Club Brugge vs Aston Villa Predictions

Both Club Brugge and Aston Villa are not in the best of forms. The match is likely to end in a draw.

Match info: Champions League

Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges

Date: Tuesday, 4^th March 2025

Time: 6:45 pm Nigerian time

Meeting for a second time in this season's Champions League, Club Brugge and Aston Villa will clash at Jan Breydelstadion on Tuesday evening, in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Either Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain will await the winners in the quarter-finals after the pair convene in Bruges and Birmingham.

Head-to-head:

• Both teams have only met once in the UEFA Champions League, and Club Brugge won by a lone goal.
• This will be the second meeting between them across all competitions.
• Aston Villa have faced a Belgian opposition five times before in the European competitions.

Form:

• Club Brugge in the Champions League: W-D-L-W-W
• Club Brugge in all competitions: W-D-W-L-D
• Aston Villa in the Champions League: L-D-W-L-W
• Aston Villa in all competitions: D-D-W-L-W

Team News:

• Club Brugge will be without the services of Raphael Onyedika due to an injury.
• Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, and three more players are injured and will not be in action for the Villans.

Player(s) to watch:

• Chemsdine Talbi led Club Brugge to an easy win in their playoff stage fixture against Atalanta. He scored a couple of goals in the match early, which gave them an advantage during the match and pressured their opponents. Chemsdine Talibi is going to play a vital role for Club Brugge in their outing against the Villans.
• Marco Asensio scored a brace once again for Aston Villa but this time in their FA Cup fixture. Previously Marco Asensio scored a brace against Chelsea in the Premier League. He is yet again going to play an important role in the attacking front for the Villans in their high-stakes UCL game against Club Brugge.