Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid Predictions

Match info: UEFA Champions League Playoff

Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges

Date: Tuesday, 17^thFebruary 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Club Brugge will welcome Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening for the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges.

Both sides are aiming to secure a place in the round of 16 after falling short of automatic qualification in the league phase, setting up what promises to be a finely balanced encounter.

Head-to-head:

• Both teams have an evenly balanced record against each other in the UEFA Champions League.

• Club Brugge have won two of the six Champions League meetings between the two teams.

• Atletico Madrid recorded two victories as well.

• The remaining two clashes ended in draws.

• While Club scored seven goals in those games, Atletico Madrid hit the back of the net on six occasions.

• Atletico Madrid have only won two of their last five matches.

• Club Brugge have won four of their last five games.

• Blauw-Zwartare undefeated their last three meetings against Los Colchoneros.

• Only one of their encounters produced more than two goals.

Form:

• Club Brugge in the Champions League: D-L-L-W-W

• Club Brugge in all competitions: W-W-L-W-W

• Atletico Madrid in the Champions League: W-W-W-D-L

• Atletico Madrid in all competitions: D-W-L-W-L

Team News:

• Club Brugge might miss out on the services of Dani van den Heuvel and Lynnt Audoor due to their fitness.

• Pablo Barris is not going to be in action for Atletico Madrid due to his injury.

Player(s) to watch:

• Hans Vanaken has gone from controlling the midfield to scoring goals, and he is going to be a crucial aspect of the squad for Club Brugge. He has five goal involvements in eight UEFA Champions League games of the current campaign. The 33-year-old will be looking to come up with a top performance so that he can help his side stand a chance against Atleti.

• Julian Alvarez is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for Atletico Madrid. Even though he has not been in top form recently, he is still going to cause problems for the opponent’s defence. In seven UCL appearances this season, Julian Alvarez has scored four goals and has two assists.