Club Brugge vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 17/10/2021, 03:46  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 17/10/2021 at 03:48 in Champions League Predictions

Manchester City came out unscathed against a stubborn Burnley in their Saturday Premier League fixture, and will be packing their bags for Belgium, where they are set to take on Club Brugge in the Champions League. Heading to this Group A clash, hosts Brugge are second with four pints and City third on three points. Club Brugge were considered underdogs in this group but they beat Leipzig away in their second game, having forced a 1-1 draw with PSG earlier. This is another test they will be looking to overcome, and with a seven-game unbeaten run, the confidence is definitely high. They have one loss and five wins in their nine matches so far this season and have scored in each of the nine matches. Both sides have scored in six of their nine matches and going to this game they are unbeaten in the last four Champions League matches. Five of their last six Champions League matches have ended in over 2.5 goals. Club Brugge have one clean sheet in 13 Champions League games and both teams have scored in seven of their last 10 in this competition.

For Manchester City, this will be the first of three straight away matches, and after struggling a bit in the last three games, they will hope for a much better run. Kevin De Bruyne has been key for City, with three goals in the last five matches and heading to Belgium he will be among the players to watch. They labored through a 2-0 win over Burnley and it was De Bruyne’s goal that sealed it for City, who have now scored twice in three of the last five matches. They however have just 2 clean sheets in five matches and have conceded two in two of the last three matches. The last two seasons, City have reached the advanced stages of the Champions League; last season they were losing finalists, thus they have a fine run in the competition. In the last 15 matches in the Champions League, City have lost two but they have just one clean sheet in the last seven. Away from home they have no clean sheet in the last four Champions League games, and will be looking to avoid a repeat of their 2-0 loss to PSG in their last away game.