Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund prediction 18.09.2024 | Champions League
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- Competition: Champions League
- Date: Wednesday, 18th September, 2024
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge)
The new era of the Champions League with a new format is set to begin. In the first round, one of the most interesting games will be between Club Brugge and Borussia Dortmund. The game will take place at Jan Breydel Stadion in Brugge.
Club Brugge had an excellent last season. They won the league title at a super exciting end of the season, leaving Roylae Uniong SG just one point behind. They also did fine in the Conference League, reaching the Semi-Finals, where Fiorentina eliminated them on a 4:3 aggregate. This year started pretty poorly for "The Blue-Black" as they lost the Super Cup and won just one point in the first three Jupiler Pro League rounds. However, after that terrible start, Club Brugge won four in a row and made an excellent intro for the first Champions League game this season.
After finishing second in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons, Borussia Dortmund had a poor last year in the Bundesliga, finishing 5th. The only reason why they secured the Champions League is because the UEFA changed the format and expanded the Group Phase by four teams. However, in contrast to the Bundesliga, the Prussians did well in the Champions League, reaching the Finals, but lost to Real Madrid 2:0. This year, Borussia Dortmund started the season well, winning seven points in the first three rounds.
Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund pick: Over 2.5 goals
Club Brugge are in excellent form, winning four in a row and scoring nine goals - 2.25 per game. Their offense is scoring regularly and has scored at least one goal in seven of eight games this season - 87.5%. So, scoring at home shouldn't be a problem, even against a team like Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund opened the season great, winning three out of four games and scoring ten goals - 2.5 per game. Considering their offensive talent with Adetemi, Guirassy, Brandt, Malen, etc... we believe there aren't too many teams that can keep a clean sheet against them. Also, last season, Borussia mostly played high-scoring games and were over 2.5 goals in 62% of their Bundesliga games.
Considering both teams' excellent form and all the above, we expect a high-scoring game, most likely with both teams scoring.
Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Borussia Dortmund
3 : 0
Club Brugge
Champions League
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Club Brugge
0 : 3
Borussia Dortmund
Champions League
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Borussia Dortmund
0 : 0
Club Brugge
Champions League
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Club Brugge
0 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Champions League
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Club Brugge
3 : 1
Borussia Dortmund
Club Friendlies 1
Club Brugge team news
During the Summer transfer window, Andreas Skov Olsen was at the center of attention as he was close to moving to Feyenoord. The coach, Nicky Hayen, said he is glad that the talented Dane stayed because he had already shown his value for Club Brugge. "Andreas, in form, is a threat to every team. He is in a good position now and shows a good mentality in training," the coach commented on his star player.
The team should have no new injuries, but Casper Nielsen and Bjorn Meijer, who missed the previous games, should remain sidelined with their injuries.
Last matches of Club Brugge
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Kortrijk
0 : 3
Club Brugge
Pro League
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Club Brugge
3 : 0
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
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Dender
1 : 2
Club Brugge
Pro League
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Club Brugge
1 : 0
Antwerp
Pro League
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Genk
3 : 2
Club Brugge
Pro League
Club Brugge lineup
Goalkeeper
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22
Simon Mignolet
Defenders
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65
Joaquin Seys
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2
Zaid Romero
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44
Brandon Mechele
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55
Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielders
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10
Hugo Vetlesen
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30
Ardon Jashari
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20
Hans Vanaken
Forwards
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7
Andreas Skov Olsen
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19
Gustaf Nilsson
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8
Christos Tzolis
Borussia Dortmund team news
After a 4:1 win over Heidenheim, coach Nuri Sahin spoke to the media. He focused on Serhou Guirassy's performance, saying he was delighted that he arrived at Dortmund. "He gives our game a different dimension. He's not just a classic centre forward. He's also a player who drops back and creates space for his teammates," the coach added.
Giovanni Reyna should be the only player who should miss the Club Brugge game. However, he will probably be only a backup option this season, and his absence shouldn't be a massive problem.
Last matches of Borussia Dortmund
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Borussia Dortmund
4 : 2
Heidenheim
Bundesliga
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Werder Bremen
0 : 0
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 0
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bundesliga
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Phönix Lübeck
1 : 4
Borussia Dortmund
DFB Pokal
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Borussia Dortmund
2 : 0
Aston Villa
Club Friendlies 1
Borussia Dortmund lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Gregor Kobel
Defenders
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26
Julian Ryerson
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25
Niklas Sule
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3
Waldemar Anton
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4
Nico Schlotterbeck
Midfielders
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23
Emre Can
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10
Julian Brandt
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13
Pascal Gross
Forwards
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21
Donyell Malen
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9
Serhou Guirassy
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27
Karim Adeyemi
3 Reasons why we should see three or more goals
- Club Brugge scored six goals in the last two games vs Kortrijk and Cercle Brugge
- Club Brugge were over 2.5 goals in four of the previous five games
- Borussia Dortmund scored ten goals in the first four matches this season
Main prediction Club Brugge - Borussia Dortmund
Over 2.5 goals
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Additional predictions
Club Brugge & Borussia Dortmund current standing in Champions League
League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 - 1 | +9 | 6 |
2 | Brest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 1 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 1 | +5 | 6 |
4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 0 | +5 | 6 |
5 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 6 |
6 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 6 |
7 | Juventus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 3 | +3 | 6 |
8 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 4 |
9 | Inter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 4 |
10 | Sparta Praha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 4 |
11 | Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 4 |
12 | Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 4 |
13 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 4 |
14 | Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 4 |
15 | FC Bayern München | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 - 3 | +6 | 3 |
16 | FC Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 2 | +4 | 3 |
17 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
18 | LOSC Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 3 |
19 | Paris Saint Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 3 |
20 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 8 | -2 | 3 |
21 | Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 3 |
22 | Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 6 | -3 | 3 |
23 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 5 | -3 | 3 |
24 | PSV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 1 |
25 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 1 |
26 | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 1 |
27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 1 |
28 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 - 11 | -7 | 1 |
29 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 0 |
30 | Girona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 0 |
31 | Sturm Graz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
32 | Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |
33 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 6 | -5 | 0 |
34 | Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 7 | -7 | 0 |
35 | Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 9 | -8 | 0 |
36 | Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 8 | -8 | 0 |