Club Brugge is set to host the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match 1st leg against Aston Villa. The host defeated Atalanta in the knockout play-offs fixture to seal their spot in the round of 16. The Villains, on the other hand, found their way into the round of 16 directly as they finished eight positions in the UCL league phase.
Club Brugge is not in the best form, they finished in the 24th position, because of which they made it into the knockout play-offs stage of the UCL. Even though the first leg is at their home, they will have to come up with some new tactics to outshine the Unai Emery's managed side.
Aston Villa had a decent run in the UCL league phase, they have been in decent form. The Villains have managed to gather some important signings, they have not improved much. The visitors will be on low confidence as they have already failed to collect three points against Club Brugge in their previous meeting in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 2, 2025
Kick-off Details:
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
Kick-off Time: 11:15 pm IST/ 17:45 GMT/ 12:45 ET/ 9:45 PT
Match Referees:
- Jao Pinherio (Portuguese)
- Bruno Jesus (Portuguese, Assistant Referee)
- Luicano Maia (Portuguese, Assistant Referee)
- Joao Goncalves (Portuguese, Fourth Official)
- Tiago Martins (Portugues, Video Assistant Referee)
- Pol Van Boekel (Dutch, Assistant Video Assistant Referee)
Broadcast Details:
India: Sony Sports Networks, Sony LIV, Jio TV
US: fubo TV, CBS Sports Network
Nigeria: SuperSport MaXimo 3, DStv Now
UK: TNT Sports
Recent Form:
Club Brugge:
- Club Brugge 2-1 Atalanta (Won, Home, UCL Knockout Playoffs 1st Leg)
- STVV 2-2 Club Brugge (Draw, Away, Belgian Pro League)
- Atalanta 1-3 Club Brugge (Won, Away, UCL Knockout Playoffs 2nd Leg)
- Club Brugge 1-2 Standard (Lost, Home, Belgian Pro League)
- Gent 1-1 Club Brugge (Draw, Away, Belgian Pro League)
Aston Villa:
- Aston Villa 1-1 Ipswich Town (Draw, Home, Premier League)
- Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool (Draw, Home, Premier League)
- Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea (Won, Home, Premier League)
- Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa (Lost, Away, Premier League)
- Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City (Won, Home, FA Cup 5th round)
Injury Update:
Club Brugge:
Raphael Onyedika will be out due to his injury in the clash between Aston Villa and Club Brugge.
Aston Villa:
Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana are injured and will not be in action for Aston Villa.
Head-to-Head Stats:
Total Matches: 1
Club Brugge won: 1
Aston Villa won: 0
Draw: 0
Predicted Lineup:
Club Brugge:
Simon Mignolet (GK), Joaquin Seys, Joel Ordonez, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Casper Nielson, Ardon Jashari, Hugo Vetelsen, Christosis Tzolis, Ferran Jutgla.
Aston Villa:
Emi Martinez (GK), Andres Garcia, Ezri Kons, Lamare Bograde, Ian Maatsen, John McGinn, Youri Tielemens, Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins
Fantasy XI:
Emi Martinez (GK), Andres Garcia, Joel Ordonez, Brandon Mechele, Ian Maatsen, Casper Nielson, Morgan Rogers, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Ferran Jutgla.
Scoreline Prediction: Club Brugge 0-2 Aston Villa