Champions League betting and spectator preview: Club Brugge and Bayer 04 Leverkusen meet at Jan Breydelstadion to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Bundesliga.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.The story so far in the Pro League for Club Brugge at their home stadium (Jan Breydelstadion) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Brugge's last game was hosting Cercle Brugge and winning 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Club Brugge played a great game against Cercle Brugge and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Midfielder Olsen was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.14 (out of ten) in that game. Olsen scored one goal and hit three key passes.
In the game before, an away victory in the Pro League match versus Sporting Charleroi with a 3-1 scoreline.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Club Brugge as they are travelling to their away game against RFC Seraing in the Pro League. That match is three days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 4 games), Club Brugge's attacking play is working.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the round of 16 against Atalanta.Bayer 04 Leverkusen are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Bundesliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Home advantage was not enough for Leverkusen in their previous game as they lost hosting Freiburg, 2-3. Schick, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.34. Schick scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away Bundesliga victory against Mainz 05 with the score of 3-0.Bayer 04 Leverkusen have another game that requires travelling in just three days, a Bundesliga game against Hertha BSC. A gruelling timetable for the visitors!
It's early days yet, but Bayer 04 Leverkusen has scored 3 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Jutlgà Blanc 5 goals |  A. Olsen 4 goals |  C. Nielsen 3 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
| Club Brugge | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 56 | 33 | Scored | S | 28 | 50 | ||
| 23 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 13.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 48% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Genk | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Gent | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Sporting Charleroi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Mechelen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Westerlo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Cercle Brugge | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 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 | Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Köln | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolfsburg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Bochum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 0 |
