Club Brugge take on the visitors Aston Villa in the round 4 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 6th at Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge).
In this matchup, teams from leagues of very different levels will clash. Nevertheless, instead of predicting a win for Aston Villa, I prefer to bet on high scoring. Both the hosts and visitors have shown consistent attacking football this season, evident in Club Brugge’s recent games: Anderlecht 2-1, Westerlo 2-1 in the Jupiler Pro League, 6-1 against Beveren in the Cup, and a 1-3 loss to Milan in the Champions League. Overall, the “Black and Blue” from the City of Weavers have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last five matches.
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Turning to Aston Villa, they’ve been in a defensive slump recently. Unai Emery's side has become quite porous, conceding six goals in their last two matches against Crystal Palace (1-2) and Tottenham Hotspur (1-4), where, notably, over 2.5 goals were scored as well.
Over 2.5 goals were scored in five of their last six games at the Jan Breydel Stadium, including a 0-3 loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Aston Villa's away record is remarkably high-scoring. Over 2.5 goals have been recorded in every single away game this season, marking seven consecutive matches! It’s clear that Aston Villa, eager to bounce back from their London setback, will push for redemption and likely impose their will on Club Brugge, a side comparable in level to, say, Switzerland’s Young Boys, whom Villa recently beat 3-0 in Bern. Villa's costly forward Ollie Watkins (€65 million) remains in great form, netting five goals in his last seven matches. Notably, Brugge will be missing midfielder Onyedika, midfielder Vetlesen, and left-back Sylla, while Villa will be without midfielder Barkley, center-back Hause, defender Mings, and holding midfielder Kamara. Given this, I expect at least three goals in this game.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
