Club Brugge have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Manchester City. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
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.
Manchester City form and stats
City was eliminated in the final last season in the Champions League.When playing at home in the Premier League, Manchester City have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Manchester City has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Crystal Palace here at Etihad Stadium in a Premier League match. Midfield player Rodri got a match rating of 7.7 in that game, the max score being 10. Rodri hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 88 successful passes (of 102 total).
Before that, City played out a Carabao Cup draw 0-0 when visiting West Ham United (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties).It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Manchester City have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 16 games found in the database showing 13 City wins, two draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for City after this match as they are travelling to Manchester United for a Premier League game in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), Manchester City's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, City have only let in 2 goals at home.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Pro League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
Brugge play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Sint-Truiden. Attacker Bas Dost got a player rating of 8.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Dost scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Before that, Brugge secured a home win against Deinze with the score 3-0.A new game in only four days for Brugge, the Pro League home match versus Standard Liege. Busy days.
Brugge are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. As opposed to that, Brugge have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Club Brugge - City 1-5.Top Goalscorers
  H. Vanaken 4 goals |  R. Vormer 4 goals |  C. De Ketelaere 4 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Manchester City | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 61 | 42 | Scored | S | 13 | 53 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 15.1 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 6 | ||
| 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -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 | Chelsea | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -21 | 2 |
| 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 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Mechelen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | AS Eupen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Gent | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Genk | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | RFC Seraing | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 5 |
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