Champions League match preview: Club Brugge versus Atlético Madrid

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 04.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

Atlético Madrid have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Club Brugge. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!

Atlético Madrid have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Club Brugge form and stats

Last season, Club Brugge's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.

The story so far in the Pro League for Club Brugge at their home stadium (Jan Breydelstadion) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Club Brugge's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Mechelen. The home side are looking to build on that result. Sobol, defender, was given a rating of 8.12/10 in that game, top of the team. Sobol scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.

A Pro League defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Standard Liege.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Westerlo are coming to town in four days.

Goals are plentiful at Jan Breydelstadion in the league this season as Brugge has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. Club Brugge have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Manchester City.

Playing away, Atlético Madrid have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the La Liga this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Atlético Madrid, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Sevilla last time out. Midfielder Llorente was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Llorente scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).

A 1-2 loss hosting Real Madrid before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Girona in just four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Atlético's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. Atlético Madrid are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Club Brugge zero wins, one draw and Atlético Madrid one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. Griezmann likes to face Brugge and have scored 2 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

Club BruggeF. Jutlgà Blanc
F. Jutlgà Blanc
6 goals
Club BruggeA. Olsen
A. Olsen
4 goals
Atlético MadridÁ. Morata
Á. Morata
4 goals

Club Brugge missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Club Brugge Atlético Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   14 25
18 11   Won W   9 15
4 3   Drew D   1 4
3 1   Lost L   4 6
51 30   Scored S   24 40
20 12   Conceded C   9 18
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
80% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 68%
56% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 40%
32% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 20%
12% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 12%
44% 47%   BTTS BTTS   21% 36%
52% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 44%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   29% 28%
 
5.2 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.7
4 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.5
1.7 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.5
1 1   Red cards R C   1 5
 
13.3 14.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 12
4.5 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 4.7
46% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%
 
10.8 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.4 11.6
4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.9 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 6
2 Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
3 Atlético Madrid 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Porto 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Antwerp 9 9 0 0 21 6 5 5 0 0 14 5 4 4 0 0 7 1 15 27
2 Genk 10 8 1 1 24 10 5 4 1 0 10 4 5 4 0 1 14 6 14 25
3 Club Brugge 10 7 1 2 22 10 5 4 1 0 13 4 5 3 0 2 9 6 12 22
4 Union Saint-Gilloise 10 6 1 3 17 14 4 3 0 1 6 4 6 3 1 2 11 10 3 19
5 OH Leuven 10 5 2 3 16 16 5 3 0 2 7 9 5 2 2 1 9 7 0 17
6 Standard Liege 10 5 1 4 15 15 6 3 1 2 9 7 4 2 0 2 6 8 0 16
7 Westerlo 10 5 0 5 18 18 5 4 0 1 10 4 5 1 0 4 8 14 0 15
8 Gent 9 4 2 3 13 10 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 14
9 Anderlecht 9 4 1 4 16 10 5 3 1 1 11 5 4 1 0 3 5 5 6 13
10 Sint-Truiden 9 3 4 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 5 7 5 2 3 0 5 1 2 13
11 Sporting Charleroi 9 4 0 5 15 16 5 2 0 3 9 11 4 2 0 2 6 5 -1 12
12 Mechelen 10 3 2 5 16 18 5 2 1 2 10 9 5 1 1 3 6 9 -2 11
13 KV Oostende 10 3 1 6 11 15 5 2 0 3 5 7 5 1 1 3 6 8 -4 10
14 RFC Seraing 10 3 0 7 10 18 4 0 0 4 0 8 6 3 0 3 10 10 -8 9
15 Kortrijk 9 2 1 6 6 15 4 0 1 3 1 7 5 2 0 3 5 8 -9 7
16 AS Eupen 9 2 0 7 8 16 5 1 0 4 4 8 4 1 0 3 4 8 -8 6
17 Cercle Brugge 9 1 3 5 5 15 5 1 3 1 4 5 4 0 0 4 1 10 -10 6
18 Zulte-Waregem 10 1 2 7 7 20 5 1 0 4 5 13 5 0 2 3 2 7 -13 5
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 7 6 1 0 19 1 3 2 1 0 7 0 4 4 0 0 12 1 18 19
2 Real Madrid 6 6 0 0 17 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 4 0 0 11 4 11 18
3 Athletic Club 7 5 1 1 16 4 5 3 1 1 8 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 12 16
4 Real Betis 6 5 0 1 10 4 4 4 0 0 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 6 15
5 Atlético Madrid 7 4 1 2 12 6 3 1 0 2 5 5 4 3 1 0 7 1 6 13
6 Villarreal 7 3 3 1 10 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 5 2 2 1 5 1 8 12
7 Osasuna 6 4 0 2 7 5 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 12
8 Real Sociedad 6 3 1 2 7 8 3 1 1 1 4 6 3 2 0 1 3 2 -1 10
9 Valencia 6 3 0 3 10 5 4 3 0 1 9 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 5 9
10 Mallorca 7 2 2 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 8
11 Girona 6 2 1 3 7 7 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 7
12 Rayo Vallecano 6 2 1 3 7 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 5 5 -1 7
13 Celta de Vigo 6 2 1 3 8 13 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 7
14 Getafe 7 2 1 4 8 15 4 1 1 2 4 7 3 1 0 2 4 8 -7 7
15 Real Valladolid 7 2 1 4 6 13 3 1 0 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 5 9 -7 7
16 Sevilla 7 1 2 4 7 13 3 0 1 2 1 6 4 1 1 2 6 7 -6 5
17 Espanyol 6 1 1 4 7 12 3 0 0 3 3 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 -5 4
18 Almeria 7 1 1 5 4 11 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 1 7 -7 4
19 Cadiz 7 1 1 5 1 14 4 0 1 3 0 9 3 1 0 2 1 5 -13 4
20 Elche 6 0 1 5 2 16 3 0 1 2 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 10 -14 1

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.