Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa FC, Champions League 2024-25 LAST 16
Overview
Match Preview
Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa FC — Champions League at Jan Breydel Stadion.
- Club Brugge KV 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
- Assistant 2 Luciano Maia
20 games this season
🟨 1.4/game
⚽ 5.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar | Aston Villa FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 01 Mar | KAA Gent | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Feb | Royal Standard de Liege | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Feb | Atalanta BC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 15 Feb | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Feb | Atalanta BC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar | Club Brugge KV | A | 3–1 | W |
| 28 Feb | Cardiff City FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Feb | Crystal Palace FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 22 Feb | Chelsea FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Feb | Liverpool FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Feb | Ipswich Town FC | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
10%
Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season
Club Brugge KV this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Club Brugge KV and Aston Villa FC is underway.
- 3' Goal! Leon Bailey scores his 45 goal in 541 matches.
- 8' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 12' What a strike from Maxim De Cuyper! The score is 1-1.
- 17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ferran Jutgla, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 24 goals in the last 20 games.
- 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lamare Bogarde suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Matty Cash has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Club Brugge KV that had 351 games and scored 637 goals.
- 57' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Marco Asensio. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 64 minute.
- 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Club Brugge KV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' Club Brugge KV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' Joel Ordonez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 82' Club Brugge KV is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brandon Mechele on 82.
- 86' Another substitution for Club Brugge KV to replace Ferran Jutgla by Gustaf Nilsson on 86 minute.
- 88' GOAL! Marco Asensio scores on 88.
- 90' Club Brugge KV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hugo Vetlesen is hanging Raphael Onyedika on the field on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Aston Villa FC.
Lineups
Club Brugge KV Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 44
- 20
- 22
- 55
- 8
- 30
-
9
Ferran Jutgla ↓ Gustaf Nilsson 86'
- 15
- 4
-
68
Chemsdine Talbi ↓ Hugo Siquet 86'
-
64
Kyriani Sabbe ↓ Michal Skoras 90'
Bench
- 29
- 27
-
19
Gustaf Nilsson ↑ 86'
-
21
Michal Skoras ↑ 90'
-
10
Hugo Vetlesen ↑ 90'
-
41
Hugo Siquet ↑ 86'
- 58
- 2
- 17
- 84
Coach
Nicky Hayen
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 27
- 5
- 12
-
9
Marcus Rashford ↓ Marco Asensio 64'
-
11
Ollie Watkins ↓ Lamare Bogarde 90'
- 4
-
7
John McGinn ↓ Jacob Ramsey 64'
- 8
-
3
Axel Disasi ↓ Matty Cash 64'
-
31
Leon Bailey ↓ Boubacar Kamara 64'
Bench
-
2
Matty Cash ↑ 64'
-
44
Boubacar Kamara ↑ 64'
-
21
Marco Asensio ↑ 64'
- 14
- 25
-
41
Jacob Ramsey ↑ 64'
- 22
- 48
-
26
Lamare Bogarde ↑ 90'
Coach
Unai Emery
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Marco Asensio | 3 |
| Hans Vanaken | 1 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 1 |
| Leon Bailey | 1 |
| Ian Maatsen | 1 |
Head to Head
Club Brugge KV Form
Aston Villa FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41
Club Brugge KV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53
Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for:
Club Brugge KV or Aston Villa FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Aston Villa FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Club Brugge KV or Draw
62%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
65%
Club Brugge KV or Aston Villa FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Club Brugge KV
| Handicap | Club Brugge KV covers | Push | Aston Villa FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 19% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.