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Club Brugge vs Bayer Leverkusen: prediction for the Champions League fixture
Club Brugge and Bayer Leverkusen square off in their UEFA Champions League opener on Wednesday, September 7. What to expect from this match? Look out for our prediction below.
Command Analysis
Club Brugge
BelgiumClub Brugge are doing a good job of defending the title of the Belgian champion. After the first seven games of the new season, they are in 3rd place with a total of 16 points. Carl Hoefkens's side won the last four games in the league and are battle-ready for their first Champions League fixture.
Charles De Ketelaere moved to AC Milan in the last days of the summer transfer window. Noa Lang and Clinton Mata are sidelined through injuries, but Skov Olsen and Ferran Jutglà will strive to bring their team the much-desited victory. The two players have scored five goals each since the start of the season.
Bayer Leverkusen
GermanyBayer Leverkusen, on the contrary, endured a poor start to the new season. Last year, Bayer 04 finished in the third position, but currently they are in the bottom half of the table with four losses and only one win in the first five matches of Bundesliga - they defeated Mainz (3:0) before losing to SC Freiburg (2:3).
The Lions have a few injury concerns. Andrey Lunyov, Karim Bellarabi, and Amine Adli won't be able to help their team in the upcoming match. But Callum Hudson-Odoi, who moved to Bayer from Chelsea, will make his appearance against Club Brugge. So far, the Englishman played in one game and gave an assist. Roman Yaremchuk, who also joined Bayer this season, scored a goal in his first game for the new team.
Trends
СтавкаClub Brugge to win 1st half
In their last 5 games, Club Brugge were in the lead before halftime.
СтавкаTotal over 2.5 goals
More than 2 goals were scored in 5 of Bayer's last 6 games.
СтавкаCorrect score 3:0
2 of Bayer's last 3 games have ended with this score.
Tip and bets
Bayer were off to a bad start in Bundesliga, and we think they will struggle against Club Brugge, who have a lot of experience in European tournaments. There is no clear favourite in Group B, and the Belgians will strive to secure the lead, taking advantage of their opponents' poor form. We will be backing the hosts in this match.
First bet - Club Brugge to win
The hosts are solid on defense so far this season and haven't conceded more than one goal in the last six games. Twice they have kept a clean sheet. The Lions, on the contrary, struggle to convert their chances. We doubt they will score in this game - the team needs to focus on their Bundesliga campaign before it is too late.
Second bet - one side to not score
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