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Match preview · Premier League

Arsenal – Brentford

Arsenal 2nd in Premier League Home 1.64 projected goals by the model
Brentford 4th in Premier League Away 0.94 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.64 0.94
Arsenal Brentford
Arsenal
53%
Draw
29%
Brentford
19%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Arsenal Draw Brentford
Fair odds 1.90 3.49 5.35
Total goals
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
55%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Arsenal

53% Arsenal to win

Attack
7th vs 16th
Arsenal attack v Brentford defence
Defence
1st vs 4th
Arsenal defence v Brentford attack
Recent xG form
+1.00 vs +0.34
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.64 – 0.94
Arsenal v Brentford
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Arsenal

9 listed
  • William Saliba 0% chance

    Defender · Back injury - Unknown return date

  • Gabriel Martinelli 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Al Hilal permanently

  • Gabriel Jesus 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined FC Barcelona permanently

  • Fábio Vieira 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Hamburger SV permanently

  • Reiss Nelson 0% chance

    Midfielder · has departed the club as a free agent.

  • Ethan Nwaneri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season

  • Declan Rice 75% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Kai Havertz 75% chance

    Forward · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Benjamin White 75% chance

    Defender · Groin injury - 75% chance of playing

Brentford

6 listed
  • Nathan Collins 0% chance

    Defender · Calf injury - Unknown return date

  • Kaye Furo 0% chance

    Forward · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Sepp van den Berg 0% chance

    Defender · Groin injury - Unknown return date

  • Mathias Jensen 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Antoni Milambo 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Josh Dasilva 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Arsenal and Brentford compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Arsenal Brentford
xG / match 1.70 · 6th (better) 1.96 · 3rd
xGA / match (better) 0.81 · 1st 1.26 · 4th
xGD / match (better) +0.89 · 1st +0.70 · 2nd
xPts / match (better) 2.07 · 1st 1.66 · 5th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.00 +0.34

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

Arsenal clean sheet
36%
Arsenal 2+ goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.8%
2:1
11.5%
2:0
10.2%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Arsenal sample
20 matches
Brentford sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Arsenal
2 matches
Away xG sample · Brentford
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.