Matchday one of the Champions League continues with some interesting matches on Wednesday, as Belgian champions Club Brugge take on last year’s finalists Borussia Dortmund. There are causes for optimism in the home team, but simultaneously, they must be wary of several other facts.
Club Brugge KV Team News
Club Brugge is back in the Champions League after reaching the semi-finals of the Conference League league last season. The team’s main goal-scoring threat, Igor Tiago, was transferred to Brentford and that has surely caused some issues for the Belgian side. One can easily see the difficult start to the season that Brugge has had – 3 losses from the first 4 competitive fixtures of the season. Yet, the team has stabilized recently and is on a winning streak, having secured their 4th consecutive win during the weekend and managing back-to-back clean sheets as well. Yet, Champions League games are another story and there Brugge has experienced issues – just 3 wins from their last 20 home games.
Borussia Dortmund Team News
A new age has started in Borussia Dortmund as former player-turned-coach Nuri Sahin took the helm following the dismissal of his predecessor Edin Terzic. Despite reaching last year’s final, Dortmund’s performances were a mixed bag, with their league form drawing lots of criticism. Nuri Sahin’s tenure has so far gotten the results needed for Borussia, bar the away 0-0 against Werder. But The Black and Yellows must also be wary of their away form in Europe – just 11 wins in their last 35 away games. If Dortmund hope to achieve anything this is an area where they must certainly improve and a start against a perceived weaker opposition might be just what the team needs to get their continental campaign going.
Head-to-Head-Games
Club Brugge and Dortmund have often met in the Champions League with the statistics showing 4 wins for Borussia and 2 draws. Brugge have also failed to score against The Black and Yellows in any of their last 4 games with them and Nuri Sahin’s team has won their previous 2 encounters with the Belgians with the same 3-0 result.
Club Brugge KV – Borussia Dortmund Betting Prediction
While Club Brugge has found some good form recently I will still back Dortmund to win here. For starters, The Belgians’ home performances in the Champions League have not been very good. Secondly, their history against German opposition is also quite bad, with Brugge winning just 2 of their last 9 encounters with such teams. And finally, the head-to-head clearly shows that Dortmund tend to take away the points against Club Brugge. Thus, my pick here is for a hard-fought Borussia Dortmund win.
Betting Tip: Borussia Dortmund To Win
Bookmaker: Stake
Odds: 2.01
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