Champions League preview and statistics: Club Brugge vs RB Leipzig full pre-match guide

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 24.November
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

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

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Bundesliga game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Hoffenheim. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Club Brugge form and stats

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

The complete Pro League results at home this season for Club Brugge are 3-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). 1W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Club Brugge.

No payout for Club Brugge in their previous match, an away game at Mechelen that ended in defeat 1-2. Bas Dost, an attacker, was the best performer for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Dost scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Standard Liege that ended 2-2.

Club Brugge are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Genk awaits in four days.

Brugge can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 14 times. 8 goals have been conceded.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

Leipzig's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 8th finals against Liverpool.

There's been little loot from RB Leipzig's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Bundesliga. RB Leipzig only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 0W-1D-3L. This is both home and away.

Leipzig play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Hoffenheim. Leipzig goalie Péter Gulácsi was happy for a wonderful shift versus Hoffenheim, but even with pulling off six saves the defeat could not be stopped. Angeliño got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Angeliño hit two key passes.

A draw for Leipzig before that, at their own venue hosting Paris Saint Germain (2-2).

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

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Leipzig's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. 7 goals have been conceded by RB Leipzig in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played before this season: RB Leipzig - Brugge 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

Club BruggeC. De Ketelaere
C. De Ketelaere
5 goals
Club BruggeB. Dost
B. Dost
5 goals
RB LeipzigC. Nkunku
C. Nkunku
5 goals

Club Brugge missing players

RB Leipzig missing players

Club Brugge RB Leipzig
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   11 25
14 9   Won W   2 9
7 5   Drew D   3 6
4 1   Lost L   6 10
51 36   Scored S   14 45
36 20   Conceded C   18 36
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
92% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 84%
68% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 64%
36% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 36%
24% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 20%
72% 73%   BTTS BTTS   55% 64%
28% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 24%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   27% 12%
 
6.7 7.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 5.4
4.1 2.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.3
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
3 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
14.8 17.7   Shots (avg) S (   15 14.8
5.4 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.5 5.7
32% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 32%
 
11.1 9.5   Shots against (avg) S A   11.4 10.3
4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 4.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 4 3 0 1 15 7 2 2 0 0 10 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 8 9
2 Paris Saint Germain 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 8
3 Club Brugge 4 1 1 2 5 11 2 0 1 1 2 6 2 1 0 1 3 5 -6 4
4 RB Leipzig 4 0 1 3 8 13 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 5 9 -5 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 15 11 1 3 40 14 7 5 0 2 17 6 8 6 1 1 23 8 26 34
2 Antwerp 15 8 3 4 26 18 7 4 2 1 12 7 8 4 1 3 14 11 8 27
3 Club Brugge 15 7 6 2 26 19 7 3 4 0 14 8 8 4 2 2 12 11 7 27
4 Mechelen 15 8 2 5 27 25 8 5 1 2 16 11 7 3 1 3 11 14 2 26
5 Sporting Charleroi 15 7 5 3 27 19 7 3 2 2 11 6 8 4 3 1 16 13 8 26
6 Anderlecht 15 5 7 3 28 21 8 3 4 1 20 12 7 2 3 2 8 9 7 22
7 Gent 15 6 3 6 23 16 7 4 1 2 16 9 8 2 2 4 7 7 7 21
8 Genk 15 6 3 6 28 25 7 3 2 2 13 9 8 3 1 4 15 16 3 21
9 AS Eupen 15 6 3 6 24 22 7 2 2 3 10 11 8 4 1 3 14 11 2 21
10 Sint-Truiden 15 6 3 6 17 21 8 2 2 4 10 14 7 4 1 2 7 7 -4 21
11 Kortrijk 15 5 6 4 18 17 7 3 3 1 10 7 8 2 3 3 8 10 1 21
12 Standard Liege 15 5 5 5 17 23 8 2 3 3 9 12 7 3 2 2 8 11 -6 20
13 KV Oostende 15 5 2 8 19 32 8 3 1 4 11 20 7 2 1 4 8 12 -13 17
14 OH Leuven 15 3 8 4 19 25 8 3 3 2 11 11 7 0 5 2 8 14 -6 17
15 RFC Seraing 15 5 1 9 19 28 7 3 1 3 11 9 8 2 0 6 8 19 -9 16
16 Zulte-Waregem 15 3 5 7 23 35 8 1 2 5 12 23 7 2 3 2 11 12 -12 14
17 Cercle Brugge 15 2 4 9 15 23 8 0 2 6 5 13 7 2 2 3 10 10 -8 10
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 15 2 3 10 15 28 8 2 0 6 5 10 7 0 3 4 10 18 -13 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 Bayern München 12 9 1 2 41 13 6 5 0 1 22 5 6 4 1 1 19 8 28 28
2 Borussia Dortmund 12 9 0 3 30 18 7 7 0 0 21 9 5 2 0 3 9 9 12 27
3 Freiburg 12 6 4 2 18 11 6 3 2 1 10 6 6 3 2 1 8 5 7 22
4 Bayer Leverkusen 12 6 3 3 25 17 6 3 0 3 10 11 6 3 3 0 15 6 8 21
5 Union Berlin 12 5 5 2 19 17 7 4 2 1 10 7 5 1 3 1 9 10 2 20
6 Wolfsburg 12 6 2 4 14 14 6 3 1 2 5 6 6 3 1 2 9 8 0 20
7 RB Leipzig 12 5 3 4 23 13 6 5 0 1 20 6 6 0 3 3 3 7 10 18
8 Mainz 05 12 5 3 4 16 12 7 3 3 1 11 5 5 2 0 3 5 7 4 18
9 Borussia M'gladbach 12 5 3 4 17 14 6 4 2 0 12 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 18
10 Hoffenheim 12 5 2 5 21 17 6 4 1 1 14 5 6 1 1 4 7 12 4 17
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 12 3 6 3 14 16 5 0 4 1 4 5 7 3 2 2 10 11 -2 15
12 Köln 12 3 6 3 18 21 6 3 3 0 13 8 6 0 3 3 5 13 -3 15
13 Bochum 12 4 1 7 10 19 5 3 1 1 7 3 7 1 0 6 3 16 -9 13
14 Hertha BSC 12 4 1 7 12 26 5 2 1 2 6 6 7 2 0 5 6 20 -14 13
15 Augsburg 12 3 3 6 11 21 6 3 1 2 9 11 6 0 2 4 2 10 -10 12
16 Stuttgart 12 2 4 6 16 22 6 2 1 3 12 10 6 0 3 3 4 12 -6 10
17 Arminia Bielefeld 12 1 6 5 9 18 7 0 4 3 5 12 5 1 2 2 4 6 -9 9
18 Greuther Furth 12 0 1 11 8 33 5 0 1 4 3 9 7 0 0 7 5 24 -25 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.