Club Brugge host Aston Villa in the league phase of 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.
Victory could lift Club Brugge into the unseeded knockout play-off positions, whilst Villa will stay top with a win.
Team News
Raphael Onyedika is suspended for Club Brugge following his red card in their away loss to AC Milan a fortnight ago.
Villa have no fresh injury worries after their 4-1 Premier League defeat at Tottenham.
Ross Barkley remains sidelined with an unspecified injury.
When is Kick-Off?
Club Brugge host Aston Villa at Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday 6 November at 6:45pm CET, live on TNT Sports 2 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- This is Club Brugge’s first competitive meeting against Villa.
- Villa are visiting Club Brugge for the first time but are yet to win an European away game to Belgian opposition (D1, L1).
- Club Brugge are winless in their last six home games against English opposition in all UEFA competitions (D2, L4).
- Michal Skoras has been booked in each of Brugge’s last two league phase fixtures.
- Villa are yet to concede in the league phase of this season’s competition.
Prediction
Having struggled against top opposition in their first three games, Club Brugge shouldn’t be fooled by Villa and just focus upon executing their own game plan with one loss in their last six games.
Villa though will be fired up for this game after their second-half meltdown at Tottenham, but they might need to play the patient game before letting their quality show through.
I nevertheless do expect Villa to come through with the win but this won’t be easy if they’re not at their best.
Prediction: Club Brugge 1-2 Aston Villa
Result: Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa
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