Champions League: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Club Brugge and Aston Villa who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Champions League title favourites Club Brugge begin their title challenge on Tuesday in an opening day encounter with Aston Villa at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Team form: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

Club Brugge Form

Club Brugge have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Cercle Bruges by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Gent, before achieving a 0-1 win against Lommel. Club Brugge managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Champions League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 14 and conceded 13 goals.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 4-0 against Brighton. A 0-1 defeat against Arsenal followed, before a 0-0 draw with Hull. Aston Villa won three of a possible six away matches in the Champions League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats for Club Brugge and Aston Villa

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Club Brugge and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

Romeo Vermant has been great for Club Brugge lately, hitting the target one times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. The Villans are optimistic that John McGinn doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

Full-time result

Club Brugge won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Aston Villa won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run.

Both teams to score

Club Brugge scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Aston Villa only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Aston Villa have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Club Brugge managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Club Brugge’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games. Club Brugge scored at least one goal in their last 29 matches. Aston Villa did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games