	3.2 goals/match	2.31 goals/match	1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Chelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16 shots/match ▲ShotsChelsea · Brentford10.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Chelsea	Brentford	Baseline
Shots	16 shots/match	10.9 shots/match	13.6 shots/match
Shots against	11.4 shots/match	18.7 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Brentford have a visible away split

moderate

Brentford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.75 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	7.75 shots/match	10.9 shots/match	13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

Shots26 shots9 shotsChelsea 26 shots, Brentford 9 shots
Shots on target8 shots4 shotsChelsea 8 shots, Brentford 4 shots
Expected goals2.23 xG1.61 xGChelsea 2.23 xG, Brentford 1.61 xG
Possession62%38%Chelsea 62%, Brentford 38%
Corners8 corners5 cornersChelsea 8 corners, Brentford 5 corners
Fouls11 fouls7 foulsChelsea 11 fouls, Brentford 7 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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Chelsea: 26 shots, 8 on target, 2.27 xG. Brentford: 9 shots, 4 on target, 1.64 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Chelsea 2.27 xG · Brentford 1.64 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Chelsea

2Draws

3Brentford

2 Mar 2024Brentford — Chelsea · Premier League2–2

28 Oct 2023Chelsea — Brentford · Premier League0–2

26 Apr 2023Chelsea — Brentford · Premier League0–2

19 Oct 2022Brentford — Chelsea · Premier League0–0

2 Apr 2022Chelsea — Brentford · Premier League1–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Chelsea favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Brentford in 0

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Window

Season

Chelsea16 matchesBrentford16 matches

2.31 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/162 goals/match

1.19 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/161.88 goals/match

2.18 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/161.6 xG/match

16 shots/match ▲Shots16/1610.9 shots/match

6.25 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/165 shots/match

56.7% ●Possession16/1647.1%

6.31 corners/match ●Corners16/164.44 corners/match

12.3 fouls/matchFouls16/167.94 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples16 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Dec 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded

Chelsea's recent record differs from the season