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Brentford — Chelsea 3:0

EPL · 18 Sep 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score3:0
Home xG2.48Brentford
Away xG0.89Chelsea
Expected points2.33 : 0.51

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Brentford was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Brentford32.48+0.52.33
Chelsea00.89−0.90.51

How it fits the season

Brentford: +0.6 for the season (4 in the table). Chelsea: +0.9 (10). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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