Club Brugge vs Barcelona prediction 05.11.2025 | UEFA Champions League

Club Brugge warmed up for Wednesday's UCL encounter with a narrow 2:1 win against Dender in the Belgian Pro League last weekend. Christos Tzolis sixth goal of the season secured the points for Nicky Hayen's side.

The Blauw-Zwart have been in fine form domestically, picking up six successive victories in the Pro League. Brugge have lost just two of their last eight matches, although both defeats came in this competition on the road against Bayern Munich (4:0) and Atalanta (2:1). 

Hayen's men did score a fantastic 4:1 win against Monaco in their opening home fixture in the UCL, and they should have the attacking quality to test a Barcelona side that has struggled to keep clean sheets this season. 

Frequently involved in high-scoring outcomes in this competition, each of Brugge's last six UCL games finished with over 2.5 goals scored.

Head coach Hayen has four injury issues this week. Bjorn Meijer, Simon Mignolet, Ludovit Reis and Raphael Onyedika are unavailable for selection.

Barcelona make the trip to Belgium after a comfortable 3:1 win against Elche on Sunday. Marcus Rashford was on the scoresheet as Hansi Flick's side bounced back from their 2:1 defeat against Real Madrid in El Clasico last week.

Defensive vulnerabilities have led to some disappointing results in recent weeks. Barcelona lost three of their last six games, including a shock 4:1 reversal at Sevilla. 

A lack of clean sheets remains a big issue for Flicks's side. Barcelona conceded at least one goal in all but one of their last ten games. All nine of those matches finished with BTTS.

Like the home side, high-scoring outcomes can usually be expected when the Catalans are involved. Each of Barcelona's last 11 games finished with three or more goals scored.

Head coach Flick is unable to call on several first-team players this week. Anders Christensen, Gavi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Raphinha and Pedri are again unavailable for selection.