Bayer Leverkusen vs Club Brugge KV Prediction & Tips
Leverkusen and Club Brugge meet at the BayArena in a UEFA Champions League Group Stage encounter. In this match the home factor could play a decisive role, as Club Brugge have been showing differences in performance in their home and away games.
The home team is currently in 4th place with 4 points gained after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, it lost at home to Porto by (0-3). In the last match, it drew away to Atlético Madrid by (2-2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it registers 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 27 conceded, against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at home, with 24 goals scored and 19 conceded. The team arrives in this encounter after an away defeat with RB Leipzig by (2-0). leverkusen won 3, drew 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 games played at home for all competitions. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 games in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, as 17 out of 25 have ended with More than 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 15 matches, it has conceded the first goal 7 times and has never managed to turn the scoreboard around.
Bayer Leverkusen enter this round after a setback, 2-0, on their trip to RB Leipzig’s home ground, worth for the Bundesliga. In the last round in this Champions League, the hosts drew 2-2 against Atlético Madrid. The home team is expected to operate in a 3-4-3 tactical system, aiming to use a more interior style of play, progressing on the ground through short passes. In this design, the three players who will occupy more advanced zones are Moussa Diaby, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Patrik Schick. Coach Xabi Alonso will be without the suspended Piero Hincapié and the injured Sardar Azmoun.
The away team is currently in 1st place with 10 points earned after 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In the penultimate match, they drew away to Atlético Madrid by (0-0). In the last match, they lost at home to Porto by (0-4). This is a team that curiously presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats as visitors, with a total of 32 goals scored and 11 conceded. At home, on the other hand, they have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats, with a total of 31 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last game they played, for the 1e Klasse, they beat KV Oostende at home by (4-2). In the last 10 away games Club Brugge have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2. The defence has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 games in this competition. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, as 18 out of 27 have ended with More than 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 15 games, it has only managed 1 turnover on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which it conceded the first goal.
Club Brugge enter this game after a triumph, 4-2, in the reception of Oostende, counting for the Belgian championship. In the last round in this Champions League, the visitors lost against FC Porto by 0-4. The visiting team may in a 4-3-3 tactical system, and should adopt a more defensive posture, in order to try as much as possible not to concede any goal caused by tactical mistakes. In this design, the three players who play a more offensive role are Kamal Sowah, Noa Lang and Ferran Jutglà. Out of this game are Abakar Sylla, Raphael Onyedika and Denis Odoi, suspended, as well as Andreas Skov Olsen, Mats Rits and Clinton Mata, these with physical problems.
Bayer Leverkusen – Club Brugge KV FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
